Educational games are usually developed by copying existing recreational games and adding instructional components, or by using the intuitive preferences of the designer. However, existing games attract people through ideological value exemplifications. Moreover, whatever else they teach, games teach ideologies of either preservation, equality, or…

Because children are subjected to undesirable and confusing socialization messages from peer networks and the media, schools are now paying more attention to students' social development needs. To counter schools' hidden curriculum and help students cope with stress and avoid serious interpersonal difficulties, an eight-step Improving Social…

This article discusses how issues concerning political and economic inequalities and the role of schooling were evidenced in the context of a teacher education program. The article also analyzes how the prospective teachers' viewpoints interact with the diverse messages in the formal and hidden curriculum of the teacher education program.…

This article discusses the possibilities of moral education through physical education. A brief overview of several moral education programs is presented with an emphasis on Kohlberg's cognitive development approach. An appeal is made to physical educators for greater concern and involvement towards this goal. (Author/DF)

This paper explores the mathematical education of electronic engineering students through an analysis of how mathematics is constituted for the purpose of learning in a university setting. The nature and role of mathematics, offered to students via implicit and explicit messages within mathematics and engineering discourse, is described.…

Learning is a byproduct of encounters with everyday phenomena such as television, and the hidden curriculum of television is of great significance to marginalized groups. The influence of broadcast and narrowcast television on a rural Canadian community's capacity for economic development illustrates how marginality is learned and reinforced…

The effective leadership literature fails to present a clear understanding of the principal's relationship to the curriculum. Principals must understand the enacted curriculum process, not just the official curriculum, and work with teachers to negotiate curriculum meaning. Empowerment involves trust, open dialogue, a collaborative support system,…

Refutes Joel Rudinow's critique of the Whittle Educational Network, specifically his remarks concerning Channel One's availability, teacher viewing discretion, and commercials. Claims that Channel One has no hidden agenda, but is intended to help teachers dispel teenagers' woeful ignorance of current events, geography, and related subjects. (MLH)

Reviews the life and work of R.F. Mackenzie, radical and child centered educator. Assesses his views of Scottish education as the protector of the Establishment and of schools as loveless agents of control with no respect for the individual, his criticisms of the curriculum, and his rejection of the examination system. (SV)

This article calls for the revitalization of civic education in schools. Obstacles which must be overcome to achieve this revitalization are discussed, as well as approaches to incorporating civic education into the curriculum. (IAH)

The school life of American students is characterized by powerlessness, boredom, and futility. This article discusses several factors which contribute to this situation and offers an alternative direction for American education. (IAH)

Using the ideas of Paul Ricoeur and Clifford Geertz, this article develops the notion of education as a "text" and analyzes the "hidden curriculum" of that text as it is read by all members of the society. The hypothesis is proposed that education becomes a text about society's myths and sacred beliefs. (TE)

Applies 18th-century educator Horace Webster McGuffey's "Ten Commandments of Character Education" to contemporary schools. Educators shall set a good example, inspire staff, use the formal and hidden curricula, regard parents as partners, stick to basics, use moral language, walk their talk, reward good character, and have a clear…

Even in stories for the very young child it is possible to identify an ideological point of view. Attempts to demonstrate the relationship that exists between the stories children hear and the acculturation process by examining specific children's stories and the values they engender. (MDM)

As presently constituted, open learning suits the ideology of privatization, being narrowly vocational and skill oriented. However, open learning should be genuinely flexible, encourage a liberal approach, and develop critical detachment. (SK)