Reflection on religious issues is an essential part of education. In secular colleges and universities, religious topics under study should be highlighted, with discussion, challenges, and critique encouraged, not dismissed or ignored. Faculty should openly express their convictions when relevant to the subject or a student's concern. Dialogue can…

In the next century, universities must remain or become the forums for reflection. Major aims are to achieve true democratization, promote access to higher education, and preserve and strengthen quality. The university must continue to adapt to and introduce change as it has in its long history, but without neglecting all the elements that make it…

Describes a study that investigated the value of various access points in online catalog records by determining their usefulness to searchers who requested location information for items. Results of a transaction log analysis of the Illinois Library Computer Systems Office online union catalog for 45 academic libraries are discussed. (LRW)

Calls for attention to the importance of evaluating quality of child care in light of cultural differences and in the framework of the specific cultural context under evaluation. Proposes that this is of crucial importance because each society maintains its own definition of "ideal care" which relates to its goals and expectations about…

Used the "social deviance model" to investigate whether low self esteem (SE) was differentially related to substance use for respondents in varying cultural norms. Responses to intensity of tobacco, marijuana, alcohol and drug use, SE and cultural norm items from over 2,000 high school and college students failed to support this model. (KW)

Examines whether technology is a form of particularism in education and, if so, whether it, when it dominates school policies, could be immune from familiar criticisms concerning the system's non-neutrality. The paper examines political liberalism's brand of neutrality and discusses the state's role in ensuring neutrality. (SM)

Presents an analysis of the fundamental procedural elements of a student code of conduct, including thoughts on code development and structure. The code elements are illustrated by highlights from court opinions involving student disciplinary matters. (Author/KW)

Examines the contribution Japan can make to major debates about development and aid. Discusses Japan's history of development and aid receipt. Argues that it is important to understand the crucial role played by Japanese cultural values. Emphasizes that the Japanese tradition of understanding knowledge is different from other aid providing…

Explains that interest in moral education has focused largely on the teaching of morality. Argues that failure to address education as a moral practice is damaging. Notes that programs of moral, personal, and social education are isolated from the moral context in which they make sense. (CAJ)

Argues that medicine's standard of conduct can be applied to the formation of ethical standards for practices and policies in higher education. Offers sources for developing a standard of care for college students based on the body of research on traditional-age undergraduate students. Compares medicine's "tele-medicine" with higher education's…

Describes a qualitative study of the research and teaching habits of early adopters of electronic journals that was conducted at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Discusses perceptions, expectations, and changing practices pertaining to electronic journals and other electronic resources, focusing on shared behaviors and values and…

Draws upon Maria Montessori's writings to examine work as a universal human tendency throughout life. Discusses the work of adaptation of the infant, work of "psycho-muscular organism" for the preschooler, work of the imagination for the elementary child, community work of the adolescent, and work of the adult. Asserts that…

Offers practical tips and suggestions on how to conduct user surveys to evaluate library services. Topics include how trends, such as online services impact library reference services; incorporating survey questions into reference interviews; segmenting academic and public library users; questionnaire design; measuring value; and tabulating…

Discusses the early childhood education programs of Finland as a development of the Finnish welfare state. Claims that these programs are related to family policy and are considered part of the educare programs, which tend to be child centered and tied to family values. Discusses the future of the Finnish educational system. (MOK)

Claims that the influence of Chinese culture on its kindergarten curriculum is expressed in its ideological and philosophical base as well as in its goals, content, teaching methods, organization, and evaluation. Presents traditional Chinese values and their effect on education, and describes curriculum changes that occurred in the 1980s with the…