The author reviews the history of education in America from the 1950s when plenty of money and public support for the schools was available, through the late 1970s when Americans no longer have complete faith in education as the means of solving social problems and when resources are increasingly scarce. Given the course of the last two decades,…

Discussion of the future of the liberal arts college is more fruitful if it begins not with its own practical internal matters but rather with a consideration of the problems in the supporting society in the solution of which the colleges could, if they chose to do so, render unique assistance. External activities designed to improve the lot of…

Written to discuss questions often raised about common (public) schooling in the United States, this book examines issues surrounding the founding of the Department of Education, encompassing a period from the 1830s to the present and focusing on the 1860s. At that time, the common school movement promised that education would be a means for…

This book, one in a series which deals with perspectives of American education, discusses the purposes of the educational system, formal and informal. The purpose of the series is to help create a better understanding of the educative process and the relation of education to human affairs. In chapter one the author discusses the bedrock realities…

The theoretical conceptions of the child and the socialization processes involved in a socialist pedagogical theory are described in this monograph on early child care in Hungary. In emphasizing the partnership between family and state in the care of the young child, this book traces the central role played by government planning in the midst of…

By the early 1970's, political and scholarly tides had shifted away from the confidence and optimism of the 1960's. The initial broad consensus on the nation's problems and their solutions declined. An evolution is apparent in the attitudes and pronouncements by popular scholars on the role of federal government and its capacity to bring about…

A rationale for Canadian studies and outlines of appropriate content for various grade levels are presented. The book is designed to help teachers, curriculum planners, and teacher educators in preparing effective Canadian studies programs. Chapter I offers a discussion of the need for pan-Canadian understanding. Canadian studies can help young…

In this book, an experienced elementary school teacher recounts how she and three other teachers of grades 4, 5, and 6 decided to relax the compartmentalization of learning into subject areas and shuffle subject matter into new patterns to offer students a voice in their education. The book describes how the teachers created a multiage…

This book explores the aims and strategies of the Educational Fostering movement (EFO), a collection of educational policies in Israel that are intended to narrow gaps in educational opportunities and achievement between ethnic minorities and the ethnic majority. Educational fostering is aimed at students who are marginalized contextually or…

Published in 1915, the document was intended for use by high school civics teachers as they developed programs to help students gain a better understanding of the principles of social, civic, and governmental life. Due to the dated nature of the information, the document could currently be used as a reference in educational history. Prepared by a…

The concept of lifelong learning is generally defined as the expansion of formal and informal education from the relatively exclusive life stage of youth and early adulthood. This presentation has two stated purposes: (1) to demonstrate that the success of current proposals for lifelong learning will be highly dependent on their integration with…

The American educational system increasingly shapes individuals to fit a production-consumption system. Most educators believe that education should provide career training and the basis for economic advancement, rather than reflect on past events. The questions--who we are, why we are here, and where we are going--are seldom discussed in public…

The commitment of educators to human development goals is a major theme of the booklet's 17 essays. Compiled from lectures written by the author during 1974-77, the essays explore individual potential, the cultural significance of various life situations, and personal fulfillment within each individual's particular landscape of work, experience,…