It is suggested that problems in implementing a Deweyite democratic process in education may be reduced by using Kohlberg's developmental theory as a psychological basis to guide school democracy. (MJB)

Argues that teaching about the United States Constitution can stimulate thinking about key political issues and citizenship values. Offers a list of constitutional issues and questions which students and teachers should address. Concludes that continued study and discussion are essential to the preservation of the ideals contained in the…

Sets forth principles for reforming American education to place greater stress on democratic values. Explains why such reform could reinstate belief in democracy as the worthiest form of government, and one whose survival is far from assured. Argues for the return of history, geography, and the humanities to the center of the curriculum. (KH)

Discusses the lack of common knowledge among today's students, illustrating the societal and political consequences of education which fails to provide all students with some basic, agreed-upon foundation of shared knowledge. States that the re-establishment of a common national vocabulary is possible, workable, and necessary for preserving the…

Examines factors contributing to Costa Rica's peaceful status in a region of violent political conflict. Describes the country's political and educational systems, stating that its democratic government allows the country to withstand many problems typical of the region and that its high level of education allows it to maintain the highest per…

The role of schools in promoting a democratic social order is obscured by confused attempts to embed moral dialog in society and by the loss of communities wherein such discourse prompts social action. Schools can assist by realizing the full participative decision making that reconstitutes democracy as a cultural form. (CJH)

Considers the influence of the Iroquois Great Law of Peace in American government and its possible influence on Russian government. Discusses history of Iroquois society and describes their form of representative democracy. Cites references to Iroquois government and law by Karl Marx, Frederick Engels, and Benjamin Franklin. (JHZ)

The characteristics of one high school's effectiveness are summarized and the ingredients of its success outlined. Described as extremely important to the school are its commitment to educating students in democratic values and its attempt to practice the democratic ethos in governance, student activities, instruction, regulations, parent…

Explores psychological reasons why educators and parents resist dealing with the issue of nuclear war. Describing individual resistance (avoidance) and collective resistance (commitment to a nation's economic and political assumptions), the author discusses implications for nuclear education. (SK)

Technology has profoundly changed political and social life, since power depends on knowledge. This change need not be a threat to democratic principles. Technology can, in fact, promote democracy, but technological literacy becomes a prerequisite for active citizenship. (PP)

Moral education does not consist of the transmission of fixed values but in confronting students with genuine and difficult ethical conflicts to be resolved by judgments based on wide concepts of moral justice as applied to all members of society. (JD)

Education scholars of the past three decades have written extensively on the theoretical aspects of democracy, freedom and equality, stressing the methods of experimental inquiry for testing, reconstructing, and extending democratic beliefs. (MB)

Education is a critical part of the future--it must serve all individuals and groups within the American social, racial-ethnic, political, religious, philosophical foundations. (MM)

Education must be designed so that it flows naturally in accordance with our country's principles. (MM)

This is a collection of the opinions of several major educational organizations concerning the future of education over the next 15-25 years. (MM)