Discusses the relationship between child development and early childhood education. Focuses specifically on the issue of socialization and current research on mediated learning experience. (Author/CM)

Warns that the lessons of Abscam--innocence by reason of stupidity or irresponsibility--are bad ones for our students. (JL)

Explores rationality in Max Weber's works and identifies four types of rationality which play major roles in his writing--practical, theoretical, substantive, and formal. Implications for society and education are discussed. (DB)

The behaviorist view of man, that he is only another animal with some extraordinary features, places him at odds with the taming socialization process that goes on in the schools. Schools should offer an expansive environment, activity oriented rather than passive. (Author/WD)

The teacher's role in guiding children toward understanding and appreciating the values that govern people's behavior, attitudes and perspectives is discussed in this article. (Author/MP)

Explores argumentation theory from the perspective of social constructivism. Examines the relationships and functions of argument-as-structure and argument-as-process and pursues some of the epistemic implications. (PD)

A research study supports the notion that history books with political themes function for most students as repositories of knowledge rather than as agents of renewal or grounds of transformation. (AEA)

During the 1970s, socioeconomic changes in Europe and Britain forced the British to reevaluate political education programs. This article describes the design and implementation of new curricula in an environment of severe financial constraints, decreasing classroom size, and teacher reluctance. For journal availability, see SO 509 175. (AM)

Discusses how the writings of Robert Cormier have evoked a political world in which evil is neither an individual phenomenon nor a personality fault explainable by individual psychology, but a collaborative act between individuals and political systems. (HOD)

Addresses arguments about the "hidden curriculum" of the schools and outlines the conflict between democratic politics and "the basic shape of schooling." Available from The American Political Science Association, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20036. (IRT)

If for no other reason than the strong association between education and democratic values, we must give the education system some credit for the commitment of educated people to those values. Available from The American Political Science Association, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20036. (Author/IRT)

The results of the study confirm in an Australian context the general thrust of earlier studies: that beginning teachers experience an ideological shift from idealism to realism during their initial teaching experience. (Author)

Describes the controversies taking place in Sweden, West Germany, and England regarding the advisability of government subsidies as a way of maintaining a free and viable press in a period of economic strife. (JMF)

Children were questioned in order to discover their principal source of political information as well as the amount and type of television exposure. (LS)

Outlines a critical postmodern adult education practice that is inclusive of peoples and knowledges and inhabits a dynamic space. Key concepts include identity difference; intersection of power relations; community as a social contract; and conflict, voice, and dialog for transformative learning. (SK)