John Dewey's influence on educational thought and practice was felt on six continents and brought about in three ways: (1) Dewey's visits to foreign countries; (2) translations of Dewey's books into languages; and (3) the thousands of foreign students who studied Dewey's philosophy and returned to their countries to become leaders in education.…

Martin argues that the accepted interpretation of Rousseau's philosophy of education, as revealed in "Emile," is fundamentally mistaken because it fails to acknowledge his discussion of the education of girls. She proposes that Rousseau intended a production and not a growth model which applies to the education of both sexes. (SK)

The example of the Republic of Ireland has been used to illustrate the argument that policies and ideologies operating in and transforming institutions at the nation-state level cannot be understood solely by reference to forces confined within nation-state boundaries. (Author/KC)

This article examines statements about humanistic education, basing its critique on both style and content. Part One attempts to locate humanistic education in the context of reformist movements in education and psychology. Part Two considers the movement's self-explanation and attempts to divine assumptions underlying its various justifications.…

The author examines selected problems in higher education by presenting them as a series of dilemmas: intellectualism versus vocationalism; egalitarianism versus quality; the economy of the country versus the economy of the college; and government control versus university autonomy. (Author/SJL)

Discusses general education and basic subjects as well as vocational education (general-technical education in particular) in terms of the logical and epistemological qualities. Basic general-technical subjects and their peculiarities are also discussed. Suggests a new principle of teaching, namely, the principle of integration. (Author/DS)

The Athenian experience parallels the American idealism that produced progressive and open education. The extremes of Sparta's "basic" education are a caricature of our own discipline-based and basic education movements. An understanding of these systems can help us judge the merits of our own educational movements. (Author)

The league of Cities for the Arts in Education encourages the integration of all the arts in all parts of school curricula for all children. An overview of the project and the individual programs of Hartford, Little Rock, Minneapolis, New York, Seattle, and Winston-Salem are described. (JMD)

Before implementation of competency based teacher education, its shortcomings should be examined from the viewpoints of the source of the competencies, their effect on students and faculty, and their effect on school administration and student guidance. (MB)

Violence is rooted in obedience to authority and in comparisons--foundations of our institutions of parenting and schooling. Obedience brings reward and punishment, comparison perpetuates a cycle of competition and conflict. Television violence is especially harmful because children easily understand visual images. The Reality Research approach to…

Provides an overview of Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives. A case study is then presented that explains how the use of the taxonomy was instrumental in the development of graduate-level online instruction and how the taxonomy helped to maintain the congruence among the components of online instruction. (MES)

This article explains the combination of instructional practices called personalized contextual instruction (PCI) and illustrates its implementation by a general education teacher, a special education teacher, and a paraprofessional working together in a multiage primary inclusive classroom. The PCI approach incorporates individual learning…

The constructivist educational theory of instructional scaffolding, where a teacher provides support to students on an as-needed basis and decreases support as the student's competence grows, is evaluated. Scaffolding is seen as being only one part of effective instruction for students with learning or other disabilities. Limitations to the…

Proposes a theoretical framework for designing online-situated assessment tools for multimedia instructional systems. Uses a graphic method based on ecological psychology to monitor student performance through a learning activity. Explores the method's feasibility in case studies describing instructional systems teaching critical-thinking and…

Describes the influence of the Progressive Education movement, with its emphasis on experiential learning and community schools, on Bureau of Indian Affairs schools during the 1930s. Discusses the subsequent development of bilingual education programs for American Indian students and offers recommendations for improving the education of Navajo…