Montessori believed that preschool children were capable of practicing an elementary form of democracy, could direct their own learning, and discipline themselves. How preschool teachers can adapt Montessori ideas to regular classroom instruction is discussed. (RM)

What can social studies teachers do to try to put some of their teaching into more realistic avenues? A high school teacher undertook a project at the primary and general elections in order to create some student interest in the electoral process. (Author/RK)

This annual collection focuses on the obligation of higher education to democracy. Scholars from a variety if disciplines explore this question and related issues, such as the civic mission of the university, what it means to be an "engaged" university, and how a university can itself by a "good citizen." Following a foreword by Deborah Witte, the…

Attempts to arrive at a fuller meaning of the term democratic education'' by investigating the distinctive features of the policies and practices of the first minister of public instruction in the Second French Republic. (WM)

The general problem of how to involve students in the general operation of the school is advanced by participatory democracy. (Author)

The question of the appropriateness of direct action on the campus was the focus of this research study. In systematic in-depth interviews, respondents were asked to assess the appropriateness of various direct action tactics in student attempts to bring about change in some twenty policy areas which have been targets for organized student protest…

Author takes a fresh look at today's changing values 15 years after his original paper on the transformation of values appeared and 10 years after the Port Huron Statement adopted by the Students for a Democratic Society. (MB)

According to John Dewey, the study of history can give one an insight that will enable him to deal with and solve social problems. (CK)

Defends comprehensive high schools against critics, past and present, who advocate specialized high schools or dual or tripartite systems separating college-bound from noncollege-bound students. Argues that comprehensive high schools promote social class integration and democratic values, and notes James B. Conant's role in supporting…

Discusses the kind of citizens a democratic society needs to preserve freedom and examines how a society can educate these citizens. Citizens must be literate beyond the 3Rs. For this to happen, the nation and the education establishment must regain an understanding of the concepts of adulthood, community, and meaning. (SR)

A set of ten value concepts for a democratic political community that schools should seek to exemplify are divided into those that primarily promote desirable cohesive and unifying elements and those that primarily promote desirable pluralistic and individualistic elements. (Author/MLF)

Argues that an understanding of American ideals and democratic values should be part of high school minimum graduation competencies. (Author/SJL)