Education must develop goals for a global society, rooted in humanistic commitments, and committed to the survival and development of mankind as a whole. (MB)

Illustrates how some bureaucratic elements are being strengthened at the expense of participation in organizational decisions by examining several sectors of British administration--industry, local and central government, development planning, and the health service. (Available from Plenum Publishing Corporation, 227 West 17 Street, New York, New…

Traces the historical development of the educational system in America from revolutionary times to the present, with emphasis on the role of history instruction. Tips for improving teaching techniques, researching historical data, and inculcating democratic values are offered. (Author/DB)

The founders of the United States envisioned education as providing for all citizens the necessary apprenticeship in the understanding and practice of democracy. To make democracy safe there must be universal schooling; to make schooling safe for education there must be democracy. But since the founding of the country, the study and practice of…

This book illuminates efforts of the National Coalition for Equality in Learning to help educators tackle compelling equity problems that persist in public education. The demographically diverse members of the National Coalition, located in eight communities across the country, form a national laboratory for important experiments in school…

The dominant influences of business, government and education seem increasingly directed, albeit unthinkingly, to egalitarianism in American life; in so doing, they are unwittingly diminishing the strength of democracy in the American system. (Author)

This paper re -analyzes data collected by the Opinion Research Corp. for the Columbia Broadcasting Corp. in 1968. Two defense orientations among black and white adults are analyzed: reliance on police protection, and armed self-defense. Majorities of both groups were self- defense-oriented. (DB)

The problem under discussion in this essay revolves about the manner in which the school system is teaching commitment to a democratic value system. (Author)

The author, secretary general of the Republic of Zambia, discusses education (and particularly adult education) as a political imperative in Africa. He cites the problems of illiteracy and of the desire for a democratic system, and suggests that population growth must be adjusted to development potential. (MF)

The question of the intended constituency of multicultural education is explored through several types of policy arguments. (CJ)

This study examines attitudes and mentalities of Hungarian citizens toward democratic values that slow the country's progress toward democracy. The concept of political culture must be separated from political ideologies, public opinion, and public morals. (Author/AM)

Examines issues underlying tuition tax credits and relates them to the role of education in a democracy. Discusses competing sources of authority and separate communities of interest that could benefit from a tax credit system. Concludes that education should be organized to serve as an instrument of social regeneration. (Author/WD)