THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OF A SMALL (3,100), RURAL COMMUNITY IN SOUTHWEST GERMANY WAS STUDIED. DATA WERE GATHERED BY THE AUTHOR DURING TEMPORARY RESIDENCE IN THE TOWN AND FROM CONVERSATIONS WITH THE MAYOR, TEACHERS, OFFICIALS, AND TOWNSPEOPLE. TWO GENERAL CONCLUSIONS WERE MADE. FIRST, WHILE THE…

Today there is a growing realization among journalists that providing information should be a real service in the public interest, which is free from the domination of private interests, and that there should be structures that guarantee the independence of journalists and the promotion of responsible and responsive journalism. In France, the…

Robert G. Ingersoll exerted considerable social impact on American culture, employing rhetorical persuasion to champion the free thought movement of the late 1880's. Primarily concerned with advocating the principle of individual freedom of thought and expression in religious life, he enraged his contemporary churchmen who were devoted to group…

Rather than accept present theoretical approaches to the study of community political power as a basis for developing new theory, this monograph examines the saliency of the approaches themselves. By considering what kinds of data and questions are excluded by Hunter's "repute analysis" technique and Dahl's "issue analysis"…

Traditional school systems do not develop in individuals the capacities for cooperation, struggle, autonomy, and judgment appropriate for exercising citizenship in a democratic society. Rather, schools go to extraordinary lengths to alienate youth from effective participation in the adult world. Community schools, on the other hand, reject the…

Discussing the interrelationship of universal adult suffrage and adult education, this national seminar in India sought to identify the basic values, requirements, and problems of parliamentary democracy, together with consequences of adult suffrage and the potential contribution of adult education to improving the quality of the democratic…

Over 1800 entering freshmen and 238 staff members in three proximate but diverse community colleges ranked values according to Rokeach's Terminal and Instrumental Values Scales. The hierarchical designations were compared for all subjects on the bases of role orientation, sex, age, and major field of interest or subject discipline. Role…

With the expansion of the technological revolution, the danger of dehumanization is ever present. Governmental domination of individual and social thought, coupled with economic manipulation, are areas of concern relating to basic educational philosophy. (RAO)

Argues that the authoritarian structure of most schools impedes the socialization of children into competent young adults. Concludes that encouraging student participation in decision-making promotes social growth, improves academic performance, and develops citizen participation skills. (Auththor/DB)

Evaluates major issues relating to censorship of public school curriculum, including academic freedom, democratic values, the will of the majority, and teacher rights. Concludes that teachers should have the major role in determining curriculum because of their unique qualifications and professional training. (Author/DB)

The importance of studying Athenian democracy is emphasized. Suggestions and source materials for teaching Athenian democracy are presented, and a teaching method is detailed. (SW)

The theoretical and practical sides of Rousseau's conception of democracy as a new science of man are discussed. (DB)

Focuses on five types of political alienation: estrangement; negative evaluation of the American political system, negative evaluation of the competence of public officials, negative evaluation of the motives of public officials, and rejection of the institution of elections. (Author/AM)

Recommends parent participation in all aspects of the educational system. A better system of communication between students, teachers, parents, and administrators could increase community involvement. (Author/DB)

Argues that the problems of democracy concern how to permit intelligence and effectiveness to be brought to bear in the reestablishment of self-governance, self-determination, self-adjustment, and self-definition. This problem is the basic one, and begins to be resolved the moment that we start acting and thinking as self-governing,…