This paper proposes that schools resume their historic role in cultivating basic moral values in their students, based on what is defined as our national ethos: (1) a belief in the worth and perfectability of human life; (2) a belief in democracy; (3) faith in reason and the orderly solution of conflict; (4) respect for knowledge and commitment to…

In considering the possibility of a normative theory of freedom of the press, this paper examines arguments about such freedom in the Third World and elsewhere. Some of the arguments discussed in the paper are derived from the theories of John Locke and Karl Marx; others are drawn from the concepts of divine rights, elitism, liberal democracy, and…

Textbooks in educational administration published in the years 1946 through 1954 were examined for the purpose of testing the theses that the dominant emphases in them were democratic administration and community schools; and that by the end of the period a quest for a new scientific basis for administration would be apparent. A sample of twelve…

A relatively new personality test entitled the FIRO-B was administered to 57 full-time Counseling Majors in an effort to determine whether these persons could be characterized in terms of affection and leadership variables. Results showed that these persons were characteristically high in their need and expression of affection and that they were…

Contrary to recent revisionist interpretation, John Dewey's report to the United States government in 1918 about political attitudes and actions among the Polish in the United States shows a strong commitment to the democratic process and opposes manipulative government. (Author/DE)

THERE ARE SEVERAL CAUSES FOR CONCERN ABOUT EDUCATION IN HUMAN RIGHTS. CONFLICTING VALUES ARE PLAYING AN INCREASING ROLE IN THE INTERNATIONAL COLD WAR. THERE IS A PRESENT DANGER THAT, IN THE ANXIETY TO WIN THE RACE OF SPACE AND TECHNOLOGY, THE U.S. MAY NEGLECT THE STRUGGLE OF VALUES WHICH IS SO CRUCIAL IN WINNING THE WAR FOR FREEDOM. THERE IS A…

According to radical faculty members and students, universities have been contradicting their humanistic educational ideals by concentrating on competitive professionalism and non-academic research in a struggle for institutional power in a preponderantly capitalistic society. It is their belief that meaningful education provides intellectual…

There are many different forms of community involvement and citizen participation in the schools. But while the quantity is high, the quality and impact are lagging far behind. The author (who is president of the Institute for Responsive Education) advocates the reintroduction of democratic values into education. Through school-based management,…

The Volkschochschule (people's college) is the primary institution for adult education in both the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) and the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). The general purpose of this study is to assess similarities and differences not only in the basic aims of adult education but to examine where possible the…

Although the growing importance of postsecondary vocational education in our society has been receiving widespread attention, these programs aim at specialized training with specific terminal goals; they resolve only part of human problems. Psychological, sociological, political, and moral needs remain untouched. Since there is more to man's life…

This paper projects present trends and capabilities into the future, conjectures about the educational implications of these trends, and proposes some possible responses for those involved in the preparation of school personnel. It is simultaneously an illustration and an application of the process of "futurism" and its increasing relevance to…

A REVIEW OF EXISTING RESEARCH WAS MADE ON THE TOPIC OF POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION OF AMERICAN YOUTH. THE AUTHOR POSED THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AS SUBTOPICS TO THE OVERALL RESEARCH REVIEW--(1) WHAT IS POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION, (2) WHAT DO YOUNG AMERICANS BELIEVE ABOUT POLITICS, (3) HOW DO YOUNG AMERICANS ACQUIRE POLITICAL BELIEFS, AND (4) HOW IMPORTANT…

As the reward-and-punish psychology of leadership becomes less effective and the problems besetting educational institutions mount, professional educators have exciting opportunities to engage in more democratic, effective, and rewarding leadership. Specific suggestions are made on what leaders can do to bring about more spirited leadership.…

Focuses on the history and objectives of international cooperation in Western Europe since World War II and assesses the extent to which cooperation has contributed to the peace and prosperity of European nations. Problems discussed include political and economic miscalculations of government leaders. (DB)

The principle for unification around which a minimal, necessary consensus could be mustered among various constituencies in public education is to include in every curriculum a strand of instruction designed to prepare pupils for enlightened citizenship in a modern, democratic society. (Author/MJB)