The radical implication and conservative influence of Dewey's work as a sophisticated feminist theory is discussed using three aspects of his thought: his understanding of school as a "public" institution; the designation of morality as a "force" in the world; and his linkage of the concepts of freedom and service. (Author/SJL)

Schools need to identify the specific skills, knowledge, and attitudes which characterize an effective member of a democratic society and provide instruction for these qualities. Basic qualities of the effective democratic citizen include skills in clarifying personal values and knowledge of the available resources for learning. (JN)

A truly balanced institution of liberal learning requires that socially useful information be broadly defined in order to safeguard academic freedom and foster the goals of a social democracy. (CJ)

The issue in West Virginia's censorship controversy is clear. Parents feared democratic freedom of choice and wanted their children taught to be idealogical carbon copies of themselves. But the parents themselves may not be to blame. They too are products of authoritarian, no-think schools in which orthodoxy went unchallenged. (Author/SJL)

Discusses the Council of Europe's master plan for education, culture, and sports for the period 1976-80. Educational objectives include equal opportunity, cultural cooperation, increased educational effectiveness, and promotion of European culture in a world setting. (Author/DB)

The development of John Dewey's philosophy of education during the 1930's depression is examined. (JD)

Teacher education should produce teachers capable of facilitating the development of humane people, working for individual self-fulfillment, giving priority to the needs and purposes of the learner, and developing respect for and skills to participate in a democratic society. (MB)

Several pilot studies designed to stimulate moral thinking in classroom settings were discussed. Each offered a primary objective of the stimulation of mature moral thought and action. (Author/RK)

A deep concern is expressed that many Americans are losing, or no longer have, an understanding and acceptance of the role and effectiveness of the free public school, and of its importance in the preservation of our way of life. (Author/MLF)

Renewing and democratizing education are central educational problems in developing nations. The author explores types of non-formal alternative education which can effectively be used in conjunction with formal schooling. (Author/DB)

The challenge of educating a committed citizenry is to change the societal and university paradigm from a strategy of competitiveness to one of collaboration, from a perspective of scarcity to one of sufficiency and inclusion, and from a search for expedient solutions to one that engages and commits to values and a way of life. (Author/MSE)

Distinguishes among three kinds of standards: content, performance, and opportunity-to-learn. The standards concept has not been analyzed carefully enough to warrant establishing national standards, which could have undesirable consequences and require a different governmental role. Many adults willingly prescribe high learning standards but are…

Lists the values acquired through the study of foreign languages. These include an acquisition of a sense of a relevant past; expansion of one's world view; contribution to the creation of a student's personality; development of the intellect; encouragement of respect for other peoples; and exposure to modes of thought outside one's native…

Data from Jewish and Arab Israeli students and teachers illustrate how Arabs, educated in the Arab cultural context, "pass through" a western-oriented teacher education program, then return to teach in their own culture. Changes in Arab student teachers' beliefs, attitudes, and knowledge applications are traced as they make sense of knowledge…