This paper examines Soviet policy toward Jews, especially in regard to education, to determine whether it is based on pervasive anti-Semitism, as the critics often claim or is rooted fundamentally in Marxist-Leninist ideology. (Author/AM)

The author, having had extensive experience teaching in primary schools, critically examines the "Plowden philosophy" which he finds incomplete rather than misguided or false. Specifically looks at what was to be learned, how the learner was conceived and what the role of the teacher was thought to be. (Author/RK)

Considers the pros and cons as to what has been gained from the move toward non-streaming over the past ten years. (Editor/RK)

Offers guidelines for pedagogical research on the family in the Soviet Union. Guidelines stress studying the family in relation to the social environment and from the viewpoints of children as well as parents. Types of pedagogical investigation include situational analysis, investigation of individual phenomena, and clinical interviews. (Author/DB)

Stresses the importance of community assistance to local schools in the Soviet Union in light of meeting the universal secondary education goals set by the Central Committee of the Communist Party. Topics discussed include family and school assistance councils in Moscow, interaction of schools and production collectives, and development of systems…

This review of Aboriginal education suggests that until all social and political institutions adopt self determination policies, education will lack motivation for the vast majority of the Aboriginal people. (Author/AM)

Reviews research on imitative learning, or social modeling, from the perspective of social learning theory that emphasizes the human capacity for higher-order rule learning to occur through modeling exposure. Educational implications are discussed, particularly through research into vicarious reinforcement, teacher modeling, and peer modeling.…

Proposes that educators add a multiethnic dimension to bilingual bicultural education. Examples are presented from a bilingual multiethnic curriculum based upon Mexican American culture. (Author/DB)

Describes impressions of Cuba and its education system eighteen years after the Revolution, from a trip by students and teachers mostly from Florida State University (Tallahassee). Cuba emphasizes adult education, both basic and continuing. Through an intensive campaign the literacy rate was raised to and remains at 96.1 percent. (MF)

Investigates how student ability, anxiety level, question wiseness, and relative difficulty of questions influence students' opinions of and performance on a chemistry examination. Examines strategies employed by students in selecting questions. Concludes that the major problem for test candidates is anxiety. (Author/DB)

A look at some of the State's 21 recommendations on high school graduation standards and NJEA's policy on high school graduation and basic skills. ( Editor)

Reviews contemporary patterns in engineering education with special emphasis on the inadequacies existing in developing countries. (SL)

Explores the relationships among social change, values, and education. Concludes that educators should inquire into and teach about values through classic works by authors such as Homer, Plato, Ibsen, and Mark Twain. (Author/DB)

Asserts that many economics courses teach students how to use analytical tools and solve problems, but few show them how to identify and set up problems for analysis. Describes a college economics seminar in Israel in which students help determine course content. (Author/DB)

Recommends that projected growth in the technical-vocational sector of education in the Soviet Union be accompanied by qualitative improvements in areas of political socialization, cultural transmission, and technical development. (Author/DB)