Study of the inclusion of students on boards of trustees. (IR)

Author discusses perversions of the art of teaching he regards as destructive. (IR)

A review of an American and an English economic study, facts, figures, and trends are presented to confirm the durability of inequality in the private economy, and the primarily passive role of the public sector, except for compulsory education and subsistence welfare for the very poor. (DM)

Argues that economics-oriented poverty programs are designed to preserve the social status quo and that programs designed to alleviate poverty and end discrimination against black and female workers must attack the political basis of these problems. (JM)

Discusses the popularity of Spanish Golden Age drama presented in printed form and stage productions in Russia during the reigns of Alexander I (1801-1825) and Nicholas I (1825-1855). Attributes the apparent widespread interest in Hispanic culture to common ideals shared during the Napoleonic wars. (DS)

A model for designing a social studies unit for able (gifted) students that has no national boundaries or time, event, and cultural limitations is explained and illustrated by a diagram. The conceptual model provides an example built around the concept of leadership styles. (SEW)

Describes a university course on East German art and politics. Provides a syllabus and list of required tests. (EKN)

The author emphasizes the importance of understanding the secret mechanisms of political rhetoric and analyzes in particular the vocabulary and morpho-syntax of political language. (CFM)

Presents a case study discussing the problems faced by Blacks in the nineteenth century when they tried to get Black land-grant colleges established in Tennessee. The discriminative manipulation, against Blacks, of laws controlling land-grant college funding, and Black legal and legislative efforts to gain access to higher education, are…

Examines and dismantles both cognitive-developmental theory of moral education and development and the politically based radical criticisms against it. Considers the implications for moral education of Piagetian cognitive-developmental stage theory and Rawlsian ethical liberalism. Calls for a reconstructed theory based on a new, broader…

Explores psychological, political, and sociological impulses that underlie Black Americans' contact with and interest in Africa. Asserts that Africa and her American descendants can attain a high level of mutual understanding and solidarity only when Afro-Americans change their "American mentality" so that cultural elements of their "Africanness"…

Foreign language teaching has made considerable progress in China in recent years, despite serious handicaps. A concerted effort is being made to overcome shortcomings and modernize teaching methods. Barring further major political upheaval, China should achieve recognition as a leader in foreign language methodology before the turn of the…

Discusses proposals the Reagan administration is expected to submit to Congress in 1982. Discusses 25 percent cutbacks in federal funding for educational programs with additional cuts scheduled for 1983. Predicts budgeting battles along with political struggles prompted by election campaigns. (DMM)