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Berube, Maurice R.; Berube, Clair T. – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2010
The Moral University examines the ways that universities act morally toward students, faculty, their communities and the nation. It considers the effectiveness of moral reasoning courses in the curriculum and the growth of leadership courses. The book deals with the myriad ways in which universities act positively toward their communities. It also…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Gender Bias, Moral Values, Educational Environment
Abi-Mershed, Osama, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
"Trajectories of Education in the Arab World" gives a broad yet detailed historical and geographical overview of education in Arab countries. Drawing on pre-modern and modern educational concepts, systems, and practices in the Arab world, this book examines the impact of Western cultural influence, the opportunities for reform and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Arabs, Educational Change, Sustainability
Keddie, Amanda – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
"Educating for Diversity and Social Justice" foregrounds the personal stories of educators who are engaging the space of schooling as a site of possibility for realizing the goals of social justice. It is a book inspired by a vision of education as a practice of freedom where young people--especially those who are marginalized--can learn…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Justice, Personal Narratives, Cultural Pluralism
Satterthwaite, Jerome, Ed.; Piper, Heather, Ed.; Sikes, Pat, Ed.; Webster, Simon, Ed. – Trentham Books Ltd, 2011
We need to trust people and institutions, values and truths. But where should we turn to find which are trustworthy? Does trusting make us vulnerable to abuse? Is it safe for learners - the children, young people and adults in the world of contemporary education - to trust their teachers to care, and to tell them the truth? and can teachers trust…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Compulsory Education, Urban Areas, Resistance (Psychology)
Garrison, Mark J. – SUNY Press, 2009
How did standardized tests become the measure of performance in our public schools? In this compelling work, Mark J. Garrison attempts to answer this question by analyzing the development of standardized testing, from the days of Horace Mann and Alfred Binet to the current scene. Approaching the issue from a sociohistorical perspective, the author…
Descriptors: Testing, Standardized Tests, Intelligence Tests, Social Values
Lauster, Nathanael; Allan, Graham – University of British Columbia Press, 2011
Fertility rates have fallen dramatically around the world. In some countries, there are no longer enough children being born to replace adult populations. The disappearance of children is a matter of concern matched only by fears that childhood is becoming too structured or not structured enough, too short or too long, or just simply too different…
Descriptors: Investigations, Demography, Anthropology, Prediction
Heller, Daniel – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2007
Typically, school curriculum has been viewed through the lens of preparation for the workplace or higher education--both worthy objectives. However, this is not the only lens, and perhaps not even the most powerful one to use, if the goal is to optimize the educational system. "Curriculum on the Edge of Survival" attempts to define basic aspects…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Altruism, Democracy, School Role
Purcell, Royal – 1986
It is possible to approach, but not to achieve, the goal of perfection. To the three traditional philosophical values of truth, goodness, and beauty it is appropriate to append the important values of wisdom, humanness, and grace. Among the resources available toward the perfection of behavior are ethics, morality, and mores. The first chapter of…
Descriptors: Ethical Instruction, Ethics, Individual Development, Moral Values
Giroux, Henry A. – Paradigm Publishers, 2004
Neoliberalism has become the most influential ideology of our times. It guides both Democratic and Republican policies and, increasingly, those of European and developing countries worldwide. Influential cultural critic Henry Giroux assesses the impact of neoliberalism and points in this book to better approaches to building real democracy.…
Descriptors: Ideology, Citizen Participation, Democracy, Social Values
Kevorkian, Meline – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2006
Now more than ever, bullying has become common among students in American schools and playgrounds. According to the U.S. Justice Department, one in four children is bullied every day. As a result of these incidents, children may suffer from anxiety, depression, or low self-esteem. This book was written for today's parents and teachers who are…
Descriptors: Violence, Playgrounds, Educational Environment, Bullying
Hyman, Herbert H.; Wright, Charles R. – 1979
This book examines the long-term effects of education on the values of adult Americans. To measure education's lasting effects the authors did a "secondary analysis" of national attitude surveys that had been conducted in four time periods from 1950 to 1975. Thirty-eight surveys that included 45,000 white adults from 25 to 72 years of age were…
Descriptors: Adults, Education, Educational Research, Moral Values
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, Washington, DC. – 1976
This book contains essays by leaders in the health, physical education, and recreation profession. The authors of the essays are winners of the Luther Halsey Gulick Award for distinguished service in health education, physical education, and recreation. The essays were transcribed from audiotapes now stored in the Archives and Records Center of…
Descriptors: Essays, Health, Philosophy, Physical Education
Scheffler, Israel – 1985
Although the concept of human potential accurately reflects central features of human nature, its current use perpetuates traditional myths of fixity, harmony, and value, calculated to cause untold mischief in social and educational practice. This book aims to demythologize the concept of potential. It shows its roots in genuine aspects of human…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Philosophy, Educational Policy
Turvene, B. Saunders, Ed. – 1977
This document presents 26 commentary articles from a series of three Academy Forums held by the National Academy of Sciences in 1975-76 in celebration of the Bicentennial. Forum topics included: (1) scientific theories and social values; (2) the citizen and the expert; and (3) the use of knowledge - frontier expansion or inward development.…
Descriptors: Ethics, Futures (of Society), Moral Values, Sciences
Rhoodie, Nic, Ed.; Liebenberg, Ian, Ed. – 1994
This book is a collection of essays by 50 eminent experts/analysts representing a broad range of ideological perspectives and interest groups. Its aim is to contribute to the process of democratic nation-building and the creation of a culture of tolerance by educating South Africans about the intricacies of community reconciliation and…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Development, Democracy, Democratic Values