Discusses the impact of the work of Alvin Ward Gouldner, politically and sociologically. Stresses Gouldner's relationship with and writings on Marxist philosophy. (MK)

This article traces the development of the Dick and Jane texts, examining the dominent intellectual and economic considerations of their authors and publishers in order to demystify their transmission of values, beliefs, and meanings. (MT)

The concept of ideological influences on education is reformulated in terms other than those of the Marxist/liberal dichotomy. Four ideal types are outlined: the academic ideology, ideology of economic renewal, egalitarianism, and the ideology of consensus. The influence of these in the development of higher education since 1945 is outlined.…

Discusses how slavery affected Blacks' self concepts. Offers a theory describing how the Black self concept is developed as a result of personal experience in a racially biased society. (BE)

Assesses the effect of the changing social and political environment of education on the nature and patterns of school board elections. Infers that board elections are becoming increasingly politicized in spite of the historic ideology that education is and ought to be an autonomous and nonpolitical function of government. (Author/MK)

Discusses attitudes toward and trends in interracial marriage and sexual relations in the United States, both historically and as treated by Chester Himes in his novel "If He Hollers Let Him Go." (GC)

The author proposes that the entire history of Western, serious, classical music can be seen as a coherent, single development with a single evolving characteristic--that of aurally perceptible clarity and order. (Author/SJL)

Through an examination of the development of the discipline of sociology in France in the period 1880-1925, this article sheds light on some of the more general processes at work in the institutionalization of the social sciences and on the social and political consequences of that institutionalization. (RM)

Suggests that the teaching of history must (1) seek to promote values that will help to guide the citizens of tomorrow and (2) face the perspective that insights gained through studying history are not eternal truths but are tested in light of their relevance to social action. (Author/GC)

Discusses the effect on Spanish theatre of the abolition of censorship and repression following the death of Generalisimo Franco in 1975. Examines how the plays written and produced since that time reflect a sense of euphoria followed by disillusionment and doubt characteristic of the post-Franco society. (JMF)

Between 1870 and 1914 there was an expansion of the ancient universities in England and the appearance of "redbrick" universities. Ways in which architects attempted to establish a new style of collegiate architecture suggesting the antiquity and prestige of the universities, yet appropriate for the late nineteenth century, are examined.…

Focuses on school boards as sociocultural systems. Asserts that boards' decision-making processes operate within a cultural context and have, over the centuries of their existence, developed a culture of their own. Proposes that culture dictates a decision-making output that is not as responsive or immediate as would be expected. (Author/MK)

Describes ways in which microcomputers will create an open society and discusses the impact on the microcomputer industry of: (1) CP/M (Control Program for Microcomputers); (2) IBM's Personal Computer; (3) the capability of programing in higher-level languages; and (4) the decline in cost of software. (MBR)

To assess the possibility of another round of curriculum reform in mathematics, the origin of U.S. curriculum reform in the 1950s, including the new math programs, are examined. It is not likely that new crash programs aimed at curriculum reform in mathematics education will be implemented nationwide in the 1980s. (RM)

Racism has been a major factor in determining the role and stature of jazz and the musicians who play it. Jazz has been denied its artistic due because it emerged from Black people who have been systematically denied their social and civil rights. (Author/GC)