Reviews Russel Kirk's THE PORTABLE CONSERVATIVE READER and George Will's STATECRAFT AS SOULCRAFT. Maintains that Americans tend to misunderstand the philosophy of traditional conservatives, confusing their stance on issues such as authority, tradition, and laissez faire government. (JDH)

Describes and analyzes the conflicting historical images of the community junior college. The historiography of the junior college movement is evaluated. None of the histories examined was based solely on historical evidence; each reflected its writer's social values. (AM)

Discusses works by Paul Cowan, Harry Boyte, Herbert Gutman, Edward Thompson, David Montgomery, and other writers and historians who have examined social and economic structure, class consciousness, and the organization of labor in the United States. (GC)

Invites counselors to transform personal perspectives on the processes of being economic and offers an experience of comprehension. The counseling goal, personally achieved comprehension through application of economic principles in guidance procedures, contributes to this creation of value. (Author)

Jointly discusses the cultural values of Native Americans, presents an integrative review of value studies conducted on Native Americans, and describes a traditional Native-American view of wellness with implications for counseling. Stresses that it is important for counselors to informally assess and more fully understand Native-American cultural…

In the mainstream discourse on child development and education, 'school readiness' has been conceptualized as the skills and knowledge that children need when they enter school in order to learn effectively in the school environment. However, school readiness is an idea which is entwined with our beliefs about child development and child needs (E.…

A more dynamic conceptualization of gender role is presented, focusing on social psychological ambivalence and developmental alienation. Current research findings are interpreted with regard to these concepts, and directions for future research are discussed. (Author/BL)

A discussion of the what, why, how, and when of bilingualism links it to biculturalism and demonstrates that effective psycholinguistic studies of bilingualism must consider the interaction of language and social structure and the functionalistic-communicative trends of linguistics. 28 references. (Author/CB)

In this paper, the authors discuss the influence of democracy and law on music education in Sweden and Finland, and the potential for music education as training in democracy. The latter consideration can be instructive regardless of the nation, or its laws and paradigms of music education. The theoretical background is based on Jurgen Habermas'…

Education is the foundation of democracy. As such it must work for all young people. Yet far too often young people disengage from learning and do not reach their full, human potential. Community schools--places where partners come together to offer a range of supports and opportunities for children, youth, families, and communities before,…

We present the results of a literature review of studies on teaching strategies for moral education in secondary schools (1995-2003). The majority of the studies focus on the "what" and "why", i.e. the objectives, of curriculum-oriented moral education. Attention to the instructional formats for enhancing the prosocial and moral development of…

The author argues that because sexism is social in nature, those institutions that serve as the primary transmitters of the sociality should work to eradicate the disease altogether by striving for gender freedom. Ways in which aspects of sexism interact and reinforce each other are discussed. (MT)

Valuation shows promise as a disciplinary core of social science evaluation research. Previous attempts by those involved in social science to define evaluation by method and/or process have failed. It is argued that the fallacies of the dichotomizing fact and value confusing ethical neutrality with objectivity must be avoided. (TJH)

Considers role of research in helping counselors examine their assumptions regarding the complex issue of abortion. Concludes issues that are not resolved in open social forums are likely to be the issues for which clients seek resolution behind counselor's open door. (Author/ABL)

Outside of the family, schools are one of the more pervasive socializing contexts, helping children to acquire the appropriate behaviors and values needed to become acceptable and productive members of society. Traditionally, North American schools and teacher training programs have focused almost exclusively on the academic curriculum or what is…