Technology education programs must not be so restricted as to be primarily concerned with sets of facts. They must realize the unique responsibility of fostering philosophic critics and designers of technology. They should also strive to help students with their future needs. (Author/JOW)

Asserts that big-time sports distort educational values, and discusses faculty's role in restoring a better balance. (EV)

Maintains that liberal education can prepare individuals to make wise personal decisions. Points out that the study of geography can contribute to liberal education by helping students appreciate other values, evaluate evidence, communicate ideas clearly, and think analytically. (Author/DB)

The nature of personal rights and how such rights apply to an individual's right to learn are analyzed in the light of the obligations of the education system to that individual. (JD)

Asserts that policy debate is declining, mainly because of incomprehensible argumentation and speaking. Claims that judges should intervene in the debate process to demand certain minimums of effective argument. Advocates the creation of a debate coach organization that would establish general norms for judging behavior. (MM)

Focuses on the role and responsibility of providing advanced learning opportunities for rural adult learners. Outlines ways in which continuing higher education should respond to their educational needs and suggests a framework for a collaborative approach to meeting this challenge. (JOW)

Outlines some procedures for dealing with complaints and criticism over textbook selection practices. (HOD)

Metaphors generate insights about how things are and could be in reality. Beliefs about what education is or should be can be found through analyzing metaphors used during the educational process. (CJ)

Investigation into research on diagnosis of learning disability indicates that the existence of this "disorder" is questionable. Diagnosing a child as learning disabled benefits mainly the school and the child's teachers. The educational system is thus given a mythical scapegoat for its failure to educate a segment of the school population.…

The Educational Testing Service must take on more responsibility for preparing students to take tests and to better understand the legal and social aspects of testing. (Author/AL)

Expresses belief that schools are being asked to perform a herculean task in making multiculturalism an educational reality. Alternatives such as fully ethnicizing the curriculum or restructuring the educational system to allow compensation for ethnic differences with the goal of attaining equal scholastic achievement among all groups are not…

Evidence from broadcast news copy (examples of improper language usage and faulty journalistic practices) suggests that journalism educators should stop trying to imitate local stations and start trying to improve the profession. (RL)

An exploration of the concept and the process of programs for gifted students. (Author/MLF)

Descries professional overspecialization and education's overemphasis on the acquisition of formalized information. Discusses the capabilities of the hemispheres of the brain and the problems caused by focusing on only the left hemisphere. Illustrates intuition and abstract patterns. Suggests that recognition of laterality will advance education…

Discussed are three intellectual rights of children which need protecting: (1) freedom from exploitation via propaganda; (2) freedom to encounter alternative points of view regarding religion and ideologies; and (3) freedom to participate in the creation and justification of human values and social groups that directly affect their lives.…