Labels range of persons advocating different theoretical positions of Canadian curriculum as "players." Describes players as "managers,""predictors,""transformers,""sleuths,""analysts." Values varied viewpoints for attention to language regarding curriculum, critical review of…

Refutes criticism of public schools, pointing out that schools have assumed too many responsibilities without having resources to do the job. As a beginning, urges an examination of the current role of public schools for the purpose of reassigning to other organizations some of the tasks now assigned to them. (EL)

Using the example of parent involvement with schooling, recommends that reading educators identify and adopt those educational policies that are most important for reading and communicate their findings outside the educational community. (AEA)

Information solicited on categorization practices throughout the United States examined existing educational provisions for chronically ill children. Results indicate that educational agencies are making efforts to meet the special needs of these children. Kinds of services offered, special problems encountered, and major difficulties to be…

Home instruction is becoming more common and public school officials oppose it. They point to parents' deficiencies as teachers and the importance of group experiences for children's personal and intellectual growth. Both groups must learn to communicate and cooperate if legal action is to be avoided. (JOW)

The purpose of educational philosophy, as represented in "Philosophy and Education: Eightieth Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education," is discussed and a proper role for the discipline is suggested. Several authors of essays in the yearbook are criticized for emphasizing adherence to schools of philosophy at the…

The involvement of the courts in testing matters, particularly with regard to college and professional school admissions, is analyzed. Testing professionals are encouraged to inform and enlighten society about testing issues. (Author/AL)

Three competing views of the locus of educational authority exist in American education. Although collectivism has been dominant, individualism and pluralism have maintained dissenting viewpoints. Understanding these views should contribute to an understanding of the calls for reform of American schools. (SK)

The study of war, of human and material devastation, must be paired with moral judgment to guide action in the present toward the future. A threat emanating from the peace movement is forgetting the wrongs one's country has committed against other peoples. (CJ)

Suggests that educators must share the responsibility for training people for living in the twenty-first century. Notes implication to education of the development of the microcomputer. (KC)

The author giver her reactions to a paper by Brown and Paolucci; discusses pressures affecting administration of home economics education (measurable accountability, dwindling dollars and increased responsibilities, program expectations, and keeping abreast of new knowledge); and gives her thoughts about the future of home economics education. (CT)

Problems of overspecialization, reclusive objectivity, timidity, deferentiality, and naivete are interrelated and their root cause lies in scholars not having the faintest awareness of the public responsibility of the scholar or how that public responsibility is consonant with individual gain or with the public good. (HOD)

Court decisions tend both to recognize parents' rights to educate their children at home or in some other setting, and to reinforce the right of the state to regulate, at least in part, the nature and quality of the nonpublic instruction. (Author/MLF)

This article reports on a study conducted among supervisors, superintendents, and teachers to determine what congruence existed relative to expectations for supervisory personnel. Each of these groups indicated how much time they thought supervisors should spend in each of 10 roles. Results are included. (KC)

Reviews ethical issues that rehabilitation educators may face in meeting their everyday teaching and research responsibilities. Issues presented include dual relationships; selection of students; measurement of student competence; supervision of students; confidentiality concerning student information; faculty competence; multicultural issues; and…