Richard Bernstein's John Dewey lecture is a political cautionary tale intended for the Left. It is the call for and justification of an emancipatory phronesis. The kind of questions Bernstein puts to others in his lecture, to obtain concrete social and political knowledge, must ultimately be put to Bernstein. (PS)

An educator was encouraged to examine the community that sometimes, "almost magically," forms in classrooms. Particularly, she wanted to research what or who fosters such communal spaces for students and how educators might harness those forces to become more adept at community building. Her findings forced her to reevaluate her own…

Examines how the Puritan religious outlook influenced relationships with the Indians and the form of New England towns. The form of Puritan towns in Massachusetts reflected the European ideal of the religious utopia. Misunderstandings about the concept of property rights led to conflicts with indigenous Indian tribes. (AM)

A network analytic approach to the community question is proposed in order to separate concepts which may or may not be closely associated. (Author/RLV)

Discusses the early developmental phase of Fluxus. Addresses the evolution of a Fluxus community and the development of a Fluxus performance sensibility. (RS)

Posits Walt Disney as an influential sorcerer in the process of integrating the real world into Disney's synthetic universe, and Mary Daly's work "Wickedary" as a work that constructs an alternative "magic kingdom" through an insistence on an anti-patriarchal lexicon. (NH)

Explores issues surrounding community-based literacy research. Suggests that, although well intentioned, literacy researchers risk overdetermining, essentializing, and romanticizing what it means to engage in community-based literacy if they do not define and question what is meant by community. Examines various definitions of community and argues…

Secondary school students in Pine River, Minnesota, need enough common knowledge to compete with graduates of other schools, but educators must keep in mind--as they move toward a more uniform curriculum--that each community is unique. (Author/RW)

Outlines methods for developing a social studies curriculum by identifying community mores, student characteristics, specific outcomes expected of students, teacher behaviors, and textbook selection. The rationale is that in determining goals, it is necessary to focus on the community and the students and their development within that community.…

The theme of this conference was "Rural Life in '65'." This document describes the social conditions and cultural features of America's rural community in 1960's. The following papers were presented: (1) "Rural Education in '65" (Lois M. Clark); (2) "The Rural Church in 1965" (M. J. Taves); (3) "The Farm in…

Three dimensions of the relationship between children and their communities that have been identified are (1) children's sense of community as it develops from infancy through middle childhood, (2) characteristics of a competent community, and (3) the interaction between children's developmental growth and community resources. Children's sense of…

Offers theses to encourage search for community in the changing countryside: because of its influence on social well-being, the community is alive; rural areas present special community development advantages/problems; strategies must address sources of rural problems in larger society; rural sociology can specify/measure parameters of rural…

Focuses First Amendment claims within the public schools: (1) claims of students to free expression; (2) right of students to receive information; (3) right of teachers to use materials and teaching methods of choice; and (4) right of parents to have their children exempted from assertedly objectionable materials. (MLF)

Spanish usage by a large segment of the United States' population has created concern that English language and middle class culture are being displaced. Research in the 1970s found, generally, that Spanish-speaking people were indeed undergoing linguistic and cultural assimilation. However, widespread use of Spanish by the government in education…

Before unconditionally supporting the development of closer community or the restoration of a public realm, communication scholars should further reflect on the historical uses and potential threats attendant to this task. A sense of nostalgia sometimes romanticizes the Greek "polis" while sidestepping the changes wrought by population…