There is much in the content of children's television programing that, although constitutionally protected, should be subject to the "fairness doctrine" because it presents one side of a controversial issue. Available from West Virginia Law Review, W.V.U. Law Center, Morgantown, WV 26506. (Author/IRT)

Cultural pluralism and the ability of individuals to choose among and make changes in fundamental values are argued. (JMF)

A frequent refrain in Utah County, which prides itself on being one of the most conservative communities in the country, is that its public institution of higher education, Utah Valley State College, should reflect "community values." Generally, the argument goes something like this: local taxpayers, who support the school, should not…

It is generally acknowledged that school discipline is failing. Through a comparison of two very different disciplinary situations, I inquire into possible causes of failure and conditions of success. The argument is made that if discipline is to succeed, students must believe in and identify with the goals it is designed to support. Questions are…

It is possible to approach, but not to achieve, the goal of perfection. To the three traditional philosophical values of truth, goodness, and beauty it is appropriate to append the important values of wisdom, humanness, and grace. Among the resources available toward the perfection of behavior are ethics, morality, and mores. The first chapter of…

This paper calls for the reunification of liberal and vocational education, arguing that, in a technological egalitarian society, all young people should have both. The paper's central point is that technology is the enemy of the social continuity that makes stability and self-development possible. The signs of social discontinuity recently…

Reviews literature on cultural and individual work values indicating that economic patterns of society and values embedded in those patterns influence individual work values. Recommends research on individual work values focus on complexities of relationship between cultural and social values and individual work values. (ABL)

Examines religious values in children's fiction since 1790 as a means of placing the present and contemporary anxieties in the perspective of a tradition of anxiety and failure. (SRT)

Liberation theology accepts the reconstruction of human and cosmic purpose through an interpretation of classical religious ideas in the light of Marxist categories. The avowed justification of liberation theology, the alleviation of the poor, can be best achieved by other means and ideas more in conformity with the tenets and means of classical…

Argues that no coherent theology of liberation is possible if that theory's rational grounding of historical analysis is based on the dialectics of scientific socialism. Discusses the scientific status of the dialectical laws, highlights the role that dialectics play, and reflects on the future development of liberation theology. (Author/ABB)

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)

Evaluates the importance of liberal arts and the mystique of education in everyday life by using personal anecdotes as illustrations. (EL)

Neoliberalism has become the most influential ideology of our times. It guides both Democratic and Republican policies and, increasingly, those of European and developing countries worldwide. Influential cultural critic Henry Giroux assesses the impact of neoliberalism and points in this book to better approaches to building real democracy.…

Affect Abilities Training (AAT) illustrates the kinds of concrete methods which can be used to further the affective development of persons with mental retardation. The objective of AAT is to develop those emotional behaviors upon which the individual (and society) place value while decreasing those responses which are counterproductive to…

Examines how the concept of justness influenced the conduct of wars in the early Middle Ages. The author offers a new interpretation of Gregory of Tours' perspective on war as found in his "Historia Francorum." (AM)