Federal courts have permitted tax credits for tuition at religious schools. Does a religious mission inhibit a school's ability or willingness to teach civic values, such as tolerance for political and religious differences? This essay examines relevant empirical research to find that religious schools, overall, do no worse than public schools at…

Historically, New Zealand policy makers have defined quality teachers as those who form effective learning relationships with students and teach in culturally appropriate and responsive ways. Recent global emphasis on standardised test score improvement suggests that this definition is shifting, implying changes for the focus and the form of…

Responsibility has been neglected in the push to protect and extend rights. Such neglect may have serious consequences for education and society. This article's central focus is an analysis and explanation of collective responsibility as a substitute for the accountability movement, which is more limited and restricted than collective…

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.…

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)

Author considered a proper role for the university and methods for financing educational programs that fulfill the universities' primary goals. (Author/RK)

Article considered the authority of the school to grade students and examined statues from several states. (RK)

Considers the transformed societal environment within which educational policy making occurs, the selection to and composition of the school board, and the school-board administrator relationship. (Author/RK)

Although the mission of public education to achieve the goals of a democratic society has not been accomplished, currently-proposed drastic changes in the funding for public schools could bring about private education for the wealthy and welfare schooling for the rest. This would further stratify American society and emphasize socioeconomic and…

The authors describe the Japanese public education system, focusing on (1) teachers' roles, (2) parental involvement, (3) cooperative spirit among students, and (4) childrearing practices. Implications for education in the United States are presented. (CH)