Arguments in favor of policies of preferential treatment for minority groups in higher education are subjected to philosophical analysis. (GW)

This paper examines the debate about whether psychologists' quantitative research on teaching can be considered scientific, paying particular attention to whether one branch of quantitative research on teaching, entitled process-product or process-outcome research, merits scientific status. Empirical evidence that applies to educational research…

Article deals with the concept of civilization mainly as expressed in Toynbee's A Study of History." (Editor/MB)

Argues that "Borderlands" discourse has served, and continues to serve, as a theoretical framework to advance educational theory by accounting for multiple subjectivity and difference. Provides historical background of Chicana/o Studies and its contribution to Borderlands theories. Analyzes critical pedagogy in relation to Borderlands…

Discusses the arguments for the refeminization of education in relation to the social problems they address. Reclaiming education for feminization challenges existing approaches to curriculum and pedagogy. Though family values envisioned for caring schools emphasize children's needs, marginalized families may not recognize their own values in…