This commentary examines the shifting relationships among educative institutions at different times in American history and the character and operation of these relationship. (MM)

This article explores child and youth organizations created as a Socialist supplement to formal schooling in the early twentieth century. An examination of the Socialist party's views of educational policies is given. (DF)

The basic assumptions and historical roots of CBTE are examined; the rise and development of opposition to CBTE is traced; and predictions of CBTE's future are ventured. (MM)

Throughout the educational history of American society, the entrance of a new group was extremely threatening to the established traditionalists already in power at educational institutions. An analysis is done of the advent of various groups onto the American educational scene. Implications are made for modern comparisons. (JN)

Two distinct lines of argument elaborating connections between school reform and women's lives are identified. The "domestic feminism" tradition defines the meaning of education in relation to the processes of moral and psychological nurture; "economic feminists" have looked to schools to readjust the relationships of women to the marketplace.…

The reflection of women's image in major programs of the progressive education movement--vocational education, the core curriculum, and women's colleges--is discussed. Reasons for the parallel between image and progressive education are addressed. (LBH)

As educational processes spread throughout the society, schools are no longer the focus of community pride that they once were. (MM)

The fact that most elementary school teachers are female provides a key to understanding why there are often attempts by state bureaucrats, industry, and academics to control the curricular and teaching practices in classrooms. It also explains why these externally derived controls are often transformed by teachers once they are in their…

Discusses the educational philosophy of Horace Mann and his contributions to educational development, while providing a thorough insight into Mann's mental attitudes. (RK)

Presents a historical perspective on school restructuring, looking at New York City's unique reform; policy discourse and trends in practice; late nineteenth-century diversity; reorganization from 1900-50; challenging basic assumptions in the 1960s; back to basics in the 1980s; long-term structural trends in public schools; and education reform…

Examines majaor constituent ideas of education (from Durkheim, Plato, Rousseau, Dewey), suggesting that they are mutually incompatible and consequently result in an incoherent concept of education. Proposes an educational scheme that would develop the kinds of understanding developed in cultural history, which would require focus on imaginative…

Historical accounts of advocacy for equality in educational facilities and resources for Blacks during de jure segregation in the South have generally minimized, or ignored, the role of Black educators. This article challenges the omission of Black educators in the historical portrait by providing a historical analysis of four periods of teacher…

In this speech, Cremin points out a fundamental problem in the progressive theory of education, proposes a revision of the theory, and suggests implications of that revision for public policymaking in education. (CD)

Educational principles in the Nordic Folk High School of Denmark and their application to the future of American education are examined. (MM)

Illustrates the enormous range of citizens who entered curricular disputes, the diverse strategies they employed, and the disparate results of their efforts, suggesting a new explanation for the decline of the traditional three-R's and the rise of a differentiated curriculum during the early 20th century. Highlights citizen effects on history,…