Known for his work with the Coalition of Essential Schools and the Atlas Project, Sizer is a modest but brilliant administrator who is knowledgeable about education and thoughtful about what works in schools under varying circumstances. The coalition counteracts high schools'"intellectual shabbiness" and curricular superficiality by…

This article profiles educator Maria Rubies I Garrofe. Rubies was a woman committed to education and the reconstruction of her country, Spain, equipped solely with the force of her convictions and her faith in dialogue. It is difficult to separate her personal commitment from her educational, social and political commitment. From the very outset…

This paper attempts to review Henry Adams' specific comments concerning major educational problems. The purpose is not so much to understand Henry Adams and his day better, as it is to regard the present-day relevance of what such a learned person said specifically about education. (Author)

Surveys the career of Ralph W. Tyler who taught, directed, and formulated curricula from the 1920's to the present. (MB)

Describes the career and influence of Jessie McLenaghen, the first provincial director of home economics for the Department of Education, British Columbia. Reviews home economics as an integral part of the progressive education movement. (JOW)

In recent decades many people came to know Howard Zinn for his outspoken advocacy on a wide range of progressive causes, including civil rights, free speech, workers' rights, education reform, and opposition to U.S. imperialism. The author's own first encounter with Howard Zinn's special combination of scholarship and activism occurred several…

Louis Pasteur's career as a scientist and as a teacher of science is traced. The discovery of his ability and interest, his choice of teaching as a profession, the controversy over teaching versus research, and his methods of teaching science are included. (MNS)

Lulu Wolf Hassenplug's career is the story of contemporary nursing education. In 1924, nursing students were cheap labor for hospitals and little time for academic studies. By 1968, Hassenplug and others had reformed nursing education so that nursing students were regarded students in colleges and universities earning degrees from baccalaureates…

Comenius has his place in educational history but is not the greatest educationalist who ever lived, as Gundem claims in another article in the same "Journal of Curriculum and Supervision" issue. Plato, Rousseau, and Dewey are more frequently mentioned at AERA meetings because their work has contributed significantly to constructing or…

Traces the career of Carmen Fischer Ramirez, focusing on her work in improving early childhood education in Chile. Reviews her university career, work with the World Organization for Early Childhood Education, and major publications. (AC)

Since 1987, Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke has made education his top priority. He strongly supports serious, autonomous schools, insists on accountability, and has impeccable education credentials. Recognizing a crisis in public education, Schmoke moved to save the system from further deterioration and opened it to responsible reform via…

Although U.S. Education Secretary Lamar Alexander's forceful presence on the educational scene has compelled attention and eclipsed his predecessors, we are a long way from knowing whether this consummate politician and his espoused causes (such as America 2000) are destined to make a serous difference in U.S. education. (MLH)

Charles Trevelyan's contributions as a member of the General Committee of Public Instruction to bring English-style education and Christianity to India is examined. Emphasis is placed upon his organizing role and attempts to secure publicity for his reforms. (DE)

An essential resource for all students and scholars of early childhood education, this book offers a rich array of material about Maria Montessori and the Montessori Method. Distinguished education scholar Gerald Gutek begins with an in-depth biography of Montessori, exploring how a determined young woman overcame the obstacles that blocked her…

In 1986, William P. Foster added another measure of insight to the growing awareness that traditional approaches to explaining leadership phenomena in schooling had proven more illusion than illumination. With the publication of "Paradigms and Promises: New Approaches to Educational Administration" (1986), Foster's scrutiny on market-bound and…