The methodology and scope of the 1969 HEW report, Toward a Social Report, are critiqued from a sociological perspective. (CH)

THE OPINIONS OF SEVERAL EXISTENTIAL THINKERS AND OTHER PHILOSOPHERS PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR THIS DISCUSSION OF THE CRISIS OF MODERN CIVILIZATION. IT IS FELT THAT EDUCATION BOTH REFLECTS AND IS A FORCE IN THE STANDARDIZATION, MECHANIZATION, AND DEHUMANIZATION OF CONTEMPORARY LIFE. HOWEVER, EDUCATION CAN PLAY A CONSTRUCTIVE ROLE AS AN INSTRUMENT OF…

THE RELATION OF THE ATTITUDES OF LEADING PUBLIC MEN IN BRITAIN CONCERNING LARGE-SCALE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO THE GENERAL PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE IN THE VICTORIAN PERIOD WAS STUDIED. THE EDUCATIONAL IDEOLOGIES OF BENJAMIN DISRAELI, WILLIAM E. GLADSTONE, LORD JOHN RUSSELL, AND WILLIAM LOVETT WERE ASCERTAINED. ADULT EDUCATION IN 19TH-CENTURY BRITAIN…

Distinguishes between two broad interpretations of the principle of equality of educational opportunity and shows how each version reflects a different educational philosophy. (Author/RK)

In the mainstream discourse on child development and education, 'school readiness' has been conceptualized as the skills and knowledge that children need when they enter school in order to learn effectively in the school environment. However, school readiness is an idea which is entwined with our beliefs about child development and child needs (E.…

Discusses the role of the English teacher in modern times when school systems and society are in turmoil. (RB)

Although Matthew Arnold may appear to be the representative of an increasingly irrelevant elitist vision by advocating a culture ultimately dependent on the exclusion of all but the very best in thought and expression, in fact he remains the writer who reminds us of the necessity for a social vision of ourselves superior to any mere provincialism.…

Kinalizade (1510-1572) is an important moralist who lived in the sixteenth century Ottoman society. He details his views on ethics in his book "Ahlak-i Ala'i," which consists of three parts. The first part contains the problems of individual ethics and ethics in general, the second deals with family ethics and the third is about state ethics and…

Although children and parents often feature in philosophical literature on education, the nature of the parent-child relationship remains occluded by the language of rights, duties and entitlements. Likewise, talk of "parenting" in popular literature and culture implies that being a parent is primarily about performing tasks. Drawing on popular…

Examines the role of literature in developing cultural values. (RB)

Argues that reading and writing in schools are two separate processes, and mirror the wider alienation of production and consumption that characterize the wider society. (RB)

THE MAJOR PRESMISES OF EDUCATION AND OTHER ENTERPRISES, WHICH ARE OFTEN NOT ARTICULATED, CONCERN THE PROBLEM OF THE MEANING, SOURCE AND IMPACT OF VALUES. EXAMPLES OF VALUE CONFLICT AND CONFUSION ARE NATIONALISM VERSUS INTERNATIONALISM, RELIGION IN THE CURRICULUM, AND SEX VALUES IN EDUCATION. THE PROPOSED AGENDA FOR THE ENTIRE EDUCATIVE PROCESS,…

The values conflict in American society over fairness and high achievement is explored. The author suggests strategies for public and political support of gifted programing. (CL)

In Tanzania, the primary schools should teach the skills a child ought to acquire and the values he ought to cherish if he is to live happily and well in a socialist and predominantly rural society and contribute to the improvement of life there. (EB)