What was once a fitting expression of revolt against the wild growth of indiscriminate imitation and excessive reliance on bookishness is today, according to the author, all too often a symptom of the extolling of the empty mind. (JT)

The article elucidates 14 principles drawn from the structuralist, constructivist, and holist literature and applies them to the teaching of learning disabled students. (Author/DB)

In response to two papers decrying reductionism and advocating holistic constructivism in models of learning disabilities, the article applauds trends toward a shifting paradigm in the field but warns against advocating any single approach as the only valid path to effective learning. (DB)

Describes the goals of the public educational system as lying between life adjustment education and basic education; the author prefers the latter. (RN)

Part II builds upon the criticisms of library education discussed in Part I (EJ 076 088) and attempts to offer a concept of library education as an intellectual discipline, applicable to American and foreign students alike. It suggests a solid core of intellectual content plus sufficient flexibility to permit experimentation. (17 references)…

The author discusses the fallacy that more time in school means a higher level of competency among the students. (MF)

Author, who is Professor of English at Chicago University, discusses some educational movements currently of controversy in England. (DR)

Michael John Demiashkevich believed that it was the responsibility of the school to inculcate in each generation the unchanging elements of civilization and to make accessible to everyone the kind of culture and training that is best suited to his ability and character. (CK)

Recollections of a tour of an atypical school and its atypical administrator--A. S. Neil. (Editor)

The idea of "the African university" is usually accompanied by an emphasis on Africanisation of education, and of knowledge, on changing the demographic profile of student, staff and administrative bodies, educational syllabi and curricula, and the criteria for research activity and for throughput. The idea of "Africanising"…

The author's work as a professor for special and inclusive education in the eastern part of Germany kindled a special interest for Canada for two reasons. First, the result of the international comparative study of students assessment showed Canada as one of the top countries and Germany as one of the countries far behind. Second, the author's…

Describes and explains the differences between schools in North America (USA and Canada) and Western Europe (France and West Germany) in terms of their contrasting notions of childhood and childrearing. (SDH)

The paper reviews Belgian philosophy toward the education of learning disabled students and cites the differences between American behaviorally-oriented theory and Belgian emphasis on identifying the underlying causes of the disability. Academic methods observed in Belgium (including psychodrama and perceptual motor training) are discussed and are…

Reviews the principles and describes the broad thrust of the training of engineers in China. (SL)

Advocates a balance between engagement and disengagement, between overintellectualizing and oversentimentalizing in literary criticism. Recommends literature education as dialectic and gaining the best of both worlds--engagement and detachment. (JDH)