Deming's quality-focused principles contradict Taylor's top-down, authoritarian industrial model. Deming advises educators to fix the system instead of blaming individual teachers for student apathy and low achievement. In the new paradigm, education will be a process that encourages continual progress through improving one's abilities, expanding…

Examines the images of teachers in film and major themes adhering to the images. The article discusses positive and negatives themes, notes that movies can communicate a powerful message about teachers by what they do not say, and examines some themes that rarely define the image of teachers in film. (SM)

Leaders possess certain intelligences. They are linguistically gifted; they can tell good stories and usually can write well. They have strong interpersonal skills, have a good intrapersonal sense of their abilities, and can help others address existential questions and feel engaged in meaningful quests. However, intelligence is no guarantor of…

Discusses six books for teachers and educators that deal with the storymaking techniques of established authors and illustrators. Addresses new developments in children's books. (SR)

Presents a case study focusing on the mill-supported Lindale Band in Lindale, Georgia in order to examine the influences of industry on instrumental music education in the U.S. South. Investigates the history of U.S. industrial bands and the philosophical parallels between industry and progressive education. (CMK)

An initiative of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), the Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications is a membership organization working to strengthen the efficiency, impact, and quality of educational telecommunications systems and programs. Most of the members are institutions of higher education, but the…

Based on official reports, newspapers, the memories of citizens, and historical studies, a description of Gary, Indiana during the Great Depression shows how many people in Gary were affected by the Depression. Gary began to grow rapidly beginning in 1906 with the organization of two steel companies. Black, European, and Mexican immigrants came to…

The Minnesota plan for industrial technology education provides educators with a coordinated plan for kindergarten through grade 12. Part 1 explains the mission and goals of industrial technology education. It describes the philosophical basis for including the subject matter in school curriculum, the levels of learning, and the reasons supporting…

This annotated bibliography is a compilation of books, articles, ERIC documents, and dissertations on censorship and intellectual freedom that were published between 1976 and 1988, representing approximately 50 authors. Its target audience includes librarians, English teachers, journalists, and laypeople. One third of the 60 entries include…

The results of the 13th annual survey of corporate contributions to education are presented. The rapid growth that characterized corporate giving over the past 10 years slowed markedly in 1986, and the striking divergence between soaring contributions and lagging profits has ended. Usable questionnaires returned by 372 companies provides the basis…

Arranged in three sections, this pamphlet outlines publishers' guidelines for developing nonsexist instructional materials for elementary and secondary school use. Section 1 details the following strategies for expanding and balancing the role models of both sexes in instructional literature: illustrations reflecting a variety of dress and…

The movement toward greater democracy and participative decision making in the workplace of advanced capitalist societies is analyzed in terms of accompanying educational reforms. Eight chapters examine dominant views of education and work, the consequences of overeducation in society, the movement toward workplace democracy, specific reforms,…

There is a pressing need for the involvement of the educational community in electrical energy matters. The case for that involvement is persuasive as evidenced by examples of energy illiteracy in the mass communication media. Intellectual wastelands breed governmental indecision and foster conditions in which the entrepreneurial sector cannot…

This directory provides a selective listing of information about economic education programs and resource activities of 299 corporations, organizations, universities, and colleges in the United States. This second edition of the directory is intended to stimulate interaction between business firms and schools and to help educators, members of the…

Discusses the field of educational publishing and argues that the majority of textbooks reflect static programs and packages and prescribed curricula. Also argues that because teachers are learning to adapt their instructional materials to their own purposes, textbook publishers will have to change both the content and pedagogy of their texts.…