This article puts forward moral-philosophical arguments for re-building and re-thinking secondary-level (high-school equivalent) English studies around creative writing practices. I take it that when educators and policy makers talk about such entities as the "well-rounded learner," what we have, or should have, in mind is moral agents…

Researchers and educators have long argued for the importance of providing time and space for rich conversations around literature. This column draws on research to consider how teachers make room for these discussions inside their classrooms. Particularly, the authors consider different dimensions along which teachers might examine and grow…

Several prominent scientists, philosophers, and scientific institutions have argued that science cannot test supernatural worldviews on the grounds that (1) science presupposes a naturalistic worldview (Naturalism) or that (2) claims involving supernatural phenomena are inherently beyond the scope of scientific investigation. The present paper…

This bibliography represents a tentative, subjective judgment of the literature relevant to the future of American education. The scope covers how and why we look at the future, what is happening now, and what might and ought to happen in the future. The material is organized into five sections: (1) introduction, (2) highly recommended reading…

This article examined what Scrutiny had to say about education up to the early war years of the 1940s and how Scrutiny reacted to the early post-war years during which the Labour Party was in power and were taking the first steps to implement the Education Act of 1944. (Author/RK)

Critiques Neil Postman's book, "Teaching as a Conserving Activity," which focuses on television's transformation of the information environment and the implications of this development for educational policy and practice. Points out some serious flaws in Postman's argument. (JMF)

Responds to article by Pauline Wilson (School Library Journal, v25 n6 Feb 1979) in terms of defining the role of children's librarians, clarifying the goals of children's services, making a case for such services, improving the impression made by children's librarians, determining appropriate preparation, and understanding and achieving quality…

The present paper reviews the literature regarding time-out interventions employed in home, school, and clinical settings. Characteristics examined include types of time-out, populations and settings, legal implications, and research implications. Policy recommendations for teachers, parents, and clinicians regarding time-out interventions are…

Discusses books for Nigerian children that deal with the common dilemma of whether to send a village child to boarding school to receive a Western education. Shows which books have stereotypical characterizations and which deal with more natural settings, characters, and issues. (SKC)

This collection of articles, reviews, and reports related to the humanities in community and two-year colleges begins with Fred Pincus's "Class Conflicts and Community Colleges: Vocational Education during the Reagan Years," which discusses the social effects of the Reagan administration's educational policies, especially with respect to…

This bibliography of materials relevant to educational policymaking is confined to trends, forecasts, and proposals -- i.e., documents on changes that are taking place, on future states of affairs, and on recommended changes. The material is organized into seven sections: (1) general, (2) elementary and secondary, (3) higher education, (4) other…

This volume presents the 53rd Yearbook of the National Reading Conference (NRC). The papers in this Yearbook reflect NRC's practice of pursuing not only traditionally important topics in literacy but also many issues that may not be deemed worthy of funding and government attention. Rather than a narrowing of the field, the submitted manuscripts,…