The strong tendency toward incrementalism in educational policy-making has a number of sources. The increased complexity and politicization of curriculum policy-making and restraints upon policy innovation impede innovative policy initiatives. (Author/EB)

Bilingualism has developed in response to a great many social, economic, political, and cultural needs, and the responses have emerged in a variety of societies stretching back millenia. Recent bilingual programs in America continue this historical tradition of dealing with more than one language in a society or region. (Author/EB)

Recommends that linguists follow Communist Party leadership as they investigate and criticize Chinese language reform. Linguistics based upon bourgeois thought does not take into consideration the viewpoint of the masses. (Author/DB)

The first wave of recent educational criticism focused on educational mediocrity, and the second wave faulted teacher education. Reform initiatives then began in state government and the business sector. While the obstacles are formidable, hard choices and creative solutions can move real reform forward. (MSE)

An issue of importance to educators deals with how textbooks are chosen and published. This topic is discussed as a part of a larger theoretical debate about cultural processes and products. (DF)

As a starting point in exploring issues of how texts and discourses are affiliated with differing kinds and levels of cultural capital and social power in institutional contexts, this paper considers the experiences of the Hartford (Connecticut) school district to provide definitions of literacy, discourse, and textuality, and their application to…

Discusses the role of vocational education in the technological advancement of Germany and the political, economic, and social forces which affect the development of education. (SB)

Examines and dismantles both cognitive-developmental theory of moral education and development and the politically based radical criticisms against it. Considers the implications for moral education of Piagetian cognitive-developmental stage theory and Rawlsian ethical liberalism. Calls for a reconstructed theory based on a new, broader…

Describes recent changes in Swedish system of child care and early childhood education and analyzes them in relation to economic and socio-political context. Argues that early childhood education is an important part of the welfare society, which itself is in a state of transition, with neo-liberal ideas and economic constraints implying financial…

Addresses socio-political implications of open and distance learning (ODL) technology, which is viewed as a new form of marketing for the distribution of knowledge. The influence of information technology is discussed, the nature and the purpose of post-modern knowledge is described, and challenges to humanistic education are discussed. (36…

This paper presents the concept of pediatric Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) as a complex bio-ecological problem; reviews its biomedical aspects; explores relevant economic, political, and social issues; and examines early intervention options. Society is urged to stress mutual aid and voluntary cooperation in its social policy and…

The earth as Mother is a metaphor that has been used by many different cultures throughout history. Examines the modern sociopolitical connections of this often repeated and rarely questioned metaphor, and how women and the earth are viewed in North American society. (LZ)

Using data from ethnographic studies of the use of French and English in Ontario and Quebec in a variety of settings during 1978-90, this paper discusses language choice as a political strategy, especially for ethnic mobilization. Codeswitching is described in terms of individual communicative repertoires and community speech economies. (41…

Explores the expressive forms of writing (diaries, journals, "freewrites," and responsive logs) of students. Examines gender as an important component of the social and political framework in which students learn about genres of writing. (RS)