As an international city, Hong Kong has been a meeting place for the East and West for many years. In many aspects of life, Hong Kong is very westernized. Yet when it comes to the views, values and beliefs of how education works, teachers are still very Asian-oriented. This paper reports on what motivates teachers in Hong Kong, how they themselves…

In this dissertation I investigated how teachers interpreted intercultural differences and tensions embodied in fictional short stories and films. Participants in the study were 14 English teachers from China, South Korea, and the United States. My key research questions were: How are cultural differences understood and articulated by teachers…

This article reviews ways in which early childhood educators can be advocates for the many children whose diversities bring them face to face with suffering and injustice. Educators' professional advocacy can focus continually on specific ways in which schools or programs should reflect caring and fairness to all children, regardless of…

In this article, the author discusses her investigations into the connection between the values of Swedish society and Swedish classroom practices by way of the early childhood special education system. She describes Swedish educational policies and the challenges surrounding moving from policy to practice, and also uncovers themes regarding…

Questions regarding changing professorial values are examined from three sources and methodologies--historical, sociological, and humanistic. Each approach contributes to an answer to the issue although each method has limitations. (The historical record is spotty. Socioeconomic status and religious background data are cross-sectional, not…

Compared the attitudes of counselors (N=144) and teachers and administrators (N=44) toward single parent family issues. Subjects completed a 10-item scale. Results indicated educators were more knowledgeable and in closer agreement with research findings than counselors. (JAC)

A study of teachers with traditional sociopolitical values as related to classroom investigation of social issues is presented, using data obtained from questionnaires. (DB)

Offers a pledge for teachers who would affirm their opposition to the industrialization of the schools and affirm the teacher's role as advocate on behalf of students. (Author/RH)

Reprints an article originally published in 1937. Suggests that conscientious teachers must lead their pupils to see that the democratic ideal must be the heritage of all. Notes that liberal teachers must be fair and must insist on the same rights in the classroom that they demand for themselves in society. (RS)

A questionnaire dealing with several aspects of teaching social issues in the classroom was mailed to 682 biology, English, and social studies teachers in a probability sample of public and private secondary schools in Michigan. Chi square and analysis of variance tests were used in analyzing the 493 (73%) responses. Included in the questionnaire…

An Englishman offers his observations on the American system of education. (MJB)

Examines the ways in which teacher work values affect job satisfaction within relatively closed and open school organizational systems. The findings suggest that these different types of formal organizations generate patterns of work attitudes that are related more to type of system than to the disparate work values of teachers. (Author)