Discusses the attitudes and experiences of U.S. Indian children who attended schools run by the Board of Foreign Missions (BFM) of the Presbyterian Church during the nineteenth century. (BSR)

The college career and intellectual development of James Madison are reviewed, and their influence on his views of republican governance and the social value of higher education are examined. (MSE)

The Bakke case concerning preferential college admissions and the DeFunis case testing the constitutionality of a minority admissions program are reexamined and contrasted for insights into minority-preference and race-conscious remedy issues. (MSE)

It is argued that William Bennett's criticism of American higher education as too costly shows a lack of knowledge about its history and traditions. (MSE)

Offers a historical overview of the struggle between vocationalism and liberal arts education. Argues that in today's society narrow vocational and professional training will not prepare students adequately for vocations and that traditional liberal arts curricula, which are as a whole elitist and biased, teach nothing of the world of work. (DMM)

A study investigated whether legislative intrusions on institutional autonomy have increased by examining all higher education acts passed during 1900-1979 in Washington, Idaho, Tennessee, and New Hampshire. One quantitative and one qualitative measure of change were used. Overall, no significant change in legislative stance toward institutional…

An analysis of state-level patterns for 1890-1940 shows that urban industrialism, religion, and race had varying effects across different dimensions of schooling including public versus private enrollment for younger versus older children. Argues that the diversity of educational patterns can be explained by differences in the family's need for…

Discusses the usefulness of knowing more about the history of reading and provides a multinational list of sources. (FL)

Describes the growth of computer-assisted language teaching in fable form by relating the story of how music became a method of language instruction in a fictional country. The reactions to and problems with such a method of teaching and how the method was incorporated into the school system are described. (SED)

Traces the almost 130 year history of the Scottish-sponsored Presbyterian mission at Calabar, Nigeria, from 1846 until its secularization by the Nigerian government in 1974. Describes curriculum principles and priorities, Presbyterian values, mission educational policy, and relationship to the colonial state. Reveals a record of social, economic,…

The author presents two interviews: one with Geoff Melling on identifying new vocational realities for adult education in the seventies, and one with Jack Mansell on driving the adult education engine of curriculum review and development in the eighties. (CT)

The author provides a scholarly analysis of Black education in the U.S. between 1880 and 1915. The article examines Booker T. Washington's establishment of the Tuskegee Institute, Washington's philosophy of racial accommodation, contradictions in the Tuskegee approach, and the weakness of Washington's economic strategy. (CT)

Surveys the five literacy crises that have occurred since the Civil War. Argues that the widespread perception that a serious literacy problem exists in this country today cannot be supported either by international or historical comparisons of achievement. (SRT)

Consists of seven articles dealing with the Smith-Hughes Act. Articles discuss (1) accomplishments, (2) the political ratification fight, (3) agricultural education prior to the act, (4) agricultural education a decade later, (5) founding of public vocational education, (6) philosophy of Smith-Hughes, and (7) teacher education. (CH)

Notes the rapid rise of social sciences within universities of Brazil during the 1960s and 1970s. Identifies the interrelationships among the social sciences in Brazilian universities and their involvement with political developments. (JDH)