THE OPINIONS OF SEVERAL EXISTENTIAL THINKERS AND OTHER PHILOSOPHERS PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR THIS DISCUSSION OF THE CRISIS OF MODERN CIVILIZATION. IT IS FELT THAT EDUCATION BOTH REFLECTS AND IS A FORCE IN THE STANDARDIZATION, MECHANIZATION, AND DEHUMANIZATION OF CONTEMPORARY LIFE. HOWEVER, EDUCATION CAN PLAY A CONSTRUCTIVE ROLE AS AN INSTRUMENT OF…

The papers that comprise this document were delivered at the 1973 conference "The Development of Human Values through Sports." It is stated in the introduction that the participants are of the belief that values can be developed through sport, but such development is not automatic. The book reports on some of the available research on values in…

THE RELATION OF THE ATTITUDES OF LEADING PUBLIC MEN IN BRITAIN CONCERNING LARGE-SCALE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO THE GENERAL PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE IN THE VICTORIAN PERIOD WAS STUDIED. THE EDUCATIONAL IDEOLOGIES OF BENJAMIN DISRAELI, WILLIAM E. GLADSTONE, LORD JOHN RUSSELL, AND WILLIAM LOVETT WERE ASCERTAINED. ADULT EDUCATION IN 19TH-CENTURY BRITAIN…

Considers current psycho-social changes occurring in the last half of the 20th century and the possible consequences of such processes upon the experience of adolescence. (Author)

Subjects rated each item in Rotter's I-E Scale for its social desirability value. Social desirability scale values (SDSV) of paired items were compared with one another. Results indicate that paired items are not similar in their SDSV, thus enabling subjects to respond on the basis of social desirability. (Author/DEP)

Reviews literature on cultural and individual work values indicating that economic patterns of society and values embedded in those patterns influence individual work values. Recommends research on individual work values focus on complexities of relationship between cultural and social values and individual work values. (ABL)

Examines religious values in children's fiction since 1790 as a means of placing the present and contemporary anxieties in the perspective of a tradition of anxiety and failure. (SRT)

Liberation theology accepts the reconstruction of human and cosmic purpose through an interpretation of classical religious ideas in the light of Marxist categories. The avowed justification of liberation theology, the alleviation of the poor, can be best achieved by other means and ideas more in conformity with the tenets and means of classical…

Argues that no coherent theology of liberation is possible if that theory's rational grounding of historical analysis is based on the dialectics of scientific socialism. Discusses the scientific status of the dialectical laws, highlights the role that dialectics play, and reflects on the future development of liberation theology. (Author/ABB)

Addresses reasons why men would not want to enter female-concentrated occupations, discrimination and men in nontraditional professions, and reasons why men would want to enter female-concentrated occupations. (Author/ABB)

Reviews Russel Kirk's THE PORTABLE CONSERVATIVE READER and George Will's STATECRAFT AS SOULCRAFT. Maintains that Americans tend to misunderstand the philosophy of traditional conservatives, confusing their stance on issues such as authority, tradition, and laissez faire government. (JDH)

Evaluates the importance of liberal arts and the mystique of education in everyday life by using personal anecdotes as illustrations. (EL)

Provides a rationale for high school writing assignments focusing on a wide range of personal, social, and moral issues related to responsible living. Offers a sequence of such assignments reflecting increasing complex writing and thinking skills for grades 7 to 12. (DMM)

Discusses the late Calvinist and civilized models of old age that flourished in Protestant, middle-class America between 1800 and 1920. Argues that the growing cultural dominance of science and the accelerating pace of capitalist productivity undercut the essential vision underlying these models: life as a spiritual journey. (JAC)

Review of several definitions of population education leads to the conclusion that the definition must be relevant to specific social and cultural goals. (GW)