Reexamines the achievements and failures of Tsarist education. (IRT)

Describes the difficulties faced by AmeriCorps. The laws that govern this national service program have not been updated. Although the Bush administration is expected to increase the number of participants, the long-term health and effectiveness of the program will depend on whether Congress and the administration can agree on legislation to…

Sheldon Hackney will step down as chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities for personal reasons, and resume teaching college-level history. During his tenure at the federal agency, he contended with significant budget reductions by a Republican Congress and was sometimes criticized for his leadership style. The agency is still…

Discusses the part played by the political system and the international context in attempts to promote environmental education in Scotland. Analysis shows a complex and largely negative interaction with political and administrative systems regarding formal education. Concludes that the influence of international events was generally marginal but…

Asserts that recognition of the cultural nature of schooled mathematics requires research that locates these practices in the sociopolitical context and provides an account of the social valorization of mathematical practices and the impact on learning. Using data on students in multiethnic English elementary schools, the article proposes how the…

Explores how analyses and visions of U.S. society shape the appeal of progressive pedagogy but focusing on the evolution of political and educational ideas among African American civil rights activities who created alternative schools for black children in the 1960s and 1970s. Concludes that support for progressive pedagogy depends on the…

Examines "Ghost World," a Hollywood film about youth, friendship, alienation, and survival, critically investigating how popular representations of youth signal a particular crisis of the social through a discourse of privatization, which fails to locate youth and problems they face within the related geographies of the social and political. The…

Reviews the philosophical and theoretical foundations of cost-effectiveness analysis and describes some of the ethical assumptions and implications that are embedded in, and result from, the use of this economic analysis technique. Considers how the social and political contexts of health-related decisions affects the usefulness of the results…

What is missing from the citizenship debate is discussion of democracy, social justice, and equality. The political economy of citizenship still reflects and reinforces the major social divisions of power and excludes many. Democratic citizenship should be viewed in an expansive and nonnational way. (Author/JOW)

Written from a Polish immigrant's viewpoint, this article focuses on the moral and spiritual aspects of the political upheaval beginning in Poland in 1980 and culminating in the toppling of East European totalitarian regimes. Poland will eventually achieve a strong free-market economy and democracy, aided by school reform and teacher reeducation.…

Economic and political changes and the resurgence of ethnicity are profoundly transforming the world. Radical adult education has historically worked at the interface of economics, politics, and culture; in the current state of flux, many of the enduring issues of adult education are being raised in new ways. (SK)

Mozambican refugees in Swaziland are caught between the conditions forcing them to leave Mozambique and the hostile political and economic situation in Swaziland. These conditions limit educational programs for refugees to the goal of self-sufficiency within refugee settlements; programs are often poorly attended due to the refugees' predominant…

Examines the book, "The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community," 25 years after its publication. Contends that the book was influenced by the particular historical and political circumstances of its time. Discusses the books' deficiencies and biases. Considers the changes in historiography since 1963. (RW)

Nigerian writer, Chinua Achebe, explores the relationship between Black American and African literature, the use of African and/or European languages to write African literature, social and political influences on literature, and the relationship between literacy and reading. Urges aspiring writers to find their own authentic voice. (DMM)

Describes the campaign launched by trade unions in Denmark to influence the general education system, especially the primary school (for students up to the age of 16-17). (JOW)