Viewing the growing disenchantment with state-controlled schooling, the authors predict that home teaching will become an established educational alternative within a short time, and they reflect on the teachings and writings of Johann Friedrich Herbart, an eighteenth-century advocate of educating children at home. (Editor/SJL)

Argues that most of the influential educational thought in Western Civilization has been expounded by males with distinctly negative attitudes toward women. Part of a theme issue: "Views of Women in Education: Past, Present, and Future." (SJL)

Asserts that, historically, women lacked equal educational opportunity because they were not recognized as "persons" under United States law. Reviews twentieth-century changes in women's legal status and challenges to sex discrimination in education. Discusses areas of current concern. Part of a theme issue on women in education. (SJL)

The purpose of this article is to describe how various minority women--immigrants and the poor--have participated in American schooling since 1900. It is part of a theme issue: "Views of Women in Education: Past, Present, and Future." (Author/SJL)

Citing accomplishments of women's organizations to promote change throughout United States history, the author advocates collective action as a key to women's success in achieving equality. Part of a theme issue: "Views of Women in Education: Past, Present, and Future." (SJL)

This article surveys educational environments and philosophies of school discipline from the colonial era through the twentieth century to illustrate that students have always been considered difficult to control. (Suthor/SJL)

The author looks at what and how women were taught in the castles, convents, towns and universities of medieval Europe. She also discusses the careers of seven notable nuns and abbesses, who were both exemplars of the scholarly woman and lasting influences on female education. (SJL)

The radical implication and conservative influence of Dewey's work as a sophisticated feminist theory is discussed using three aspects of his thought: his understanding of school as a "public" institution; the designation of morality as a "force" in the world; and his linkage of the concepts of freedom and service. (Author/SJL)

Indian artists blend their ancient culture with twentieth century experiences for a unique perception of the world. This article first appeared in "Horizon," September 1980, as an extract from "The Sweet Grass Lives On: Fifty Contemporary North American Indian Artists" (Harper and Row, 1980). (Editor)

Presents a definition and historical review of organized advocacy for children and families. Discusses the differences between case and class advocacy and highlights four proven strategies for successful advocacy. (SJL)

The author examines previous efforts to establish certifying examinations for high school students and their effects on curriculum and students, particularly minorities. Also, to introduce readers to the rest of this theme issue on testing, he briefly discusses test validity, cutoff scores, and effects on teachers. (SJL)

Reviews the history of Catholic education in the United States from the early nineteenth century to the present; discusses its academic effectiveness and the future of Catholic schools. (SK)

In the period before World War I, New York schools did provide some opportunities for immigrant children, but, despite compulsory education laws, the majority of immigrant students dropped out and went to work. (SK)

Although both Mexican-American and "Okie" migrants to California and the Pacific Northwest suffered discrimination, the assimilation and mobility of later generations of Okies contrasts with the racism, school segregation, and perpetuation of class divisions in the experience of Mexican Americans. (SK)