The mechanism of the self-fulfilling prophecy is examined in relation to feedback, pupil self-expectancy, and the wider educational environment. Categories of necessary conditions for the successful communication of teachers' expectations include external conditions at school, teachers' and pupils' values and expectations, and teachers' and…

For students to develop to their fullest, educators must understand that traditional notions of potential can have a negative effect. Educators must understand the nature of potential to anticipate and promote the emergence of qualities not yet evident, as well as to capitalize on potentials already manifest. (IS)

To make the kind of contribution to education that many would like, philosophers of education may have to turn away from philosophy, whereas to make a contribution to philosophy, their skills in this latter area may have to be magnified and, perhaps, their educational interests will have to be abandoned. (RM)

Maintains that women are a critical, yet neglected part of U. S. education history. Reviews six recent works in the field and pleads for a new history of women's education in the United States. (JDH)

Compares and contrasts views of what constitutes good teaching in four recent books: "My Harvard, My Yale: Memoirs of College Life by Some Notable Americans" (Dubois, 1982); "Twenty Teachers" (Macrorie, 1984); "Artistry in Teaching" (Rubin, 1985); and "The Essence of Good Teaching: Helping Students Learn and Remember What They Learn" (Eriksen,…

Critically reviews the revised second edition of Robert R. Sherman's 1984 book, "Understanding History of Education". Concludes that educators must reconsider how to "do" the history of education in addition to re-examining what should be taught in foundations of education courses. (JDH)

Provides a critical analysis of "Theories of Moral Development" (Rich and DeVitis, 1985). Provides broad view of what different disciplines and a variety of social scientists have contributed to our conception of moral development. The reviewer concludes that the authors' attempt to translate moral development theories into educational practice…

Critically reviews The Sociology of Education: A Systematic Analysis" (Ballantine, 1983) and "Schools and Society: A Reader in Education and Sociology" (Ballantine, 1985). Concludes that these two books offer much to instructors seeking a coherent approach to this diverse field. (JDH)

Provides a summary and analysis of the content of "Readings on Interaction in the Classroom" (Delamont, 1984). Concludes that this book makes an important contribution by bridging the gap between social scientists and educational practitioners. (JDH)

Critically reviews "Religious Schooling in America" (Carper and Hunt, 1984). Maintains that while this edited volume fails to address the philosophical and political problems associated with religious education in the United States, that any single volume on this diverse topic will have shortcomings. (JDH)

Critically reviews "The Public Interest on Education" (Glazer, 1984), a collection of articles which appeared in "The Public Interest" between 1974 and 1981. States that this work usefully illustrates the neoconservatives' disenchantment with a variety of federally-instigated school reforms. A shortcoming of the book is its failure to focus on the…

Reviews "The Preparation for Life Curriculum" (Wilcox, Dunn, Lavercombe and Burn, 1984), which is a case study of a British career education curriculum development project in four secondary schools. (JDH)

Reviews "Learning History" (Dickinson, Lee, and Rogers, 1984), a book which focuses on the nature and structure of history and the need to relate this to the psychological make-up of the pupil. Chapters cover such topics as: Why learn history?, the value of teaching history in schools, and how students learn history. (JDH)

Reviews "Feminist Visions: Toward a Transformation of the Liberal Arts Curriculum" (Fowlkes and McClure, 1984) and "Integrating Women's Studies into the Curriculum: An Annotated Bibliography" (Franzosa and Mazza, 1984). Maintains that these two books will familiarize educators with the profound reassessment of the content, method, and structure of…

Reviews Donaldo Macedo's 1985 English translation of Paulo Freire's book:"The Politics of Education: Culture, Power, and Liberation". States that this work is basically a compilation of previously published essays and speeches, with new material on the role of the church in reform movements and new insights into the complex thinking of Freire.…