Discusses how the histories of people, ideas, and concepts can be useful for the improvement of education today. Examples of historical analyses of curriculum development, compulsory education, vocational education, and teachers' roles are included. Historical studies comparing stated educational goals to actual outcomes are discussed. (AM)

Describes and analyzes the conflicting historical images of the community junior college. The historiography of the junior college movement is evaluated. None of the histories examined was based solely on historical evidence; each reflected its writer's social values. (AM)

Discusses how Paulo Freire's philosophy and educational methods were influenced by social conditions in Brazil. The impact of political conditions, Catholic intellectual thought, and social radicalism on Freire is examined. (AM)

While throughout his political career Lincoln spoke of the value and importance of learning, only in a very few instances did he actively encourage and support the development of public education. Lincoln's indifference toward public support for education is considered within the context of the frontier experience and the tradition of the…

Discusses the difference between education professors who are involved with the intellectual discipline of education and those who are involved with practical studies such as teacher education. Historical and philosophical reasons for the division are examined. The consequences of intradisciplinary conflicts on the future role of professional…

Discusses reasons for low research productivity among college education faculties. Research productivity of education faculties is compared to that of agriculture, geology, and social science faculties. In education, research productivity is hampered by heavy workloads, an overemphasis on practice-oriented research, and the lack of government…

Examines the epistemological assumptions underlying the teaching of high school science. The author recommends a science course at the high school level in which science is presented, within a historical context, as an essentially theoretical activity which reflects a culture's political, religious, philosophical, aesthetic, and ideological…

Contains the 1981 presidential address to the American Educational Studies Association discussing the philosophical traditions of Western education within the context of modern social change. Itzkoff stresses the need to protect diversity in human intelligence from dogmatic ideologies and to encourage reorganization of educational structures to…

Examines two theories of collective action, individualist and socialist, to see how well each explains the apparent inability of Americans to pursue social ideals through education. Bull concludes that neither theory adequately explains collective behavior within educational institutions. (AM)

Examines Aristotle's conception of childhood in relation to the creation of the ideal community. According to Aristotle, children are incompletely developed, so the goal of education should be to help children outgrow their original, animal-like natures so that they will find happiness as adults in rational behavior. (AM)

Uses the conversion of McGill University to a coeducational institution in 1884 as a case study of the role of women in universities. Gillett discusses the educational implications of traditional and feminist views of women in terms of female stereotypes, perceptions of female educability, and the role of women in society. (AM)

Traces the nineteenth-century Transcendental movement in New England education through the educational philosophies and practices of two educators--Bronson Alcott, director of the Temple School and Hiram Fuller, director of the Greene Street School. Similarities and differences in the approaches of these two educators are discussed. (DB)

Traces the aims of American higher education from colonial Limes to the 20th century, with emphasis on the differences between the realities of higher education and the "rhetoric" or stated aims. Concludes that the recent emphasis on equality of educational opportunity represents a break with traditional educational principles and an advance in…

Relates lack of clarity in educational thought and policymaking to the lack of direction in American society, resulting from a collapse of authority, breakdown of family and community ties, an erosion of traditional values, privatism v public good, and rejection of the past. Concludes, however, that these ills are not necessarily due to a failure…

This bulletin reviews selected research on the relationship of increased instructional time to student achievement. Different ways of increasing time are discussed, including lengthening the school year and the school day, reallocating time within the day to allow more time for instruction, improving teachers' management skills, and increasing…