Review of women's status in Eritrea before and since independence highlights significant advances in emancipation, with education playing a major role. The review identifies shortcomings and obstacles in the current political situation for women's rights and gender equity. (SK)

Describes a protest by students at a liberal arts college over the president's refusal to allow a transgender author to speak at commencement. Discusses issues of gender theory, activism, bias, and equity. (SK)

A 10th-grade teacher used an essay by an Irish Catholic homosexual to develop students' understanding about identity and oppression. In the context of ethnic literature, they identified common ground that oppressed groups divided by difference share. (SK)

The experience of a fifth-grade teacher shows how her identity as a lesbian makes a positive difference in the classroom, making her class a safe place in which students can question culture and take a stand. (SK)

Describes experiences of working with critical pedagogy in teaching English as a second language. Provides insights into the constructive processes made possible when education is based on human needs and calls Freire's critical pedagogy particularly appropriate for second language learning. Concludes with a call for reconceptualizing education as…

The author, a kindergarten teacher, examines the effects of special needs intervention on classroom life. She comments that often a special education focus overemphasizes children's weaknesses. The author suggests that special educators and classroom teachers collaborate to produce an understanding of the context of individual children's lives.…

The authors, one a female student and the other a male teacher, argue that women in a male-dominated society are often silenced, even in the classroom. They describe and analyze the process of silencing as it occurred in their graduate seminar designed to explore the relationship between language and power. (Author/CH)

During the late nineteenth century, policymakers undertook an intense campaign to assimilate Indians through education. The author examines three perspectives of that time: (1) the Protestant ideology, (2) the civilization-savagism paradigm, and (3) the quest for land by Whites. He explores how these translated into concrete educational policy.…

In laying the basis for a view of teachers as a force for transformative change in the schools, the author reviews the historical development of teachers' professional and union movements. He argues that teachers' collective interests as workers are more compatible with transformative than with merely reformist change. (Author/CH)

The authors question tensions between policymakers and local educational institutions and suggest that there are substantial gaps between the intentions and actual consequences of implemented policies concerning educational reform. They argue for cooperative strategies between federal, state, and local authorities that attempt to balance…

Discusses the evolving federal role in education and relates it to the New Federalism. He sees government as having five roles in relation to education. They involve protection of civil rights; leadership, advocacy, and constructive criticism; educational research and development; capacity building; and strengthening of research capabilities. (CT)

Discusses seven stereotypical views concerning the history of federal involvement in elementary and secondary education. Examines federal intervention after World War II; origination of federal programs; the National Defense Education Act; basic skills education; federal aid to precollegiate education; federal pressure for desegregation; and…

The author discusses federal legislation that concerns American Indian education. Examines contract schools, the Bureau of Indian Affairs school system, availability of public schools, sectarian mission schools, termination of tribal sovereignty, relocation to urban areas, and the Indian Education Act of 1972. (CT)

Skepticism about Piaget's work is the focus of this essay. The author sketches a history of Piaget's influence on American Education, reviews recent Genevan learning research, and turns to a consideration of issues of great educational concern, bringing Piaget's work to bear on them. (CT)

This overview of the early history of women's studies acts as an introduction to this special issue on women and education. Discusses how events in the last 10 years have affected education, the hiring of women in academia, and changes in curriculum and research. Also reviews other articles in this issue. (CT)