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Peer reviewedLockwood, Alan L. – Educational Leadership, 1986
Criticizes the ideas of the "great tradition" article (EA 519 521, this issue), pointing out that there is little historical agreement on the nature of morality, and that advocating mindless conformity to externally imposed standards of conduct is to caricature the moral life. (MD)
Descriptors: Compulsory Education, Critical Thinking, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedKeen, Sam – Educational Leadership, 1989
Using U.S. and Soviet political cartoons over the past century, this article argues that lasting peace is a more likely byproduct of education than of politics and conformity-instilling propaganda. The key is our ability and willingness to examine our perceptions and those of others. (MLH)
Descriptors: Cartoons, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Peace
Peer reviewedWillie, Charles V. – Educational Leadership, 1991
Chubb and Moe model education on the economic system. The rules governing the economic system, concerned with distributing goods and services, differ from those governing the educational system, concerned with developing and disseminating knowledge and information. Controlled choice recognizes the complementary relationship of freedom and…
Descriptors: Conformity, Elementary Secondary Education, Free Enterprise System, Models
