The study of education is such an important undertaking it should be a regular part of the curriculum for all students, not just those preparing to be teachers. An ideal syllabus would comprise four main areas of education, interconnected with aspects of four disciplines. The areas would be: education's relation to the culture and subcultures;…

The 10 journal articles and documents annotated in this bibliography cover various aspects of the controversy provoked by the emergence of the back-to-basics movement. Several attempt to define the movement and to place it in political and educational context. One paper reports statistics on its growth. Several sources delineate the movement's…

A broad range of educational issues is treated in this collection of 120 short essays, written from the perspective of the author's 40 years in the education field. Section titles include: Teachers and Teaching; Episodes in the History of Education; Flights of Fancy; Defending the Schools; War and Peace; A Few Questions and Fewer Answers; and…

Language is the basic tool of education. Education must be concerned with developing students' communicative skills--skills that are frequently too subtle to be easily evaluated. Although evaluation is necessary, the national role in such evaluation should be a limited one. (Author)

Presented is a social and ideological examination of the theoretical foundation of education in Yugoslavia. It is hoped that such a critical examination will encourage new thinking about the role of education in constructing socialist self-management social relations in Yugoslavia. (Author/AV)

Reviews "Schooling and Work in the Democratic State" (Carnoy and Levin, 1986). Concludes that the book is a valuable tool for the analysis of conflicting demands on education within a democratic, capitalist society. (JDH)

Compares the theories and major points made by "Schooling in Capitalist America" (Bowles and Gintis, 1978) with "Schooling and Work in the Democratic State" (Carnoy and Levin, 1986). Concludes that Carnoy and Levin have improved on their predecessors' account of educational change and the complex functions that schools play. (JDH)

Presents a review of Muslim education in India between the years 1008 and 1757. Generates seven conclusions about education in this period. Among them, that education was inseparable from religion, that almost all rulers were authors who encouraged mass education, and that problem solving, discovery, and other "modern" educational…

Teachers have become more and more involved in policymaking activities due to increased political involvement through membership in teacher associations. Teacher education programs must respond by offering educational foundations that will prepare teachers in educational policy. (DF)

This monograph contains a brief description of secondary education in Slovenia. Slovenia, one of the youngest European states, recognized by the international community in 1992, is one of the smallest European countries. This report was prepared on the basis of available documents, statistical data, and research reports as well as existing…

This paper argues that the study of social studies foundations can and does belong in a teacher training program and can serve as a bridge from the college classroom to actual classroom teaching. Preservice social studies professionals should probe the difficult questions and challenges of the foundation of the social studies. Interest in the…

The revision of the standard accounts of the development of education in this country casts grave doubts on the benign motives of our educational leaders and reformers. This article is an example of such revisions. (Editor)

The Russian preschool educational system is described and general problems of preschool pedagogy are examined. Early childhood development and the psychological foundations of communist preschool education are discussed. (RM)

An application of cultural psychoanalysis to the present culture, society, and its history examines insights into the conditions and possibilities for social action toward a higher form of democratic community. Such a community can work together in turning education toward the fulfillment of democracy. (CJ)

The literature on curriculum development in teacher education is examined and an annotated bibliography concerning topics on curriculum content and design is presented. (JN)