(1980). Denuclearization for a Just World: The Failure of Non Proliferation. The document discusses the non proliferation policies of nuclear power nations. It specifically focuses on the credibility gap which exists between the actual statements of peaceful intentions made by these nations which express the need for non proliferation of nuclear weapons and their actual conduct with regards to nuclear-related issues in international relations. Described as a declaration prepared by a group of concerned scholars and open for signature by concerned individuals throughout the world, the document is part of a project committed to encouraging research, education, dialogue, and action for a more just world order. Instances in which nuclear nations have endangered world peace are identified. These include allowing politics to become increasingly militarized, neglecting social and human services in favor of increased military expenditures, deploying strategic and nuclear missiles in Europe (both NATO and Warsaw Pact nations are guilty of this), attempting to…

Hsueh, Shou-Sheng (1978). International Education: Problems and Prospects. Keynote Addresses from the Horace Mann Lecture Series and the Paul Masoner International Lecture Series, 1972-1978. The topic of international education and higher education is discussed from an Asian viewpoint. Expectations of higher education, international education in a changing world, and international cooperation in higher education are considered. The expansion of universities in industrialized and in developing countries is noted, and information is presented on the growth of universities in Southeast Asia. Although problems have been encountered in most countries, international education has become an important component of Southeast Asian universities. The creation of the United Nations organization at the end of the Second World War brought in a new era in international education. Among the reasons contributing to the broadening of the scope of international education over recent years are the facts that: (1) internationalism has become a way of life; (2) countries in the modern world have become more interdependent than ever before; (3) the globe has become smaller with the advance of…

Lester, Sid; And Others (1969). A Directory of Research and Curriculum Development Projects in Social Science Education. This directory is designed as a reference for the educator on the activities of the new social studies research and curriculum development projects. It is not an analysis or an evaluation; it merely reports the information supplied by the 100 various projects –name, director, address, purpose, grade, subject, and products. These projects cover all grade levels from kindergarten through the twelfth grade, and include many social studies subjects; for example: American government, American history, anthropology, Asian studies, black history, civics, conservation education, economics, foreign relations, geography, humanities and social studies, intercultural studies, interdisciplinary studies, intergroup relations, international studies, Latin America, law, minority cultures, public affairs, social problems, social science, United States history, war and peace, world affairs, world cultures, world geography, world history. A second and revised edition will be released by the end of… [PDF]

Walach, Stephen (2008). \So Far from the Bamboo Grove:\ Multiculturalism, Historical Context, and Close Reading. English Journal, v97 n3 p17-20 Jan. In May 2006, the summer-reading committee in the author's middle school debated the relevance of \So Far from the Bamboo Grove\ by Yoko Kawashima Watkins and decided against using the book as a required summer-reading selection. Therefore, the author was interested in the controversy that erupted a few months later in Dover-Sherborn, a district near Boston, where Korean American parents protested the book as required reading. \So Far from the Bamboo Grove\ has been read in the New England area for more than a decade. The author is one of sixty recommended by the Massachusetts Department of Education for grades 5 through 8. The book is a compelling read, and such books are always in demand. Written by a Japanese American woman about the Japanese experience during World War II, the book addresses the multicultural requirements of progressive curricula and also fits as historical fiction. By portraying the dissolution of an eleven-year-old's comfortable lifestyle–from privileged kid to… [Direct]

Cherniack, Mark; And Others (1974). Guidelines for a More Reality Based Teacher Preparation Program for the Future. Futures Information Interchange, v2 n1 Oct. It is important to consider the following trends when planning inservice and preservice programs: (a) multiple crisis potential (food, energy, environment, water, war and peace issues, etc.); (b) declining birth rate resulting in smaller numbers of humans in traditional school-age brackets; and (c) increasing demand for continuing education. Following are some ideas designed to meet these needs: (a) lengthening of practice teaching experience and broadening of inservice teachers' experience; (b) involvement of teachers in organized activities outside the standard curriculum and more school/community cooperation; (c) experience in future studies to provide skills in anticipatory decision-making; (d) experience in sensitivity training to develop increased awareness of needs and sensitivities of others; and (e) training in values clarification to aid individuals in building their own value systems. (This document also includes activities in future studies for elementary and secondary… [PDF]

(1997). Update on Law-Related Education, 1997. Update on Law-Related, v21 n1-3. This document consists of 3 volumes of a serial devoted to law-related education (LRE) offering background information on a wide range of legal issues and teaching strategies for LRE. The title themes for the three volumes include "International Law,""Crime and Freedom," and "Civil Law". Background articles are provided along with teaching materials on a variety of topics, such as human rights, war and peace, land mines, global warming, juvenile law, rights of the accused, protecting offenders' rights, free trials and free press, tort law, the civil jury, and Congress. Additionally, issues of "Update on the Courts" provide current information on Supreme Court and other federal court cases and decisions. Teaching materials propose methods that involve class discussion, collaborative learning, and role playing activities. Many lesson plans include student handouts and visuals. (RJC)… [PDF]

Cha, Cher Shou; Hones, Donald F. (1999). Educating New Americans: Immigrant Lives and Learning. Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education. This book explores what it means to be a new American through the history of a refugee from Laos, Shou Cha, a community liaison for an elementary school. The experiences of Shou Cha, evangelical preacher, community leader, and father, show the historical and sociological contexts that have shaped his life. These contexts include the history of immigrant education policies. The chapters are: (1) \On Being and Becoming American\; (2) \Visions of America: Narratives of Immigrants, School, and Society\; (3) \A River in the Mountains\; (4) \The Word\; (5) \Generations\; (6) \Making Peace\; (7) \Resourcefulness, Relationship, Respect: Learning from a Life\; (8) \From One Life to Many: Rediscovering America through Autobiography\; and (9) \Epilogue: Research as an Opening.\ An appendix contains a discussion of \Narrative Inquiry and the Life History of a New American.\ (Contains 232 references.) (SLD)…

John Thomas Hornsby (2024). Examining the Changes in Success Rates of Texas Basic Peace Officer Trainees on the State Licensing Examination. ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi. The purpose of this study was to determine if there has been a change to the scores on the Texas State Peace Officer Licensing Examination over a given time, and if been a so, identify subjects where scores improved or declined. By recognizing stagnation or declination in test scores, interventions can be designed to enhance the adult learning experience for peace officer candidates. To determine if a change over time occurred, I utilized a non-experimental, longitudinal, descriptive quantitative analysis research design. My results showed that there was a change in 8 of 23 topics investigated. 7 topics showed a decline in pass rate over the study period and 1 topic showed an increase in pass rate over the study period. The study suggests that topics showing a decline in test scores for academy students correspond with changes in delivery methods brought about by staff changes and the global pandemic. It further suggests that increases in test scores for academy students correspond… [Direct]

Benz, Stephen, Ed.; Carey-Webb, Allen, Ed. (1996). Teaching and Testimony: Rigoberta Menchu and the North American Classroom. The articles collected in this book use the testimonial narrative of Rigoberta Menchu, a Mayan-Quiche of Guatemala and winner of the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize, to engage students in vital and relevant cross-cultural learning in a variety of disciplines, locations, and levels. The book tells teachers' stories of using Menchu's testimonial in their classrooms, and invites reflection on the transformative possibility of integrating previously marginalized voices. The 28 articles in the collection include: "From Peasant to National Symbol" (Arturo Arias); "Why Dinesh D'Souza Has It in for Rigoberta Menchu" (Gene H. Bell-Villada); "Official Violence and Folk Violence: Approaching 'I, Rigoberta Menchu' from the Perspectives of Folklife and Peace Studies" (William Westerman); "Literature from the Land Between: A High School Unit on Central American Literature" (Judith E. Petersen); "The Testimony of Rigoberta Menchu in the Foreign Language…

(1995). National Profiles in Technical and Vocational Education in Asia and the Pacific: Papua New Guinea. One of a series of studies on the development of technical and vocational education in the member states of UNESCO, this report profiles the educational system in Papua New Guinea. The four parts of the document provide information about the following: the geography, the history, and the economy of the country; the educational system; technical education; and a list of technician education institutions. Appendixes provide statistical information about the economy and the educational system. Some of the highlights are as follows: (1) Papua New Guinea is a "lower middle income" country, but its educational status is actually worse than the average of the lowest income countries; (2) the country is made up of at least five ethnic groups, peace is a challenge, and the economy must grow in order to provide employment; (3) mining and education for mining occupations is important for the future of the country; (4) the education system has four levels: primary (grades 1-6), lower… [PDF]

Engle, Shirley H. (1972). Needed: A Democratizing of the Schools?. The goal of civic education, as discussed in this paper, is responsible political activism. Although the word activism tends to conjure a negative image of a revolutionary student body for some, the term is used here to express active participation in the decision making process, respect for others' opinions, and upholding one's beliefs. In this view, education should approve of and encourage student activism. Schools, often in an effort to keep the peace, preserve the status quo regardless of the issue and opt for passivity of students. Activism then, can be explained, not by school activities but, rather, by out of school experiences. When a credibility gap exists between schools and students, activism may be a reaction not only to education, which often ignores social problems and ills of today, but also to schools which do not reflect participatory democracy. If civic education is to effect responsible student activism positively, it needs to provide curricular content… [PDF]

Clewell, Beatriz Chu; Villegas, Ana Maria (2001). Ahead of the Class: A Handbook for Preparing New Teachers from New Sources. Design Lessons from the DeWitt Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund's Pathways to Teaching Careers Initiative. This handbook is a guide to the design of new teacher recruitment programs. It is intended to help new programs make the best possible start in duplicating the success of the Pathways program, which seeks to recruit from three nontraditional pools: paraprofessionals, uncertified teachers, and returned Peace Corps volunteers. Pathways involves: partnerships between teacher education programs and school districts; nontraditional and traditional criteria for selecting participants; a rigorous, innovative teacher education curriculum tailored to the needs of nontraditional participants; and varied supports for participants while they pursue college degrees and teaching certificates. This handbook is targeted to people who are already involved in crafting local solutions to the teacher shortage, especially in urban and rural schools, and in devising recruitment strategies aimed at minority teachers. It begins with a review of requirements for building essential, ongoing partnerships… [PDF]

Millman, Sierra (2007). Piling It On. Chronicle of Higher Education, v53 n41 pA6 Jun. On March 2, Michael J. D'Andrea, professor of counselor education at the University of Hawaii Manoa campus, received a letter informing him that "effective immediately upon your receipt of this letter, you are being reassigned to work at home with pay while the University of Hawaii … addresses several issues concerning your alleged intimidating, hostile and bullying behavior." D'Andrea was also instructed not talk with colleagues at the College of Education, not to meet with students nor contact them by phone. Sending anyone at the college an e-mail message was also restricted. Citing that administrators may prevent him from teaching, visiting his office or being physically on campus, D'Andrea sued the university for infringing his rights of speech. Prior to a hearing in April, the university offered to lift the restrictions on speech. D'Andrea says he has never intimidated, bullied, or threatened anyone and that the university is punishing him for his peace and… [Direct]

(2001). Education International Policy Resolutions: 1995, 1998, and 2001. Education International (EI) convened its affiliates worldwide on the occasion of its third World Congress in Jomtien, Thailand in July 2001. EI is a worldwide trade union organization of education personnel, whose 25 million members represent all sectors of education from preschool to university, 311 national trade unions and associations in 159 countries and territories. At the 2001 World Congress, the EI member organizations stated their wish that EI continue to mobilize teachers, trade unionists, and the international community around issues such as the right to quality public education for all human beings, controlled globalization, greater social justice and better cooperation among people. This document contains a comprehensive presentation of resolutions adopted by EI. This includes resolutions passed at the 1995 World Congress held in Harare, Zimbabwe, the 1998 World Congress held in Washington, D.C., and the 2001 World Congress held in Jomtien, Thailand. Following the EI… [PDF]

Bakke, Amy; Tharp, Bonnie (1994). Building the Global Community: The Next Step. Report of a Conference Sponsored by the American Council on International Intercultural Education and the Stanley Foundation (Warrington, VA, November 28-30, 1994). In November 1994, 24 practitioners from the field of international education and the federal government met to clarify community college goals in international and intercultural education, articulate a clear mission statement, and determine strategies and plans of action. This document provides an overview of the discussions and conclusions reached by participants. First, an introduction describes the role of community colleges in international and intercultural education, pointing to the colleges' community-based and comprehensive mission, and suggests that colleges must develop students knowledge and understanding in the areas of global interdependence; human resources, values, and cultures; global environment and natural resources; global peace and conflict management; and change and alternate futures. The second section describes strategies to ensure that viable global education programs are established nationwide, covering six strategic areas: establishing support among college… [PDF]

Barnard, Henry, Ed. (1871). The American Journal of Education. National Series. Volume Six. Entire Series–Volume XXII. American Journal of Education, v6 n21 Jan. This document contains the sixth volume of the "National Series" of the "American Journal of Education." Topics cover scientific and industrial education while providing an account of system, institutions, and courses of instruction in the principles of science applied to the arts of peace and war in different countries. This issue's focus is on systems and institutions of special and technical instruction in countries and areas such as Austria, Bavaria, free cities of Germany, Prussia, France, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Russia, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, and Portugal. The "National Series" of the "American Journal of Education" was commenced in September 1867 including circulars, reports, and documents issued by the Editor as Commissioner of Education to the end of 1870. It comprises five volumes of 800 pages each, with a table of contents and index to each volume. The sixth volume was issued in 1871 in quarterly numbers, the… [PDF]

Elliott, Alison, Ed. (2007). Every Child. Volume 13, Number 2, 2007. Early Childhood Australia The theme of this issue of "Every Child" is "Challenging Practice and Challenging Practices." It covers a range of issues challenging the images of a "traditional" children's service. Contents include an editorial by Alison Elliott, "Wise Vision, Workable Solutions and Early Childhood Action," a guest statement by Collette Tayler, professor in Queensland University of Technology's School of Early Childhood, titled "Challenging Practice Challenging Practices in Early Education and Care," and these articles: (1) Doing It "Our Way:" Including Children and Families from Different Cultures" (Margaret Young); (2) Minya Bunhii: A Little Nest of Learning (Mavis Miller and Ursula Montgomerie); (3) Creative Playspaces (Neville Dwyer); (4) Behaviour, Belief and Action (Sue Roffey); (5) Our Responsibility to Reconciliation (Frank Hytten); (6) Strengthening Indigeneity through Whakapapa and Maori Pedagogy (Ngaroma Madeleine… [PDF] [Direct]

(1994). CNN Newsroom Classroom Guides. March 14-31, 1994. These classroom guides for the daily CNN (Cable News Network) Newsroom broadcasts for the month of March provide program rundowns, suggestions for class activities and discussion, student handouts, and a list of related news terms. Topics covered by the guides include: (1) Bophuthatswana, Best Quest, language immersion, Bosnia diaries, Nepal, Japanese bowling, sport terminology, South Africa, education in Nicaragua, rent-to-own, peace in the Middle East, sign language and gorillas, Space Shuttle Columbia, careers, and monks and music (March 14-18); (2) Bosnia, Junior Achievement in Gambia, careers, satellites, empty churches in Britain, information superhighway, Italian elections, business ownership, assassination of Mexican presidential candidate, lake simulator, resurgence of poetry, and employment interviews (March 21-25); (3) smoking, AnimAction, endangered orangutans, telecommuting, violence in South Africa, women in Russia, children's soccer, unemployment in France, Bosnia,…

Clark, Mari; And Others (1985). Manual de Adiestramiento sobre Terapia de Rehidratacion Oral y Control de las Enfermedades Diarreicas (Oral Rehydration Therapy and the Control of Diarrheal Diseases). Training for Development. Peace Corps Information Collection & Exchange Training Manual No. T-53. This Spanish-language manual was developed to train Peace Corps volunteers and other community health workers in Spanish-speaking countries in oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and the control of diarrheal diseases. Using a competency-based format, the manual contains three training modules (organized in seven sessions) that focus on interrelated health education and technical content areas. Each module begins with a set of behavioral objectives and contains a sequence of sessions that address the specific content area. Session formats include targeted time frame, overview, objectives, resources, materials, procedures, and trainer notes. The modules cover the following topics: climate setting and assessment; diarrhea, dehydration, and rehydration; and nutrition and diarrhea. Extensive examples, sample forms, schedules, and handouts are provided. Materials are illustrated with line drawings. Suggestions to the trainer for adapting the materials for different countries and different… [PDF]

Pool, Ithiel de Sola (1980). Communications and Integrated Planning. Communications specialists should interpret the slogan "integrated communications planning" as a concern for communicating efforts to promote education, health, racial equality, and world peace rather than as a call to expand bureaucratic power and control. The advantages of multiple initiatives and of allowing specialists to perform their specialties could be endangered by an overly strong and comprehensive integrated framework. Examples of situations where such a framework could be detrimental include (1) the setting and freezing of technical standards for the telecommunications industry, (2) satellite orbit and frequency allotments in a tightly unified satellite communications system, and (3) attempting to coordinate the efforts of organizations as diverse as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UNESCO). The history of freedom consists of efforts to confine authorities to their strictly restricted domains….

Baker, Gwendolyn Calvert (1996). Every Child Is Our Child. Young people deserve to grow and thrive in good times and bad, in poverty and prosperity, in war and peace. Yet children still suffer from hunger, poverty, and maltreatment, even in a country as rich as the United States. This paper provides a historical background of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the kinds and nature of the services it provides, and how individuals can help UNICEF to provide a better environment for children. Recommendations include providing access to quality education, helping children to gain language and cultural training, encouraging them to develop self esteem and important life skills such as critical thinking and assertiveness, and teaching children to understand global problems such as pollution and destruction of the rain forest. People need to see every child as their own child, so that all people can learn to live productively in a world of great diversity. (MOK)… [PDF]

(1989). Teacher Corps Alumni Network. Symposia Proceedings (New Orleans, Louisiana, November 1988) and (St. Louis, Missouri, February 1989). Selected papers are presented from two symposia addressing the need for recruitment and retention of minority persons into education. The first, by Bess C. Howard, offers an historical perspective on black educators and discusses the need for recruiting Black teachers. In the second paper, Judy Minier discusses the role played by the Teacher Corps in encouraging Native American teachers. William Smith offers insights into the role of government in developing the Peace Corps and the Teacher Corps. In the fourth paper, Thomas W. Hewitt addresses minority recruitment and career path building. The final paper, by Ruben D. Olivarez, speaks on the existing conditions in Texas in the area of minority teacher recruitment and retention. Each of the papers presents the state of the problem in the topic area, directions to be taken, and the role of the Teacher Corps Alumni Network in expediting change. (JD)…

(1995). Responding to Violence and Abuse: Educating Minnesota Professionals for the Future. A Report of the Statewide Task Forces. In response to a 1993 Minnesota crime bill, four task forces reviewed violence education in professional higher education programs and made recommendations for legislation and law enforcement. The four task forces–in Law, Health Services, Human Services, and Education–made several critical recommendations that applied across professions: interdisciplinary violence education should be taught by knowledgeable faculty for all students in professional education programs; victims and offenders should participate as speakers, panelists, and community resources; protocols should be developed in all professions for dealing with violent or abusive members; cultural competency should be stressed for students and practitioners; pre-admission standards should screen students at risk for violent or abusive behavior; and opportunities for service learning should be provided all students. Among the 10 recommendations for legislation and 6 recommendations for law enforcement were the following:… [PDF]

Clark, Gilbert, Ed. (1999). Contemporary Technology. InSEA News, v6 n1. This theme issue of "InSEA News" focuses on contemporary technology and art education. The articles are: "International Travel and Contemporary Technology" (Gilbert Clark); "Recollections and Visions for Electronic Computing in Art Education" (Guy Hubbard); "Using Technologies in Art Education: A Review of Current Issues" (Li-Fen Lu); "Reflections on a Chinese Past" (Doug Boughton); "Teacher Seeks Students' Artworks" (Mary Scheesley); "A Morning Experience in a Brazilian Art Museum" (L. B. P. Frange); "The Garden of Earthly Delights" (Hal McWhinnie); "Latin American and Caribe Art Education Meeting" (Ana Mae Barbosa); "Using Computer Technologies: Some Questions" (Jenny Aland); "Early Childhood Art Websites for Young Children" (Barbara Piscitelli); "Minutes of the InSEA General Assembly in Glasgow" (Diederick Schonau); "Tanay's Heart in the Middle of the… [PDF]

Good, Linda A. (1999). A Visit to Kindergarten No. 490 in Minsk, Belarus. Although opportunities for sharing information about early childhood education increased with the disbanding of the Soviet Union in 1991, knowledge about how young children are cared for and educated in countries of the former Soviet Union remains limited. This report presents observations of a kindergarten class in Minsk, Belarus conducted through the auspices of Friendship Force, an international organization striving to promote peace through understanding. The report describes the facilities housing Kindergarten No. 490, including the building, classrooms, sleeping areas, bathrooms, and additional rooms. Also described are the children attending the program, the program staff, and the daily schedule and curriculum. Teaching methods are highlighted, with a focus on the kindergarten's unique approach to health education involving water treatments. The report further provides information on services for children with special needs, and on teacher training and compensation. The… [PDF]

Freeman, Nancy K.; Swick, Kevin J. (2004). Nurturing Peaceful Children to Create a Caring World: The Role of Families and Communities. Childhood Education, v81 n1 p2 Fall. With the constant reminders of wars and other human degradation going on in the world, education for \caring\ is more critically important than ever to our future (Noddings, 2002). Televised accounts of the war in Iraq leave most caring people devastated. Civilian and military deaths and casualties challenge people's faith in a peaceful and meaningful future. Clearly, love and peace must be a priority for everyone. Although less intense than war, the everyday abuses carried out by the thoughtless, the cruel, and the antisocial also convey the urgency for more \caring education\ across all cultures (Elshtain, 1999). Violence occurs in many forms, including physical, psychological, social, and verbal. Recent research on the impact of this violence on children during their early years should prompt a call to action for all citizens. Three \family ecology\ elements affect what and how children learn in relation to their interactions with self and others (Brazelton & Greenspan, 2000): (1)…

Stearns, Troy (1966). Ideas for the Development of Programs Relating to the International Scene and its Role in the Schools (Vistas for International Understanding and Cooperation). Dramatic changes during the last two decades demand immediate reevaluation of educational goals with the aim of promoting world peace and international understanding. Significant advances have already been made by international organizations such as UNESCO, UNICEF, and the World University; by national groups such as the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), the North Central Association, Education and World Affairs, and the Education Materials Laboratory; and by programs conducted at college and university, regional, state, and local levels. Teacher education institutions can play a key role in developing cultural appreciation and intercultural understanding as they guide the growth and development of future teachers. Teacher educators must "identify, state clearly, and clarify from time to time special information, attitudes, appreciations, and skills that are intimately related to world-mindedness." Frank appraisal of existing programs is… [PDF]

Griffin, Gary A.; Light, Luise (1975). Nutrition Education Curricula: Relevance, Design and the Problem of Change. Educational Studies and Documents, New Series, Number 18. Five chapters address various issues in nutrition education curricula: national development, nutrition, and the role of education; roots of nutritional behavior and program planning; curriculum design and the planning process; problems and prospects of educational change; and community and educational support for school nutrition programs. Chapter 1 describes the nature and scope of nutrition problems in the world and the central role of education in working toward solutions which contribute to national development and world peace. Chapter 2 examines the origins of food habits and other behaviors which influence program planning and the nutritional status of individuals. An approach to planning school nutrition education programs which takes account of the specific causes of malnutrition in communities and available strategies for improvement is offered. Chapter 3 discusses curriculum design from three pedagogical points of view and suggests a planning process out of which designs…

Stephenson, Susan Mayclin (2000). Child of the World: Essential Montessori Age 3-12+ Years. Sixteenth Edition. This book provides information on the basic principles of Montessori education for 3- to 12-year-olds and contains a catalog of equipment, materials, and books for use by adults living or working with children. Information and relevant materials for 3- to 6-year-olds are organized into the following areas: (1) organizing the environment; (2) family life, including care of each other, care of the environment and food preparation and serving; (3) toys and games; (4) blocks and puzzles; (5) earth science; (6) plants and animals; (7) people, including geography and history; (8) language materials; (9) music; (10) art; and (11) geometry and math. Information and materials for 6- to 12-year-olds is organized as follows: (12) cooperation and peace; (13) earth science; (14) plants and animals; (15) geography, history, and biography; (16) language; (17) art and music; and (18) geometry, mathematics, and invention. Two final sections cover parenting and teaching children from birth to 24… [PDF]

Brameld, Theodore (1970). The Climactic Decades: Mandate to Education. In this book, a prominent spokesman for the reconstructionist theory of education explains why he sees education not only as a transmitter of culture, but also as a potentially powerful initiator of social change. The author brings the insights of many disciplines to bear on student rebellion, teachers' strikes, administrative obsolesence, nationalism versus internationalism, and other issues. His fundamental concern is how education can become an agency of democratic power–power to build a national and international order in which there is abundance, enlightenment, and peace. Some of the polarities with which he deals here are: 1) the necessity of educating both for commitment and objectivity; 2) the need to keep both social and personal values in mind in setting and evaluating outcomes of education; 3) doing educational justice to both the intellectual and emotional requirements of human development; and 4) the need for reorienting American schooling away from its customary…