Christian Education AS A THEOLOGICAL DISCIPLINE AND METHOD1

These seven articles, which are on the same theme as the forthcoming National Convention, are presented here to provide background “thinking of the Convention.”

We are indebted to the authors for their informative and helpful statements.

The papers and seminar reports of the National Convention will be published in the March‐April 1958 issue of RELIGIOUS EDUCATION.

—The Editorial Committee     

CIVIC GROUPS AND COMPENSATORY EDUCATION

Following is the stenographic record of testimony by five students, one mother, and one former teacher before the House Committee on Education and Labor hearings on amendments to the National School Lunch Act.     

On the Development of Normal School Education in China (1926)

Nanchang, April 9: Wang Shaoxiong from Guangming Daily and our reporter Zhao Xiangru reported that the Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee and Commission for Discipline Inspection recently investigated and severely punished a major case of malpractice in the enrollment of graduate students at the Jiangxi Medical College. Ma Ti, former member of the party committee and vice-president of the college, was expelled from the party and demoted from the level of deputy chief of a provincial governmental department to that of section chief, and his salary reduced by one level. Shang Junjia, deputy party branch secretary and deputy chief of the scientific research section, was dismissed from all his posts inside and outside the party. Yu Changfeng, a functionary in the scientific research section, was expelled from the party and put on a two-year probation pending discharge. The Provincial Party Commission for Discipline Inspection publicized this incident through the province so that cadres at all levels will learn a lesson.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed: All Our Futures: Creativity, Culture and Education National Advisory Committee on Creative and Cultural Education. John, Matthews The Art of Childhood and Adolescence: The Construction of Meaning Art 20–The Thames and Hudson Multimedia Dictionary of Modern Art CD-ROM for Apple Macintosh or PC Edward, Lucie-Smith Lives of the Great 20th-Century Artists Ken, Vieth From Ordinary to Extraordinary: Art & Design Problem Solving Maxine, Berg and Helen, Clifford Consumers and Luxury: Consumer Culture in Europe 1650 to 1850 Susan, Balson Artists in Wales Jo Dahn Mark, Gelernter A History of American Architecture: Buildings in their Cultural and Technological Context     

New books

A List of Plays for High School and College Production. Prepared by the Committee on Plays for Secondary Schools and Colleges of the Drama League‐of America, and the Committee on Plays for Schools and Colleges of the National Council of Teachers of English. Chicago: The ‘ Drama League of America, 1916. Pp. 41. Paper, $0.25.

Teaching Literature in the Grammar Grades and High School. By Emma Miller Bolenitjs, A.M. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1915. Pp. 337. $1.25.

Practical Stage Directing for Amateurs. By Emerson Taylor. New York: Walton & Co., 1915. Pp. 193. $1.00.

The Natural Method of Voice Production in Speech and Song. By Floyd S. Muckey, M.D.C.M., New York: Scribner, 1915. Cloth, pp. 149. $1.00.

Public Speaking. By James Albert Winans. Ithaca, N.Y.: Sewell Publishing Co., 1915. Cloth, pp. xlii+476. $1.50.

Practical Argumentation. By George A. Pattee. New York: Century Co., 1915.

Oral English. By John M. Brewer. New York: Ginn & Co., 1916. Cloth, pp. 3960 $1.00.     

几乎正则图的全符号控制

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The twofold character of comparative education: Cross-cultural comparison and externalization to world situations

Member of the Executive Committee of the Comparative Education Society in Europe. His research work focuses on the comparative social history of education. His publications include two books on France, Die französischen Universitäten 1945–1968 (1972) Schulreform und Bildungspolitik in Frankreich (1974), Geschichte der Pädagogik und systematische Erziehungswissenschaft(co-editor) (1976), and Theories and Methods in Comparative Education(1988). He has published numerous articles in scholarly reviews, especially in Zeitschrift für Pädagogik.     

SCHOOL INTEGRATION IN ENGLAND

Following is the text of a memorandum prepared in January, 1970, for submission to members of the Select Subcommittee on Education of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor. These Congressmen visited Israel during the same month.     

PROJECT HEAD START: A RESEARCH SUMMARY

Following is the text of a report compiled by the U. S. Office of Education at the request of the Education Subcommittee of the U. S. Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. It can be found in U. S. Congress, 90th, 1st session, Senate, Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, Subcommittee on Education, Education Legislation, 1967, Hearings, Part (Wash., D. C: Government Printing Office, 1967), pp. 1070‐1077.     

Provisional Regulations of the State Education Commission Concerning the Work of Sending Scholars Abroad

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 10—With approval from the Party Central Committee and the State Council, the State Education Commission recently published "Provisional Regulations of the State Education Commission Concerning the Work of Sending Scholars Abroad."     

Comparative investigation of education: An evolutionary process

co-founder of the journal Comparative Educationand editor and chairman of its Board since 1978. Chairman (until 1989) of the Research Committee of the World Council of Comparative Education Societies. His numerous publications include: Other Schools and Ours, Comparative Studies and Educational Decision, Education and Development in Western Europeand Technological/Occupational Challenge, Social Transformation and Educational Response.     

THE POSSIBLE ROLE OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE IN ASSISTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

Most of this article consists of the reproduction of Recommendation No. R (95) 7 of the Committee of Ministers [of the Council of Europe] to Member States on Brain Drain in the Sectors of Higher Education and Research, adopted by the Ministers’ Deputies on 2 March 1995 and of its Annex consisting of a set of concrete measures to be taken in order to enact and to support the Recommendation. The Recommendation and Annex statements are preceded by two background statements, one suggesting ways in which the Council of Europe might aid the development of science and science policy in the countries of central and eastern Europe undergoing transition, the other, giving the background to Recommendation No. R (95) 7.     

关于陕西林业参与社会主义新农村建设的思考

建设社会主义新农村是党中央做出的重大战略决策,是全面建设小康社会进程中的重大历史任务。林业工作是党在农村工作的重要组成部分,陕西农村的发展实际表明,新农村建设迫切需要林业事业的长足发展。陕西林业可以在建设绿色家园、改善居住环境、提高农民收入等六个方面参与新农村建设,并发挥积极作用。     

Foreseeing a Religious Educational Program for a Local Church

The members of the Editorial Staff and Committee invite the readers of Religious Education to participate in the Forum. Let us know what you think about the articles appearing in the journal. If you feel we are over‐emphasizing some fields and under‐emphasizing others — tell us. If you feel that we are failing to get at some of the things we should be handling, discuss them through this section of the journal. We will welcome your cooperation and participation.     

晋商施教方略与中华会馆文化的渊源探析

晋商作为明清商帮之首,开创了对欧洲和蒙古的古中华茶马商道,其成功的商业经营绵延了五百年.文章探讨了晋商经营长盛不衰的文化底蕴,他们把儒、佛、道的文化精华糅合在经商事业中,不但通过言传、身教,更是通过建筑文化潜移默化地施教于从商子弟.这一点从晋商的故居和散落在他们栉风沐雨的艰辛旅途中的古中华会馆的建筑艺术中可以看到清晰的脉络.     

Asian Students: Their Experiences and Perceptions of Australian Universities

ABSTRACT

Australian universities generate substantial incomes from foreign students. Therefore, it is important to obtain information about these students to enable effective overseas marketing and delivery of services.

This study focused on Asian students, who tend to experience difficulty while studying in Australia, with an effective sample of 111 students being drawn from the three South Australian universities.

Reasons for studying in South Australia varied widely, with evidence of four distinct student segments, but no dominant selection criterion in any segment. Roughly one-quarter of respondents had experienced significant problems living in Australia, including communication, homesickness and loneliness. Significant variation was found with study-related difficulties, with four segments again being identified. Only 17% of respondents had experienced a range of serious study-related problems, including communication and pressure of work, but 40% had experienced serious problems involving fear of failure and expectations from home.

Respondents tended to evaluate university services as only moderately satisfactory.     

Political oratory in pre‐revolutionary America

German Psychological Warfare: Survey and Bibliography. Edited by Ladislas Farago and L. F. Gittler, Assistant Editor, with the cooperation of Gordon W. Allport, John G. Beebe‐Center, Edwin G. Boring, Floyd L. Ruch, and Stanley S. Stevens. 51 E. 42nd Street, New York: Committee for National Morale, 1941; pp. 155. $2.50.

Language Habits in Human Affairs. By Irving J. Lee. Foreword by Count Alfred Korzybski. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1941; pp. 278 + xxvii. $1.25.

Humanistic Studies in Honor of John Calvin Metcalf (University of Virginia Studies, Vol. I). By Various Contributors. Charlottesville (Va.): The University of Virginia, 1941. x + 338 pp.

Producing the Play. By John Gassner, and The New Scene Technician's Handbook. By Philip Barber. New York: The Dryden Press, 1941; pp. xxvii + 744, illustrated. $3.25.

The Jingle Book. By Alice L. Wood. New York: E. P. Dutton &; Co., Inc. 1940; pp. 208. $1.25.

Speech Improvement Cards, By Bryng Bryngelson and Esther Glaspey. New York: Scott, Foresman and Company, 1941. $3.60.

Practice Steps in English. By Frederick H. Blair, Elma A. Neal, Inez Foster, Ollie P. Storm. New York: The Macmillan Co., 1941. 29 cents each.

Debate Index Supplement. The Reference Shelf, Vol. 14, No. 9. Compiled by Julia E. Johnson. New York: H. W. Wilson Co., 1941; pp. 90; $.75.

Military Training: The Fifteenth Annual Debate Handbook. Edited by Bower Aly for the Committee on Debate Materials and Interstate Cooperation of the National University Extension Association. Columbia (Mo.): Lucas Brothers, 1941. vols.; Vol. I, 220 pp.; Vol. II (supplement), 220 pp. $1.00 each volume.

Universal Military Service. (The Reference Shelf, Vol. 15, No. 2). Edited by Robert E. Summers and Harrison B. Summers. New York: H. W. Wilson Co., 1941; 280 pp. $1.25.

Compulsory Military Training. (The Reference Shelf, Vol. 14, No. 6). Edited by Julia E. Johnsen. New York: H. W. Wilson Co., 1941; 266 pp. $1.25.

Compulsory Military Service. (Annual Debaters’ Help Book, Vol. 8). Edited by Ezra Christian Buehler. New York: Noble and Noble, 1941; vii + 422 pp. $2.50.

Representative American Speeches, 1940–1941. Selected by A. Craig Baird. New York: The H. W. Wilson Co., 1941; pp. 319. $1.25.

A Functional Program of Teacher Education. By The Curriculum Committee of the School of Education, Syracuse University. Washington, D.C.: American Council on Education, 1941. x + 260 pp. $1.25.

High School Forensics: An Integrated Program. By Arnold E. Meltzer. New York: H. W. Wilson Co., 1940; pp. 156. $.90.     

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PEOPLES OF EUROPE: WHAT IT COULD BE

Inspired by the coining together of the various countries of Europe, by the rebirth, at all levels, of interest in the common European identity, and by the growing European consensus as to the importance of the university as a major pan‐European cultural institution, the author, First Deputy Chairman of the USSR State Committee for Public Education, presents a project for the founding of a University of the Peoples of Europe. What he envisions is primarily a research institution devoted to the study of pan‐European problems of all sorts and the generalization of the solutions. The author suggests outlines of both the possible activities of such a university and of its organization. He believes that the institution should function under the auspices and with the support of Unesco.     

The story of representation (or not) in contributing to the development of a school subject curriculum

This paper prompts us to consider ‘representation’ with respect to a committee structure ‘managing’ the development of the Irish senior cycle physical education framework. The paper is timely due to the national interest in the senior cycle subject development in Ireland and complements work undertaken on the development of policy in senior physical education internationally. Bernstein's [(1990). Class, Code and Control: Volume 4. The Structuring of Pedagogic Discourse. London: Routledge] construction of ‘pedagogic discourse’ and Pitkin's [(1967). The Concept of Representation. University of California Press] notion of ‘representation’ provide a framework for exploring the process by which Senior Cycle Physical Education (SCPE) was ‘managed’ by the Physical Education Course Committee. Interviews were conducted with nine stakeholders who were members of the Committee and the constant comparative method was used to analyse the interview data. The results revolved around representation of individual views in favour of representative roles, interacting within the remit of the Committee structure and activity outside of the formal meetings. A number of conclusions arise in examining the extent to which ‘representation’ provides a framework for exploring the process by which curriculum development within Irish SCPE was ‘managed’ by the appointed Committee. Such a study provides significant points for discussion for those charged with drawing together groups to advise on curriculum development.