Education and Nationality

The paper argues that nationality and national sentiment have been, until recently, neglected concepts in liberal, as distinct from conservative, political and educational philosophy, It claims that, appropriately detached from nationalistic ideas associated with the political right, the promotion of national sentiment as an educational aim is not incompatible with liberalism and, more strongly, may be desirable for reasons of personal and cultural identity as well as for redistributive reasons. The paper then explores issues to do with British nationality in particular, arguing for a remodelled conception to replace the traditional one; and finally it looks at curricular implications, especially in the British context, of aiming at the cultivation of national sentiment within a liberal framework.     

Autonomy, Human Flourishing and the Curriculum

This is a book in the 'Thinking in Action' series, which 'takes philosophy to the public'. The review outlines the argument in the two halves of the book: on educational aims; and on controversial policy issues. In its assessment of the arguments it focuses on the following topics: problems in the relationships between happiness, flourishing, and personal autonomy; the justification of the traditional subject-centred curriculum; the role of conjecture in the argument for state-funded faith-based schools; and a defence of education for patriotism in the face of Brighouse's critique.     

Toward Performance-Based Counselor Certification

For the past four years the Georgia Department of Education has been involved in a statewide effort to establish standards and procedures for certification of educational personnel based on competency demonstration. As part of this effort, a project was commissioned to develop a performance-based system for the certification of school counselors. This article presents the premises, procedures, and products of the model which was developed.     

Factor Structure of the Supervisor Emphasis Rating Form

Factor analysis of the Supervisor Emphasis Rating Form suggested the presence of two underlying factors corresponding to supervisors' focus on professional behavior and process skills.     

BOOK REVIEWS

E DUCATIONAL P HILOSOPHIES AND D EMOCRATIC F AITH . By James W. Skelton.
A DULT E DUCATION . By P. H. Sheats, C. D. Jayne, and R. B. Spence.
P HILOSOPHY AND THE I DEOLOGICAL C ONFLICT . By Charles S. Seely.
G ANDHI : H IS L IFE AND M ESSAGE FOR THE W ORLD . By Louis Fischer.     

Counselor Education Students as Program Evaluators

Rarely are students given the opportunity to evaluate the total effect of a counselor education program on them as persons, learners, and emerging professionals. This article describes a comprehensive system analysis in which students evaluated their educational experience on such dimensions as faculty-student communication and decision making, psychological closeness, freedom to express deviant views, sexual and racial bias, and the degree to which the program climate encouraged them to be active rather than passive learners. Results categorized the program as consultative—a system in which power and authority are freely shared yet are not distributed equally.     

Coordination of Clinical Supervision in Practicum and Internship Programs

The authors examine practicum/internship coordination, viewing it as a system. Important components of the system are identified, and their impact on the system is explored.     

Multicultural Education for Counseling: A Reply to Lloyd

In this article the authors respond to three important issues raised by Arthur Lloyd in his lead article on multicultural counseling in the March 1987 issue of Counselor Education and Supervision. We examine these issues from various perspectives. Suggestions are offered for resolving these issues.