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American Secondary Education, Part 7 of 7
Joseph Adelson, Carl Dolce, Denis Doyle, Gilbert Sewall, and Donald Stedman discuss media coverage of education in the United States. They are concerned that the press often embraces new ideas, trends, and data without appropriate examination of the evidence or … Continue reading
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American Secondary Education, Part 5 of 7
Joseph Adelson, Carl Dolce, Denis Doyle, Gilbert Sewall, and Donald Stedman discuss education in the United States. Topics include the role of special interest groups, the legislative process, the increasing number of court cases regarding education, questions about students’ rights, … Continue reading
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American Secondary Education, Part 4 of 7
Joseph Adelson, Carl Dolce, Denis Doyle, Gilbert Sewall, and Donald Stedman, in their discussion of education in the United States, focus on the topics of traditionalist/fundamentalist versus modernist/innovative/progressive approaches to teaching; school curricula; and the communication of social and moral values … Continue reading
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American Secondary Education, Part 3 of 7
Joseph Adelson, Carl Dolce, Denis Doyle, and Donald Stedman discuss the characteristics of good schools and effective teachers in the United States. They compare and contrast the roles, authority, and respect accorded to administrative personnel, teachers, and parents in the … Continue reading
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American Secondary Education, Part 2 of 7
Joseph Adelson, Carl Dolce, Denis Doyle, Gilbert Sewall, and Donald Stedman discuss accreditation, minimum competencies, and the core curriculum of public schools in the United States, with a particular focus on the differences between the private and public sectors. At the … Continue reading
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American Secondary Education, Part 1 of 7
Joseph Adelson, Carl Dolce, Denis Doyle, Gilbert Sewall, and Donald Stedman discuss the condition of secondary education in the United States. Among the topics are developing analytical and critical thinking skills, general education, and vocation, technical, and professional education. At the time … Continue reading
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Contemporary Humbug: Astrology and Modern Prophecy, Part 5 of 5
Joseph Adelson, William Bennett, William Cook, Ronald Herzman, and Steven Tigner explore “humbug”–social fascinations such as astrology, modern prophecy, the occult, psychobabble, popular psychology, self-help, and the human potential movement. In the final part, the scholars discuss the literary and … Continue reading
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Contemporary Humbug: Astrology and Modern Prophecy, Part 4 of 5
Joseph Adelson, William Bennett, William Cook, Ronald Herzman, and Steven Tigner explore “humbug”–social fascinations such as astrology, modern prophecy, the occult, psychobabble, popular psychology, self-help, and the human potential movement. This part investigates self-help and human potential movements, examining the … Continue reading
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Contemporary Humbug: Astrology and Modern Prophecy, Part 3 of 5
William Bennett leads this discussion about contemporary fascinations with astrology, prophecy, and the occult. Joseph Adelson, William Cook, Ronald Herzman, and Steven Tigner discuss the significance these fascinations have for understanding American society and values and the intersections of the … Continue reading
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Contemporary Humbug: Astrology and Modern Prophecy, Part 2 of 5
Joseph Adelson, William Bennett, William Cook, Ronald Herzman, and Steven Tigner explore “humbug”—social fascinations such as astrology, modern prophecy, the occult, psychobabble, popular psychology, self-help, and the human potential movement. In each program, the discussion examines cultural precedents, the historical and contemporary vocabularies of … Continue reading
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