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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 413 254 SO 026 914 AUTHOR Willis, Wayne, Ed. TITLE Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Southwest Society of Philosophy and History Education (44th, September 23-25, 1993, New Orleans, Louisiana). INSTITUTION Society of Philosophy and History of Education. PUB DATE 1994-00-00 NOTE 187p. PUB TYPE Collected Works Proceedings (021) Collected Works Serials (022) Reports Research (143) JOURNAL CIT Journal of Educational Philosophy and History; v44 1993 EDRS PRICE MF01/PC08 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Comparative Education; *Educational Anthropology; *Educational History; *Educational Philosophy; Educational Principles; *Educational Theories; *Foundations of Education; Higher Education; Philosophy ABSTRACT This annual publication offers a collection of papers, essays, and speeches related to the history and philosophy of education. This volume contains: (1) "The Presidential Address: The Educational Revolution in Kentucky, or How To Build the Plane After You're Off the Ground" (Wayne Willis); (2) "The Seventh Annual William E. Drake Lecture: Was Bill Drake a Religious Person?" (William H. Fisher);(3) "Inferences from Studies about the Contradictory Role of Adult Education in the University" (Henry R. Weinstock); (4) "Critical Pedagogy, Liberalism, and Dewey" (David Snelgrove); (5) "The Privatization of Schools and the General Welfare" (Richard J. Elliott; Carol S. Stack); (6) "Character Education, Values Education, Equity Education and Politics: A Challenge to American Educators" (Fred D. Kierstead); (7) "The Junkyard Dog" (Stanley D. Ivie); (8) "The Dead Dog" (Stanley D. Ivie); (9) "Reconstruction and Deconstruction: Implications of Contemporary Critical Theory for Qualitative Research Techniques" (James D. Swartz); (10)"Derrida, Deconstruction, and Education Policy Analysis" (Charles J. Fazzaro);(11) "Reform and Reconstruction in Education: Commitment or Fad" (James Van Patten; James Bolding); (12)"Mind, Character, and the Deferral of Gratification; An Rx for Educational Change" (Louis Goldman);(13) "Pragmatic Conceptions of Community" (Sam Stack);(14) "International Partnerships in Education" (Margaret Clark; Annette Digby); (15) "A Study of the Degree of Progressivism among Arkansas Public School Superintendents: Implications for Educational Reform" (Ann E. Witcher); (16) "Education Philanthropist George Peabody (1795-1869), George Peabody College for Teachers, Nashville, and the Peabody Library and Conservatory of Music, Baltimore: A Brief History" (Franklin Parker; Betty J. Parker);(17) "It's All in the Way We Look At Things Is It?" (Cornell Thomas);(18) "Men's Roles in Women's Studies: A Case in Point" (Joe L. Green);(19) "Somewhat Less than Perfect: Carl Schurz's Policies and the Indian Schools" (Karen McKellips); (20) "The Biography of a Radical Chinese Feminist and Revolutionary (1875-1907)" (Timothy J. Bergen, Jr.);(21) "New Theoretical Perspectives on Educational Organizations" (Spencer J. Maxcy);(22) "Images of African-American Teachers in the American South: A Colonized People, Carriers of the New Slavery, or Human Agents" (Clinton B. Allison);(23) "Paulo Freire's Influence on the Community of Faith, Through Religious Education" (John M. Townsend);(24) "The Educational Philosophy of Mao Zedong +++++ ED413254 Has Multi-page SFR---Level=1 +++++ from 1949 to 1976" (Hanfu Mi);(25) "Major Paradigms for Educational Reform in Oregon" (Bill Cowart); (26) "The Hedge Schools and Education in the American South" (Karl J. Jost);(27) "Influences that Shaped Susan Blow's Involvement in Kindergarten Education" (Paul D. Travers);(28) "Kenneth D. Benne in Retrospect" (William H. Fisher);(29) "Effective Education for African American Students: A Cultural Model" (Barley L. McSwine); (30) "Thomas Jefferson After 250 Years" (Jed Arthur Cooper);(31) Minutes of Business Meeting;(32) Conference Program; and (33) Membership List. (EH) ******************************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * ******************************************************************************** ne journoO osop PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND - DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY Q. SLA.e.X,re.tic TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) 4This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. O 0 Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. AN ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF THE SOCIETY OF PHILOSOPHY AND HISTORY OFEDUCATION VOLUME 44 1993 2 EST COPY AVAILABLE Editor: Wayne Willis, Morehead State University Editorial Advisory Board: Mary Lou Aylor, Central Michigan University Timothy J. Bergen, University of South Carolina Jim Bowman, University of Central Arkansas Dalton B. Curtis, Jr., Southeast Missouri State University Richard J. Elliott, University of New Orleans Charles Fazzaro, University of Missouri William H. Fisher, University of Montana Louis Goldman, Wichita State University Joe L. Green, Louisiana State University, Shreveport Karl J. Jost, University of Tennessee Spencer J. Maxcy, Louisiana State University, BatonRouge Franklin Parker, Western Carolina University Robert Reilly, University of Arkansas Douglas J. Simpson, Texas Christian University David Snelgrove, Oklahoma City Public Schools Sam Stack, West Virginia University Martha Tevis, University of Texas - Pan American Gene Thibadeau, Indiana University of Pennsylvania James Van Patten, University of Arkansas The Journal of Educational Philosophy andHistory is a publication of the Society of Philosophy & History of Education (formerly the SouthwesternPhilosophy of Education Society). It includes papers presented at the annual meetingof the Society. The opinions expressed in the respective works are those of the individual authors, and notthe position of the Society, the editor, or the publishers. Membership in the Society is open to anyone interestedin the profession of education. Only members may present papers at the annual meeting. Adirectory of members is included in the back of this volume. Dues vary in accordance with the vote ofthe membership and may be mailed to the Treasurer. Copies of the journal are also available fromthe treasurer. The officers of the Society for 1993-94 are: President Mary Lou Aylor Central Michigan University President Elect Richard Elliott University of New Orleans Secretary Timothy J. Bergen University of South Carolina Treasurer Mary Lou Aylor Central Michigan University The copyright of the Journal of EducationalPhilosophy and History in the name of the Society of Philosophy & History of Education protectsthe rights of the individual authors who have contributed their thoughts to this volume. For purposesof reproduction, written permission of the individual authors must be secured. A scholarly entry, moreover,must be used noting the Journal of Educational Philosophy and History as the sourceof first publication. Copyright 1994 by. the Society of Philosophy & History of Education of goucationI PhOlosopiti A PUBLICATION OF THE SOCIETY OF PHILOSOPHY AND HISTORY OF EDUCATION 1994 VOLUME 44 TABLE OF CONTENTS The Presidential Address: THE EDUCATIONAL REVOLUTION IN KENTUCKY, OR HOW TO BUILD THE PLANE AFTER YOU'RE OFF THE GROUND by Wayne Willis 1 The Seventh Annual William E. Drake Lecture: WAS BILL DRAKE A RELIGIOUS PERSON? by William H. Fisher 5 INFERENCES FROM STUDIES ABOUT THE CONTRADICTORY ROLE OF ADULT EDUCATION IN THE UNIVERSITY by Henry R. Weinstock 11 CRITICAL PEDAGOGY, LIBERALISM, AND DEWEY by David Snelgrove 13 THE PRIVATIZATION OF SCHOOLS AND THE GENERAL WELFARE by Richard J. Elliott and Carol S. Stack 17 CHARACTER EDUCATION, VALUES EDUCATION, EQUITY EDUCATION AND POLITICS: A CHALLENGE TO AMERICAN EDUCATORS by Fred D. Kierstead 21 THE JUNKYARD DOG by Stanley D. Ivie 24 THE DEAD DOG by Stanley D. Ivie 27 RECONSTRUCTION AND DECONSTRUCTION: IMPLICATIONS OF CONTEMPORARY CRITICAL THEORY FOR QUALITATIVE RESEARCH TECHNIQUES by James D. Swartz 30 DERRIDA, DECONSTRUCTION, AND EDUCATION POLICY ANALYSIS by Charles J. Fazzaro 36 REFORM AND RECONSTRUCTION IN EDUCATION: COMMITMENT OR FAD by James Van Patten and James Bolding 40 MIND, CHARACTER, AND THE DEFERRAL OF GRATIFICATION: AN RX FOR EDUCATIONAL CHANGE by Louis Goldman 44 PRAGMATIC CONCEPTIONS OF COMMUNITY by Sam Stack 51 INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS IN EDUCATION by Margaret Clark and Annette Digby 55 ii A STUDY OF THE DEGREE OF PROGRESSIVISM AMONG ARKANSASPUBLIC SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATIONALREFORM by Ann E. Witcher 61 EDUCATION PHILANTHROPIST GEORGE PEABODY (1795-1869), GEORGE PEABODY COLLEGE FOR TEACHERS, NASHVILLE, AND THE PEABODY LIBRARY AND CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, BALTIMORE: A BRIEF HISTORY by Franklin and Betty J. Parker 69 IT'S ALL IN THE WAY WE LOOK AT THINGS IS IT? by Cornell Thomas 94 MEN'S ROLES IN WOMEN'S STUDIES: A CASE IN POINT by Joe L. Green 97 SOMEWHAT LESS THAN PERFECT: CARL SCHURZ'S POLICIES AND THE INDIAN SCHOOLS by Karen McKellips 100 THE BIOGRAPHY OF A RADICAL CHINESE FEMINIST AND REVOLUTIONARY (1875-1907) by Timothy J. Bergen, Jr. 105 NEW THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS by Spencer J. Maxcy 110 IMAGES OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN TEACHERS IN THE AMERICAN SOUTH: A COLONIZED PEOPLE, CARRIERS OF THE NEW SLAVERY, OR HUMAN AGENTS