- Harry S. Broudy , “Teaching—Craft or Profession?” The Educational Forum , 20 : 2 , January 1956.
- Lucien B. Kinney and Lawrence G. Thomas , Toward Professional Maturity in Education. California Teachers Association [Bulletin No. 5], San Francisco , California , 1955.
- Lawrence G. Thomas , The Distinctive Nature of the Philosophy of Education , unpublished MS, Stanford University, 1955.
- Ultimately, of course, empirical questions are vastly more important than sheer theoretical questions, for theory finds its justification and its value only in practical situations.
- Cf. , R. H. Eckelberry , “Higher Salaries for Superior Teachers,” Educational Research Bulletin , 28 : 3 , March 16, 1949.
- If it is even measurable; if it isn't measurable then there is no way in which the presuppositions of the schedule involved can be verified, and we are left with the uncomfortable consequence of merely accepting them on faith. For the devout this may be familiar and reliable, but for the scientist such familiarity breeds only contempt.
- Here is an instance of educational philosophy giving guidance to educational policy—in accord with our criteria of professionalism.
- And the editor tells us that his publishing schedule requires more variety in intellectual diet that would be contained in such a starchy analysis.
- Which is done by all criteria-seekers who utilize the relatively new “critical incident technique” of John C. Flanagan. This technique will accurately describe the how-ness being practiced, but it cannot describe or prescribe how-ness in theory.
- Promising as this approach is, it is far from being free of complications. For an insightful analysis of success-criteria problems see Arthur P. Coladarci , “Administrative-Success Criteria,” Phi Delta Kappan , 37 : 7 , April 1956.
The Educational Forum
Volume 21, 1957 - Issue 4