The rotating credit associations of Brooklyn, New York, are institutions which have been transplanted from the West Indies. The association is an alternative to the United States banking system and offers immigrants, illegal aliens, and permanent residents alike the opportunity to alternately save and borrow small sums of interest-free money. (JCD)

AUDIOVISUAL MATERIAL IS USEFUL IN MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION. TYPES OF MATERIALS INCLUDE FILMS, FILMSTRIPS, DISCUSSION PICTURES, PLAYS, AND TAPE RECORDERS. IN USING THESE MATERIALS THE LEADER SHOULD BE FULLY FAMILIAR WITH THE PARTICIPATING GROUP, CAREFULLY PREVIEW THE MATERIALS, IDENTIFY THE MAIN CONCEPTS, PROBLEMS, OR FACTS ON WHICH THE GROUP SHOULD…

PARENTS SHOULD TEACH THEIR CHILDREN GOOD HUMAN RELATIONS AND SHOULD DEVELOP IN THEM A PHILOSOPHY AND KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO DEAL WITH PEOPLE. THEY SHOULD NOT TOLERATE EVEN PASSIVE CONFORMITY TO CUSTOMARY PREJUDICES AND PREJUDICED ACTION. IN THEIR DAILY LIVES, PARENTS SHOULD REALIZE THAT EVERYTHING THEY SAY AND DO AFFECTS THEIR CHILDREN. EVEN WHAT…

ARTICLES FROM NEWSPAPERS IN ARKANSAS, DELAWARE, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, KENTUCKY, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, AND VIRGINIA ARE PRESENTED. THESE ARTICLES PROTEST AGAINST VIOLENCE IN THE SOUTH. THE MAJOR ARGUMENTS ARE THAT--UNITED STATES' NATIONAL ESTEEM AT HOME AND ABROAD IS BEING LESSENED. UNITED STATES LAW COURTS ARE…

"OPERATION MOTIVATION" WAS STARTED IN 1957 AND SERVES 23 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITH 16,000 CHILDREN, APPROXIMATELY 95 PERCENT OF WHOM ARE NEGRO. ITS PURPOSE IS TO RAISE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH MOTIVATION RATHER THAN ALTERED CURRICULA OR INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES. APPROACHES UNDERTAKEN BY THE PROGRAM INCLUDE CONVINCING THE TEACHERS THAT…

The police training course on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) trains police officers to be sensitive to the needs of people under extreme and potentially long-lasting stress. (Author/BP)

TEACHER AIDS TO HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE GIVEN. AFTER PRESENTING A BACKGROUND ON THE NEGRO'S ROLE IN AMERICAN HISTORY, THE GUIDE OFFERS A SET OF DISCUSSION QUESTIONS. A SECTION ON THE PUERTO RICAN IS OFFERED IN THE SAME TEACHING STYLE. GUIDES ON TEACHING THE CULTURALLY DIFFERENT CHILD ARE PRESENTED,…

NOTING THAT THE FIELD OF HUMAN RELATIONS HAS RECEIVED MORE ATTENTION IN THE LAST GENERATION THAN EVER BEFORE, THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CHRISTIANS AND JEWS HAS REVISED ITS 1956 EDITION OF SELECTED READING LITERATURE. READINGS ARE DIVIDED INTO SEVEN CATEGORIES--PREJUDICE - CAUSES, PREVENTION AND CURE, RELIGION - UNDERSTANDING RELIGIOUS GROUPS,…

A REVIEW OF MAIN TRENDS IN RECENT HUMAN RELATIONS RESEARCH IN THE UNITED STATES, PARTICULARLY AS ILLUSTRATED IN THE WORK OF SIGMUND LIVINGSTON FELLOWS, IS PRESENTED. THE FOCUS IS ON STUDIES DEALING WITH ETHNIC, RACIAL, OR RELIGIOUS CATEGORIES, AND ON RESEARCH DEALING WITH INTERGROUP PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION. THE THREE MAJOR TRENDS IN RESEARCH…

AS A SOCIAL PROBLEM IN AMERICA TODAY, PREJUDICE CAN BE DEFINED EXCLUSIVELY IN TERMS OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR WHICH DENIES OR ATTEMPTS TO DENY EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY OR STATUS TO CERTAIN RACIAL, RELIGIOUS, OR ETHNIC GROUPS. PREJUDICE IS CONSIDERED A SOCIAL PROBLEM BECAUSE IT PRESENTS A THREAT TO SOCIAL ORDER BY BREAKING DOWN HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS, RESULTS…

THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RELATIONS AND COMMUNITY TENSION RECOMMENDED PROPOSALS TO INTEGRATE NEW YORK CITY'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDED--(1) COMPREHENSIVE 4-YEAR HIGH SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS FOR GRADES 5 THROUGH 8 SHOULD BE DEVELOPED. (2) PRIMARY UNITS EXTENDING FROM PREKINDERGARTEN CLASSES THROUGH THE FOURTH GRADE…

This document describes an evaluation of the Family Living including Sex Education (FL/SE) program of the New York City public schools. The evaluation summary describes the FL/SE as a comprehensive, sequenced curriculum for kindergarten through high school on the topics of human growth and development, family relationships, friendship,…

BECAUSE EDUCATION SHOULD HELP CHILDREN BECOME MATURE AND WELL-ADJUSTED PEOPLE, CONCERN ABOUT FEELINGS HAS ALWAYS BEEN IMPORTANT TO TEACHERS. NO TEACHER IS CALLED UPON, HOWEVER, TO ASSUME THE ROLE OF THERAPIST. WHAT THE TEACHER CAN DO IS TAKE COGNIZANCE OF FEELINGS AS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN LEARNING AND MAKE A PLACE IN HER CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES FOR…

IN THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS, DR. JOSEPH LORETAN DEFINED "TO INTEGRATE" AS "TO MAKE WHOLE OR TO RENEW." THE WORK OF INTEGRATION CAN BE SEEN AS A RENEWAL OF FAITH IN THE MOST BASIC TENETS OF AMERICA. IN APPROACHING THE QUESTION OF HOW THE CURRICULUM CAN PROMOTE INTEGRATION, HE DEVELOPED SEVERAL PROPOSITIONS. CURRICULUM BUILDERS AND…

THE INTEGRATION PROGRAM OF THE NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS HAS TWO OBJECTIVES--DESEGREGATION, TO ACCOMPLISH A BETTER ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS, AND IMPROVEMENT IN ACHIEVEMENT OF PUPILS HANDICAPPED EDUCATIONALLY BY SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC FORCES. THESE OBJECTIVES CAN BE REALIZED ONLY IF THE ENTIRE SCHOOL STAFF IS ABLE TO MEET THE HUMAN RELATIONS NEEDS…