How can young people make use of digital tools and methods to get to grips with the risks and dilemmas arising out of contemporary science, technology and society relations? This chapter addresses the forms of agency enabled through a set of techniques for exploring and visualizing controversial technoscientific issues on the web. Given the…

The obligations of public relations firms to their clients are emphasized in this paper. A sampling of the attitudes of public relations personnel regarding meeting client expectations is presented, and the effect that a public relations budget has on a company's level of influence on public opinion is discussed. Also stressed is the need for…

Offers three lines of evidence associated with the need to better educate the public about the child care profession, suggesting ways for achieving this objective. (MP)

Discusses the participation of interested social groups in the process of educational development and communication between committees and advisory councils and the general public. (RK)

A more aware public will be required to achieve the national goal of clean water. Effort must be made to provide better and more rapid coverage of government action and news events. (BT)

In an examination of the accuracy of verbal labels generally attributed to AFDC groups, data revealed the majority of AFDC recipients do not fit the public's stereotypes. The AFDC family, in addition to economic stresses, experiences psychological and social stresses. Ways in which Extension can help AFDC groups are suggested. (Author/BP)

Librarians have been challenged to make the public and the government aware of the value of library services. They must do battle to save programs threatened by cuts in federal funds. The Congress must be urged to reestablish the budget control which has been assumed by the executive branch. (DH)

The formation of authentic public opinion requires confrontation with political realities and open discussion. This report presents findings of a study, conducted by The Harwood Group, that sought to describe the nature of the process through which citizens learn about public concerns and engage in them. The report argues that the seemingly…

A top newsman reflects on his transition from commercial broadcasting to public television. (Author/HB)

This pamphlet, one of a series published by the Public Affairs Committee, presents an overview of some of the legal and social issues raised about pornography and obscenity. (The author regards these two terms as synonymous.) The pamphlet first presents a brief history of the censorship of books in England, the American colonies, and the United…

A State superintendent of schools offers practical and realistic answers in responding to reporters' inquiries. (Author/MF)

The Science of Genes workshop is a program designed to increase public understanding of science by demystifying the language used to describe it. Methods include analogies, models, simple experiments, and opportunities for discussion of controversial topics such as genetic engineering. (JOW)