This article describes a public education program combining the screening process and a follow-up program for teaching victims of emphysema and other respiratory diseases how to better their living condition through proper breathing, avoidance of air pollutants and cigarette smoking, and taking better care of themselves physically. (PD)

The activities of the Canadian Studies Foundation to encourage the development of teaching/learning materials and strategies which would interpret specifically Canadian concerns that are part of a unique and identifiable civic culture are described in this history of the foundation since its inception in 1970. (JH)

Defines citizenship and makes a case for turning it into a crusade. (JOW)

This public affairs manual is designed for health, physical education, and recreation personnel. It begins with a position statement by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (AAHPER). In section two, resources and procedures for crises action at the local and state level are discussed. Several organizational models…

The executive director of the Public Agenda Foundation tells how to spot emerging issues for public discussion and characteristics of such issues. (PD)

Discusses situations through which citizens of all ages can come to understand in detail the issues and processes which inform our lives and our society, thus increasing awareness not only of the large variety of issues in government but of technicalities and processes of their resolution. (WL)

The purpose of this Tomas Rivera Policy Institute (TRPI) report is twofold: to provide an analysis of the enrollment trends for African American and Latino students among graduate professional programs in the fields of medicine, business, law, and public affairs, and to present other relevant data pertaining to African American and Latino students…

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…

Describes the efforts of civic, educational, and scholarly groups organized in 1981 to develop a better system for educating citizens about public policy--the National Issues Forum. (PD)

Describes a new 5-year leadership development program designed for selected farm and rural nonfarm men and women in the general age range of 25 to 40." (Author)

This paper argues that an essential aspect of social studies in the secondary school is the study of public issues, in order to instruct students in the examination and analysis of the kinds of value disputes that give birth to social conflict. (MB)

Describes a new doctoral program in "public intellectualism" at Florida Atlantic University intended for journalists, artists, and activists. Two year-long required courses, "Public Matters," and "Rhetoric and Principle," form the centerpiece of the curriculum. Students then concentrate in one of 13 areas and also…