Surveys America's current energy situation and considers means of attaining domestic energy self-sufficiency. Information is presented on hazards of decreasing energy production, traditional energy sources, and exotic energy sources. (Author/DB)

Health care and other human service programs exhibit disparities and inequalities in services and rising costs. A broader focus in program evaluation is needed. Evaluation studies should determine how well programs work as well as identify and consider alternatives. (JOW)

The role and importance of the National Education Association's Political Action Committee is stressed, and a call to action is issued to the educational community. (LH)

Reviews factors involved in the rapid growth of medical ethics. Renal dialysis is discussed as an example of a problem in this applied field of ethics. (CS)

Discusses contributions that a philosopher of science can make to technology assessment, and hence ultimately to the guidance of technology-related public policy on two levels: that of conceptual and methodological analysis, and that of concrete applications. (CS)

Suggests that the years between cataclysmic wartime occurrences and the period during which Japanese Americans became viewed as the "successful minority" were a period of crisis rather than a period of transition. Discusses "social amnesia" in terms of issues never fully resolved by Japanese Americans. (MK)

Replies to Schlossman's (1978) critique of federal initiative in parent education. Examines the type of criticism illustrated in Schlossman, evaluates the accuracy of his claims, and presents an alternative view of the parent-child development center programs criticized by Schlossman. (Author/RH)

Illustrates how knowledge derived from the discipline of economics can be used to help shed light on social problems such as poverty, exploitation, and alienation, and can help decision makers form policy to minimize these and similar problems. (DB)

Describes how one student newspaper has developed guidelines for reporting on and editorializing about controversial issues. (TJ)

Child abuse and neglect may be curbed if schools help to detect incidences of neglect and abuse and then report to the appropriate child protection agency. (MM)

The author presents an historical review of normalization and institutionalization of the retarded in the United States. (SBH)

Developed a taxonomy of teen-identified problematic heterosocial situations through 10 same-sex focus groups involving 58 adolescents. Results suggest the importance of romantic relationships in the lives of participating adolescents and show the range of situations identified in addition to dating. (SLD)

Discusses issues surrounding research questions and inquiry, motivated by keynote speakers, discussions, and reflections from the third annual International Drama in Education Research Institute, July 2000. Outlines the author's frustration on the lack of responses to important questions asked. Notes that culturally marginalized groups tend to be…

Responds to Theodore Roszak's "The Ethics of Affordability" by arguing that labeling computers as the problem is a simplification of a cultural problem: the inability to make sense of overwhelming amounts of information. Concludes that, instead of condemning technology and promoting books only, educators must rethink what reading and…

Explores how the situation in Prince George's County, Maryland, provides a fascinating case study of the structural and political issues that colleges face if they want to translate academic knowledge into real-world solutions. Focuses on Prince George's Community College; University of Maryland, College Park; and Bowie State University. (EV)