Discusses some ways in which immigration has affected race and ethnic relations in New York City (New York), particularly new immigrants and their interrelationships with the older established immigrant populations. The author examines the tensions and competition that have been created between these groups and the encouraging instances of…

The Kanuhkwene Project, based on a traditional concept of community, was developed by Oneida women to address critical social issues. Kanuhkwene empowers through connection with the social world and the natural world, and is instructive for what it shows about the possibilities of mainstream social services versus traditional Native American…

Offers 10 creative approaches for involving youth (and adults) in social justice, focusing on expanding awareness; justice support groups; advocacy; supporting change/activist groups promotionally, financially, or in tasks; lifestyle change; direct service; immersion experiences; career decisions; mentoring; and development of spirituality. (DMM)

Describes "Vision and Values in the Catholic School," a value-oriented curriculum developed by the National Catholic Educational Association to imbue schools with a strong social justice dimension. Discusses the program's conceptualization, curriculum integration, and parent involvement. (DMM)

Zeichner, a teacher educator specializing in multicultural and moral education, discusses his educational background and his continuous efforts to raise the issues of equity and social justice to students preparing to become teachers. He explains the importance of reflective teaching and action research which emphasize respect for the teacher.…

Examines policy on aging in the context of other policy priorities and concludes that the group most likely to affect a change in the situation of the world's elderly are the elderly themselves. (Author)

Children have been casualties of decades of social deterioration in the Soviet Union. The Soviet Children's Fund has made progress in developing diversified forms of foster care and has enlisted both public and government support of programs to protect children. (BC)

Provides a partial listing of works found in the ERIC database on the debate between those who support social studies as a discipline and those who would replace it with history and geography courses. Includes articles, reports, and reviews covering various aspects of the debate. (DK)

Discusses the need in Canada to involve more administrators, teachers, and parents in integrating the English-as-a-Second-language classroom, and examines the Teaching-English-as-a-Second-Language awareness campaign and its basic subthemes: second-language teaching; advocacy and action for change; accreditation and professionalism; multicultural…

Post-Fordism, a high-skills/high-trust economy/society, has transformative and emancipatory possibilities. However, exploitation and oppression are conveniently ignored. Education that focuses on critical and collective intelligence celebrates human potential. (SK)

The dynamic nature of the social conditions measured by the Subjective Vitality Questionnaire and their susceptibility to change as a result of social and historical events was investigated. Results of three-years of data-gathering from Israeli Jewish and Arab high school students are discussed in terms of Israeli Arab identity. (18 references)…

Efforts to revolutionize the child welfare system must consider social trends and forces. Encouraging trends that child welfare reformers might be able to harness include biotechnology, availability of medical care, gender equality, awareness of parenting skills, and service sector growth. Discouraging trends include increasing rate of divorce and…

Provides an annotated bibliography of 113 Canadian government documents published in 1992-93, including federal government publications as well as publications by provinces. Major subject areas include excellence in education; preservation of the environment; and social problems, especially of women and children. (LRW)

Colonial accounts depict how the alcohol trade destabilized Indian communities in colonial British America during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Despite the social costs of alcohol use within Indian communities, liquor remained a staple of Indian-colonist trade, perhaps because it facilitated the conquest of eastern North America. (LP)

Adolescent childbearing is embedded in persuasive societal problems and is not limited to ethnic minority groups or females. Although youth are reaching biological maturity earlier, society has delayed their acceptance as adults by requiring more years of education to secure decent employment. Also, today's economy makes family formation more…