The concept of "barrier" is defined as it applies in an educational setting and the following information is discussed in an attempt to make educators more sensitive to the access problems facing disabled students and lead them to take action to remove these barriers: strategies for removing barriers; alternative approaches; how to deal with…

Notes major developments in the areas of racial integration, sex discrimination, school integration, bussing, and other issues. (Author/AM)

Surveys the gains of Black Americans in civil rights, including public education, voting and political power, occupational status, and housing and residential integration. Affirmative action, housing programs, and school desegregation still are hampered by lax compliance and inadequate federal standards of monitoring and enforcement. (Author/AV)

Current sustained criticism of legal education in the U.S. is reviewed regarding the role of law schools, which are strategically positioned to influence the composition, abilities, and attitudes of members of the legal profession. Focus is on the distribution of legal services and on personal morality. (LBH)

Gives a detailed ESL (English as a second language) class-hour plan for using a BBC radio news program on vandalism as a social problem. Teaching goals, teaching materials and methodology are discussed. The working texts are appended; the news tests are available free from the author. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Brief analyses of three recent examples of biological determinism: sex roles, overpopulation, and sociobiology, are presented in this article. Also a brief discussion of biological determinism and education is presented. (MR)

Schools must teach pupils about the wide nature of our energy dilemma and prepare them for a future in which not only will conservation of energy be essential, but also the conservation and preservation of our total natural resources. (JD)

Cites the results of a study which compared political science course offerings at various years to determine political changes. Results show that there are more courses being offered; a larger number of courses involve comparative politics; and there is more effort to respond to the employment needs of future political science graduates. (JR)

Two lessons which utilize the inquiry approach comprise a case study to investigate prosocial and antisocial behavior in emergency situations. The article also presents a decision-making model of bystander intervention. (Author/DB)

During the first half of the century, progressive law school teachers considered the promotion of law as a social institution a primary professional and public responsibility. Specific actions by individual lawyers and teachers are reviewed. (LBH)

An increase in literacy among Third World countries will reduce unjust class distinctions, provide farmers and industrial workers with useful knowledge and understanding of their economic role, increase opportunities for women and youth, and raise social and individual values. (AV)

Three different principles and ideologies by which the division of labor can be organized are sketched, along with their consequences for variation in structure and content. It is noted that the reality of the division of labor lies in the social interaction of its participants. (Author/AM)

Elements of systems theory are discussed, including reasons for their appeal to social workers and dangers of uncritical application. Emphasized are the issue of analogies in theory building and systems theory implications for dealing with macrosocial phenomena, social change, and power. (Author/LBH)

Tells how to plan a successful community forum. (DC)