A questionnaire dealing with several aspects of teaching social issues in the classroom was mailed to 682 biology, English, and social studies teachers in a probability sample of public and private secondary schools in Michigan. Chi square and analysis of variance tests were used in analyzing the 493 (73%) responses. Included in the questionnaire…

The Workshop on Regional Drug Abuse Programming was called to investigate the need for a Federally-supported model, stressing inter-agency coordination, to be employed by states as a guide for establishing substate area programs, and to explore other questions related to programs for drug abuse prevention and treatment. The organization of state…

This brief pamphlet reports on a study of teenage delinquency outside cities. For seven years, the author followed the careers of all boys who were sophomores in 1964 in 14 high schools in one of Oregon's nonmetropolitan counties to see what patterns of delinquency developed in the group. By correlating his findings with those of a slightly later…

A course at the University of Minnesota entitled "Perspectives on Computers and Society" explores the social significance of computers. Topics covered include public perceptions of computers, biological and artificial information processing, the economics and technology of hardware, computer networks and software, data banks and the…

This testimony concerning physical abuse of children proposes a definition of child abuse and neglect based on the inherent equal worth of all children and a belief in their equal social, economic, civil, and political rights. Child abuse or neglect is considered the responsibility of individuals, institutions, and society as a whole with the…

This study investigated the general hypothesis that the greater the involvement in the athletic subculture as a member of a sport team, the greater the development of conservative political ideologies. The questionnaire, completed by 150 Canadian team and individual sport athletes, was an amalgam of the following units: a) the McClosky Political…

System analysis is defined as a point of view as well as a set of procedures that enable decisionmakers and developers to examine approaches to social or educational problems. A list of various procedures and methods for a systematic approach to educational problems is provided. The development of a plan for a new school is described and the…

This report contains the notes and elements for 6 lectures that were given by Victor de Pange, head of the Division for Higher Education and Research of the Council of Europe at the University of the Pacific during January of 1971. The first lecture was devoted to student protests, using the 1968 events as a starting point. It examines whether…

The potential relevance of sociology in the development of a teacher training program is examined. Investigation of the sociology area is effected through: (1) the deliberations of a Sociology consortium; (2) a condensed version of material abstracted in a literature search; (3) a conceptual mapping of the field accompanied by a brief listing of…

There has been much talk in the last 10 years about the responsibility of higher education to help solve the urban crisis, yet little has been done. There are some measures the university can take to alleviate the educational plight of the urban poor, the major one of which is to do what they have traditionally done best: teach. The universities…

Twenty-two extracts from the writings of authorities in a number of fields are included in this anthology intended for use in college courses concerned with the implications of trends in cybernetics, economics, resource use, transportation, communication, genetics, population, psychology, religion, oceanography, education, and space travel for…

Livingston College of Rutgers University, N.J., has established an Urban Communications Teaching and Research Center. Using an interdisciplinary approach, it offers an innovative approach to the study of communications systems in urban society, consolidating course offerings, independent study, internships, community service and research. Its…

Reporting is a craft, an art, and a principal means of building and maintaining the kind of society a democratic people wants. This book describes--with examples--the nature, uses, and potential of the craft of reporting and emphasizes newspaper practice as dominant among systems of news dissemination. This edition differs from the second edition…

Research indicates that public concern about pollution is either passive or nonexistent. Concern with pollution correlated substantially with concern with other socioeconomic issues. Environmental activists were found to not think of themselves as working class, to not feel politically alienated, and to prefer liberal political party…

Describes the tasks of the science educator and upholds the attempts at establishing a scientific base for education. (LS)