This article is adapted from an address which was delivered before the National Foreign Policy Conference for Leaders in Secondary Education, June 26, 1969.

Several decades of scientific inquiry on the effect of malnutrition on brain function in early life are summarized, and the findings are related to more current trends in child eating patterns and the use of special dietary regimes for children with learning disabilities. (SW)

Describes the international food supply situation and the challenge it presents for agricultural education. Seven recommendations are listed and discussed on how agricultural and extension education can play a key role in furthering agricultural and rural development abroad. (LRA)

Presents an updated, selective, annotated bibliography of publications, new periodicals, and scientific research reports in these subject categories: sociocultural factors (nutritional anthropology), environmental factors (biocultural anthropology), biologic factors (physical anthropology), psychologic aspects, food traditions, and implications.…

Discusses a thematic approach that can be used to integrate service learning into the introductory sociology curriculum. Describes the different institutional contexts that may influence its effectiveness, the course content and objectives, the service-learning component, use of themes, and student outcomes. (CMK)

Explores the New York State Great Irish Famine Curriculum Guide, discussing the author's initial reaction to the guide. Focuses on the strengths and discusses specific parts, such as the inclusion of background information and the student learning outcomes. Addresses how to include the guide into an already-filled curriculum. (CMK)

Provides responses to two articles featured in this issue of the Social Science Docket: (1) "Demythologizing Subject Matter: Teaching Ireland in the Curriculum" (David Cowell); and (2) "Review of the New York State Great Irish Famine Curriculum Guide" (Kevin Sheehan). (CMK)

A new national survey found similar 1995 rates in rural and urban households for food insecurity (12%), hunger (4%), and severe hunger (0.8%). Single-parent families, minority groups, and households in the South and West had higher rates of food insecurity and hunger. However, the number of hungry children was difficult to estimate. (Author/SV)

Provides historical information on the potato in Ireland focusing on how the potato arrived in Ireland and the advantages and disadvantages of the potato as a food crop. Discusses the Irish potato famine in Ireland, effects of the famine, and the government's laissez-faire response. Includes a list of questions. (CMK)

Food security--access to enough food for a healthy, active life--is vital to the well-being of children. Yet, almost 17% of households with children experience food insecurity, considerably higher than the rate among childless households. Food insecurity has been linked to a variety of negative outcomes in children, related to health, behavior,…

The Millennium Summit held in New York in September 2000 outlined the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The first of these involves the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger, setting two targets: halving by 2015 the percentage of the world's populace in 1990 with income less than US-$1 a day (i.e., cutting this percentage from 27.9 to 14%);…

The articles in this scrapbook present a global perspective that is both alarming and hopeful. Drawing from Southern and Northern experiences the articles describe a world in crisis, but they don't stop there. By critically examining the status quo, the articles attempt to get to the roots of the crisis, and then move onto describing avenues for…

This report presents testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee on issues affecting low-income children and their families, offered by the executive director of a nonprofit organization that conducts research and analysis on a range of public policy issues affecting low- and moderate-income Americans. The testimony reviews recent trends…

This paper examines emergency food provider networks in rural southern Illinois. An overview focuses on recent research reports on hunger in America, official federal emergency food assistance policy and criticisms of that policy, and the role of the private sector in emergency food distribution. The review details the disagreements on policy and…

Nutrition and health are underlying influences to education performance. This report is a collection and analysis of data on nutrition and the rural poor in the United States. It presents an empirical assessment of critical nutritional and social-service problems experienced by the rural poor population. The first section of the report uses data…