This book consists of the four papers presented at the July 1970 symposium, sponsored by the Department of Speech and Drama at the University of Kansas, which focused on the social and political influences of television. Titles and authors are: "The New Man-Made Environment," by Lee S. Dreyfus; "TV: The Medium Medium." by Cleveland Armory;…

"The Ripe Harvest" is a compilation of original writings by authors who have worked closely with migrant children in a variety of settings. Designed for educators and lay people who are concerned with teaching migrant children, this volume is divided into three sections. Part I discusses human considerations--the dilatory effects of poor health on…

The report speaks of elementary and secondary education in Ethiopia in terms of its history and cultural setting, and then relates the facts to the present situation in terms of learning opportunities, rural development, and the prevailing attitudes among the people in regard to education. Discussions cover the educational role of the Ethiopian…

As the church seeks to respond to the human needs arising in our ever-changing society, it must constantly reassess its role in nonmetropolitan areas. At this critical juncture in the history of our country, the nature of the church's mission in town and country is a subject of great debate. For both urban and rural America, this CARA (Center for…

This study reports the findings of a survey taken in May 1971 to identify and assess educational objectives in York Borough. The first section of the report discusses objective setting in relation to planned decisionmaking in schools and demonstrates why objectives are important in planning. The next sections of the report describe the design and…

The objectives of this study were to examine some variations in the structure of those abilities generally considered to constitute mechanical aptitude and to focus attention on the problem of comparing factorial structures arising in different cultural groups. The sample was composed of 172 boys, aged 12 to 14, from 5 separate Canadian…

In this volume the author first analyses the roots and directions of contemporary social change, and derives a series of questions to which education has to find practical answers and a concept of mental health defined not as adjustment but as dynamic adjustability. In the light of present knowledge of the dynamics of child development, he reviews…

Barthes'"S/Z: An Essay" offers ways of approaching critical problems not well dealt with in Anglo-American criticism.

Misunderstandings and impoliteness can occur among people from different countries because of differences in cultures and languages. Observations about British, American, and other European cultures concern set phrases, word connotations, intonation, forms of address and reference, grammar, and nonverbal behavior. (SW)

WISC subtest scores of children from rural mountainous cultural areas were higher for performance skills (object assembly, picture completion) than for verbal skills (information, similarities), suggesting that social and economic deprivation influence verbal comprehension abilities more than perceptual organization skills. (RL)

Before the college teacher can teach, in the sense of reaching and affecting students, he must somehow establish connections between his own world and that of the students. The connections begin not with literature but with literacy. Suggestions for establishing communications as a humanistic discipline are offered. (Author/LBH)

Both countries have taken western models for their approach to architectural education. The responsibility that accompanies the imposition of a foreign system is to recognize local variations from the model and to evolve programs and curricula responsive to the situation. (Author/LBH)

The value of visual literacy, the ability to recognize and interpret natural and manmade symbols, to a student of foreign language is stressed. Three groups of nonverbal signs--kinesic elements, environmental elements, and objects invested with a special meaning--are discussed, and methods for teaching visual literacy described. (RM)

Detailed typical daily program in the life of an American and a Moroccan teenager introduces the discussion of the influence of the environment on the learning process, particularly on foreign language learning. A "kit" method for responding to needs determined by the environment is described. (Text is in French.) (AMH)

One of America's foremost authors explores the unique paradox of the writer's craft in this country: a craft that, hedged by affluence and opportunity, is losing its self-esteem. The influence of American culture and experience on the individual's sense of purpose is noted. (Author/LBH)