Drawing from Father Biard's book, "Relation de la Nouvelle France," the article recounts the joys and trials of this man, who was one of the first two Jesuits in Canada. (Text is in French.) (DB)

Discusses the necessity of teaching German culture in English translation and the difficulty of selecting relevant subject matter and appropriate materials. Some guidelines for the structure and content of such courses are suggested. (Text is in German.) (TL)

Between 1845 and 1850, more than a million Irish starved to death while massive quantities of food were being exported from their country. A half million were evicted from their homes during the potato blight. A million and a half emigrated to the United States, Britain, and Australia, often on board rotting, overcrowded "coffin ships."…

This project is the result of extensive research about the practical applications of "National Socialism and the Holocaust" in historical and political education in and outside schools and in educational work with young people. The multifaceted documentation, on CD-ROM, booklet and a Web site is aimed at a broad international and…

Article examines the application of educational reform in West Germany and the expansion of new consciousness in their educational structure. (Author/RK)

A new kind of political history needs to be written. It should incorporate the knowledge and methodologies of the other social sciences as well as making politics part of general history. Politics as the study of power involves a type of analysis few nonprofessional historians are capable of conducting. (Author/MB)

Computerized searching of bibliographic databases useful in women's history studies is discussed. The particular material available in machine-readable form and aspects of searching for it are reviewed. How to arrange for a search is also explained. A number of databases and search services are described. (Author/EF)

Discusses how social history lessons fit with relative ease into secondary U.S. and European history courses. A sample lesson shows teachers how to use data on the history of childhood when teaching about the Enlightenment. (RM)

Considers Locke's philosophy of education within the philosophical and religious contexts of seventeenth-century Europe. Rejecting the view that man is innately corrupt, Locke argued that man's nature is malleable, and the purpose of education is to train children through rewards and punishment. Moral education is a process of habituation. (AM)

On the basis of an America Jewish Committee telephone survey of Americans who viewed one or more episodes of the television series on Nazi treatment of Jews during World War II ("Holocaust"), the article concluded that a majority of viewers approved of the presentation and wanted the schools to teach about the Holocaust. (DB)

Analyzes the evolution of French culture during the last thirty years as a series of steps towards the acquisition of a second culture by the individual and by the whole civilization. Describes the dynamics of cultural change as a process of interaction and mutual enrichment involving the individual and the culture. (MES)

Describes a junior high school social studies unit on the causes and effects of the French Revolution. Emphasis in the unit was on reasoning, and on understanding the logic of cause and effect relationships. Suggests how to help students improve reasoning and other skills, including reading critically, making a formal outline, selecting relevant…