The relationship between the history of the student and contemporary student life is explored, and enduring patterns are identified in three areas: the social origins of students; student culture and activism; and the perceived academic quality of students. It is concluded that students should be heard and taken more seriously. (MSE)

The majority of Fundamentalist Christians are not political activists calling for a relentless cultural war; Fundamentalist Christians are a diverse group whose members do not necessarily share common views on social, economic, and political matters. To head off a crisis, educators should explain to community members the logic behind the school…

Presents an active learning project for use in teaching social activism and social movements. Discusses students' backgrounds, the course outline, the context of the assignment, the project itself, measures of the effectiveness of the assignment, and limits and problems with it. Notes other topics for which the assignment could be adapted. (DSK)

Discusses the rapid growth of the Workers Rights Consortium, a student-originated group with 44 member institutions which opposes sweatshop labor conditions especially in the apparel industry. Notes disagreements about the number of administrators on the board of directors and about the role of industry representives. Compares this group with the…

Highlights the life of Elizabeth Ross Haynes, an African American social welfare reformer, politician, and "race woman." Describes how Haynes's work focused on services for women and African Americans during the early 1900s and her dedication to women's labor issues. Discusses the implications of Haynes's womanist consciousness on social…

Examined the effects of socialization and participation in community activism on female social work students' development of skills in leadership, influence, power use, and collaboration. Surveys and focus groups indicated that women had few opportunities to develop leadership skills until college and were uncomfortable with their power and…

Provides a historical grounding for debates over writing pedagogy and multiculturalism. Examines responses in composition to events in 1968 in order to develop a framework for comprehending current issues in composition studies. Uses E. Corbett's 1969 article "The Rhetoric of the Closed Fist and the Rhetoric of the Open Hand" as a rhetorical…

Describes the most prominent of the conservative citizens' groups and reviews the strategies they have used in their efforts to affect U.S. public education. Although there is evidence of some compromise, there are areas where it may never be possible to find common ground. (SLD)

A review of 60 articles published between 1969 and 1999 in "Change" magazine identifies five overlapping eras in which the following issues dominated the literature: (1) student protest, (2) open admissions, (3) diversity, (4) lifelong learning, and (5) the student as consumer. Concludes that, collectively and individually, colleges and…

Critiquing two "Handbook" chapters on gender and race, this article observes that equity concerns have given way to concerns with quality and excellence. Both chapters explore reasons behind lack of equity (for poor students of color and women in school administration) and criticize "liberal" solutions to social problems.…

Suggests that the most dangerous component of President Bush's education plan is the imposition of high-stakes standardized testing on public school students, describing the country's national anti-testing movement and highlighting the movement against the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, which is led by such groups as the Coalition…

By describing an innovative model for teacher education, these authors hope to contribute to an interrogation of teacher education, class, and culture within the current political and economic system. Inaugurated at Keene State College in New Hampshire in May 2002, World Educational Links (WEL) prepares future educators for anti-oppressive…

A suburban New Jersey high school's inclusion of Paul Robeson as a case study in peacebuilding citizenship education is profiled. Instructional approaches as well as student responses are described, highlighting the ways in which Robeson's life history intersected with core curriculum themes in U.S. and world history. Evidence from student work…

This article further specifies the relationship between church-based resources, group identification and political activism among black Americans. Previous research indicates that political communication within churches and activism within the church serve to motivate political participation. Our research suggests that, net of relevant controls,…

This article profiles Shirley Chisholm (1924-2205), a 1993 inductee to the National Women's Hall of Fame. Born in New York, she was the oldest of four daughters. Her father was from British Guiana and her mother was from Barbados. In 1927, she was sent to Barbados to live with her maternal grandmother. She was educated in the British school system…