Discusses a study which examined the effect of an introductory course in microeconomics on the college level on student attitudes toward liberalism and conservatism. The sample consisted of students enrolled in courses in microeconomics, psychology, and sociology at North Texas State University in 1978. Findings indicated that students who have…

Focuses on the problem of the U.S. president receiving gifts from foreign dignitaries. The reproducible letter from President Lincoln to King Rama IV of Siam in which he accepts two gifts and graciously declines proffered elephants serves as center for discussion of the problem. Suggestions for teaching and a crossword puzzle are included. (KC)

This article reports that the Political Action Committee of the New Jersey Education Association has voted to support the Carter/Mondale ticket in the 1980 presidential election. As justification, it lists Carter's and Reagan's views on educational and social issues of concern to educators. (SJL)

To help high school students understand their political world, particularly in an election year, the article describes a teaching approach based on a comparison of political terminology to the transmission shift on an automobile. (DB)

Stresses that studying about religion in the public schools is an appropriate endeavor according to the 1963 Schempp and Murray Supreme Court decision. The goal of religious educational programs should be the enhancement of understanding, not the promotion of religion itself. (Author/KC)

Concludes that organizing information in news stories by candidates as opposed to issues is more effective in political decision making. (Author/FL)

Reviews Schlossman's characterization of the parent education "policy" of the former Office of Child Development (OCD) in order to clarify the record of OCD's actions. Suggests how public efforts can assist contemporary parents in the task of rearing children in an increasingly complex society. (Author/RH)

Leaders of the National Education Association give their views on a cabinet-level department of education, a national collective bargaining law for education, teacher centers, public day care, vouchers, the Carter administration, and the "Proposition 13 syndrome." (IRT)

Compares the modern "tax revolt" with the Populist uprising of the late nineteenth century. In both cases it is difficult not to be skeptical about the stated economic complaints that were to be remedied. Journal availbility: see EA 511 898. (Author/IRT)

Political problems arising from the conflict between central and regional authorities are examined through a case study of a lieutenant general of the French provincial government in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Journal available from Canadian Journal of History, Box 384, Sub Post Office No. 6, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 2N7 OWO,…

Contrasts the ritual forms of the two major political nominating conventions in 1976. The Democrats played upon the theme of unity, the Republicans upon the theme of conflict, as each sought legitimation of the party and its chosen leader. (JMF)

Discusses how the alienation of the electorate and the incessant probing of the press came together in 1976 to affect the rhetorical techniques and strategies available to presidential candidates to defend themselves from attacks on their character and integrity. (JMF)

An analysis of the editorials in ten leading newspapers during the 1976 presidential election shows that considerably more space was devoted to economic issues than to any other specific issue. (GT)

The author's research suggests that: (1) the label "Black music" needs clarification; (2) many proponents of the slogan hold traditional White attitudes; (3) the attitudes of Black musicians themselves need to be changed; (4) Black music needs to be included in the political struggle; and (5) the music industry is discriminatory. (Author/MC)

An analysis of the election stories about presidential candidates that appeared in three major news magazines during the 1976 presidential campaign reveals that coverage of Eugene McCarthy's candidacy was unbiased but meager. (GT)