This listener's guide introduces the first four of nine monthly programs in the American Issues Radio Forum series that were braodcast by the member stations of the National Public Radio system. These broadcasts started in September 1975 and continued to May 1976. They formed a "live" national dialogue, focusing upon issues which have…

The purpose of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Conference (OECD) from which this paper is derived is to clarify the impact which educational policy has and can have on social structure (income and occupational) and individual life chances (social mobility and earnings). Most of the conference papers deal with analytical…

The failure of the Rochester School Board in March 1967 to adopt a comprehensive program of school desegregation surprised many observers. On February 1, 1967, Superintendent Goldberg broadcast four desegregation plans to the public, and on March 16, 1967 the school board voted three to two against all four desegregation plans and adopted instead…

This narrative comprises the stories, opinions, and beliefs of the following people: Dona Lola--an octogenarian who still remembers her childhood; Minnie Roses--daughter of the owner of a once flourishing coffee plantation; Noberto Cedeno--a sculptor of popular artifacts; Castor Ayala--in his sixties, he is Loiza Aldea's most famous mask-maker and…

This paper is thirty-eighth in a series which expands the analysis of the crisis under discussion to provide a multinational view by quoting comment from a selection of newspapers of several countries. The issue presented here is the problem of world food shortages, which is briefly introduced in relation to the attemps at the Rome Conference to…

To improve social studies instruction and curriculum content in the United States, Northwestern University and the North Central Association Foreign Relations Project conducted 14 experimental seminars (1964-69) in which 894 teachers and administrators from 25 states took part. To determine the effectiveness of the seminars, two surveys were…

A basic overview of Research and Development (R and D) Centers programs, and the various larger institutions of which they are a part, is given. The administrative and program structure of the Johns Hopkins R and D Center follows, with an organizational chart, staff list, and a program and project register included. A descriptive overview of the…

The nature of student-school conflict was studied through interviews and discussions with students in several crisis-torn secondary schools across the country. Complaints were widely repeated that high school curriculum was not geared to the needs of the noncollege-bound student. Grievances were also expressed over the traditional character of…

See TE 499 864, above.

Well into his second year of office, President Nixon proposed a two-part emergency program to alleviate the problems that desegregation was creating for the nation's schools. Shortly thereafter the Congress authorized one-half of the President's 150 million dollar request for a short-term, crash program for project grants to school districts who…

In this study, research was conducted over an 18-month period on the nature of population policy in America, its impact on black people, and how black people view its impact. Projections for the nonwhite population to the year 2000 were made by the National Urban League Research Department. Our projections, which are based on the Census Bureau's…

The contents of this document are organized in six parts, as follows. Part I "IBW and the Vocation of the Black Scholar," includes "The Vocation of the Black Scholar and the Struggles of the Black Community," Vincent Harding. Part II "Colonial Ideology and Colonized Resistance," includes: "African Independence…

This critical analysis of Sino-American relations reviews historical events since World War II, summarizes United States policy toward the Peoples Republic of China and contends that improved relations with China should be a goal. Review of Communist China's activities reveals that: 1) an aim seems to be to expand power and influence but not…

This paper presents the idea of formal neighborhood government as a beginning to discussion and debate. Only by clearing away the confusion over what changes are being asked for by the proponents of decentralization can the neighborhood government movement be placed in historical perspective. The justification for neighborhood government,…

The student text portion of this set contains an account of the 1968 presidential election, from the state primaries to the election of Richard M. Nixon. The Teacher's Guide outlines objectives, teaching strategies, discussion questions, vocabulary, and an annotated listing of resources which includes educational and commercial films as well as…