How as a result of the mass media the American public often develops false images of their presidential candidates and presidents is examined. Politics in the age of television has created an illusion of intimacy and a false familiarity that makes it easy to mistake media image for presidential character. (RM)

Identifies the better known Anglo-American liberal political theories and critically analyzes the values that underlie these theories (i.e. individualism, proceduralism, tolerance, science, and objectivity). Provides an alternative to the present liberal pedagogy and suggests implications for future political education. (JDH)

Scholarly reviews of nine books are presented. Topics include nuclear deterrence, urban planning in France, human rights in the Republic of China, the United States' support of Israel, U. S. military policy, an analysis of Rousseau's social contract, political influences on the U. S. presidency, the state and political theory, and the loss of…

Whether the past is related to the future and whether historiography has a role in relation to the future are discussed. If a nexus of past causes and effects could be established then presumably what was true in the past would be equally true in the future. (MLW)

The benefits and limitations of an interdisciplinary course, combining sociology, history, and political science, on America in the 1960s are analyzed. Both structure and content of the course are discussed. (Author/RM)

The learning process is more than rational, said this author, and the path of experiential teaching has led him to the personal discovery that it is possible to teach more effectively psychologically than logically. (Author/RK)

The first three parts of this article discuss means and ends related to providing education in an essentially decentralized hypothetical society; part 4 considers contemporary American educational policy in light of this analysis; and part 5 analyzes several contemporary proposals for educational reform. Available from Law and Contemporary…

This paper outlines major features of the faculty advisor's role in experience-based learning, describes findings from studies on intern evaluation, and encourages active faculty participation in internship supervision. (Author/ND)

Viewing all students as potential voters, the author asserts the need for including political education in school curricula and suggests the viability, as well as form, of its inclusion. (JH)

A program at Le Moyne which involved undergraduate students in a professional type social science empirical research project is described in this article. Information is given on how students conducted a survey to measure the existence of polarization within the general population, and between college students and the general population;…

Two major programs that emphasize the learning process, The Intergroup Relations Curriculum for K-6 pupils, and the High School Social Studies Program are analyzed. (SM)

Project 18 is a course developed to encourage student involvement in the political system. It attempts to teach the importance of an active, concerned citizenry for the democratic process. (Author)

A class position paper was a success in providing "relevance" in a course in American Foreign Policy. (Editor)

The Woodbury materials center around a mock election in a hypothetical community. Students are given background data of the sort astute and active political campaign personnel would ferret out. A statistical outcome rpovides the students a means of evaluating the effectiveness of their strategy as the game progresses. (JB)

Outlines the history of the relationships for government support for basic and applied science in Britain and describes likely future developments. Considers the possibilities for maintenance of scientists' independence. (AL)