Based on an experimental classroom situation, a simulation and its results in thought control or brainwashing was conducted in teaching about comparative governments. (JR)

Because mankind may annihilate itself by war or by multiplication, it is suggested that nations peacably merge and develop a "super" world-race as a common new goal. (ND)

Four papers discuss research exchanges between the United States and the USSR and East Europe. The first paper considers the evolution of perceptions of social scientists in these countries during the Cold War and Detente. The dominant view of American researchers during the Cold War was that the United States, as the most modern society, was the…

This library skills test was designed to assess university students' knowledge of and ability to use sources of information commonly found in a college or university library with a particular emphasis on the literature of political studies. It is divided into three parts: (1) matching and completion questions assessing students' familiarity with…

A SYSTEMATIC, BUT SIMPLIFIED, THEORETICAL FOUNDATION OF THE POLITICAL SYSTEM IS PRESENTED IN THIS PAPER TO PROVIDE EDUCATORS WITH A BASIS FOR INTRODUCING SOME UNDERSTANDINGS OF POLITICS TO ELEMENTARY STUDENTS. THE POLITICAL SYSTEM IS DESCRIBED AS CONSTITUTING ALL SOCIAL PATTERNS OF INTERACTION THAT ARE MORE OR LESS RELATED TO THE MAKING OF BINDING…

The international system exhibits very sharp phase boundaries, the most striking of which is the boundary between war and peace. A phase boundary for water would be the difference between water and ice, influenced by pressure and temperature. Similarly the phase boundary between war and peace is influenced by national strength and stress. Although…

This article seeks to provide basic information and guidelines for the teaching of social studies in kindergarten and grades 1 through 3. It emphasizes the importance of molding youth to fit into a democratic society and points out the usefulness of social studies to achieve this end. An interdisciplinary approach is advocated, which would include…

This report presents conclusions of exploratory research conducted by Opinion Research Corporation for the Joint Council on Economic Education. The report explains that 52 New Jersey high school social science teachers participated in discussions designed to determine how economics and political science were being presented in the schools, to…

Public policymaking institutions and their operations should be viewed as complex systems, to be analyzed and improved with the help of basic general systems theory ideas and concepts. Possibilities of and needs for changes in the policymaking system can be illustrated by eleven improvement proposals: explicit strategy decisions, explicit learning…

The social science literature, dealing with air quality, up to mid-1970 is reviewed and synthesized in five separately authored chapters, one for each of sociology, psychology, political science, law and economies. In addition to suggesting what each discipline can contribute to the solution of the air pollution problem, gaps in the literature are…

The data supports the hypothesis that the development of political orientation varies with sex, age, and socioeconomic background. (Author/DE)

Discusses the viability of participatory democracy and representative democracy for educational decision-making and argues that pure representative democracy would be preferable to the combination of participatory and representative democracy that now predominates. (Available from the Kansas Association of School Boards, 825 Western, Topeka, KS…

Suggests that college students in political science courses dealing with international law will learn more about the subject if the teacher stresses issues and student participation. (DB)