The author describes and illustrates television's presentation of bias in programming and production. He advocates educating adults to be critical in consuming television images of reality and presents six techniques that have been successful in teaching adults to read between the lines of television's portrayal of political issues, news events,…

This assessment of National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) highlights NCLIS and Reagan Administration, criticism of NCLIS, views of women members Toni Carbo Bearman and Elinor Hashim, public and private sector interaction, issues, NCLIS and UNESCO, fee-based services, and reaction to Cultural Minorities Task Force report.…

Piaget's model of intellectual maturity was used to examine young people's perspectives on foreign policy. Results indicate that cognitive maturity is positively associated with the ability to make deliberative policy judgments. Young Americans exhibit relatively low levels of political impulsiveness and have a realistic view of foreign policy…

Argues that current economic problems may be an indication of deep, long term economic crisis. Points out implications of economic crises for families and human services, and suggests four options for responding as a society to economic hard times. (RH)

A psychiatrist who worked as a consultant regarding the possible viewer impact of "The Day After," a television movie portraying nuclear destruction and the possibility of survival, discusses the film's background and issues of hopelessness, and the potential impact of the movie on children and teenagers. (MBR)

Discusses the current "Simpson-Mazzoli" Immigration Reform and Control Act, previous immigration legislation, current counter-proposals for U.S. immigration policy, and the political realities of immigration reform. Also addresses the pressures for outmigration in the Third World, American public opinion on immigration reform, and…

Each brief statement covers the areas of jargon, rhetoric, and humor in political language and how these may be approached in the classroom. (CRH)

Examines the interrelations between the class system and other collectivities or divisions of society, in particular the ethnic nationality-racial aspect or dimension of capitalist realities and revolutionary struggles. (Author/AM)

This study reviews research on the defeat of incumbent school board members and presents new election data on 104 southern California school districts. The findings confirm that incumbent defeat is episodic, but they challenge previous research regarding its nature and origins. (Author)

Argues that in Poland, the Soviet Union, and in much of eastern Europe, creators can utilize strategies and take advantage of various policies that make theatre a relatively free medium for political expression. And the public, starved for such expression, naturally turns to the theatre, frequently making it an important political institution.…

Describes the attempt by members of the 1974-75 Illinois General Assembly to pass legislation allowing collective bargaining for all employees of all public schools and discusses the reasons for the failure of such legislation. (For availability see EA 507 343) (JG)

Concludes that the "Anti-Discrimination Act of 1976" is anti Civil Rights legislation in disguise, in the hooded tradition of the Ku Klux Klan. (Author)

Jimmy Carter's conception of the role of education, his approach to the process of reform, and his method of policy formation are discussed in the light of the status of education in Georgia. (LBH)

Many educators in high schools and colleges have taught about European history and politics in the context of the Cold War and the division of Europe into two blocs. The revolutionary changes in 1989 and the collapse of the Soviet Union have made obsolete the superpower spheres of influence that divided Europe. This curriculum project contributes…

National Issues Forums (NIF) bring together citizens to deliberate and make choices about challenging social and political issues of the day. These forums have addressed issues such as the economy, education, health care, foreign affairs, and crime. This report is an analysis of what happened in a forum on "Money and Politics" that took…