Research reports were of two forms--subjective reports by observers of the various activities, and objective measures of changes in knowledge and/or attitude. The difficulties encountered in evaluation are discussed but the results of the evaluation are not included. Samples of the four questionnaires are presented. (AG)

Six emerging political issues that state boards are likely to face in the years ahead are briefly discussed: role perception, program review, budget review, system definition, retrenchment coordination and a definition of success. (Author/PG)

The theoretical and practical issues involved in teaching peace studies are debated and modes of action suggested for the classroom teacher. (Author/KM)

Discusses the new Appalachian movement, based on the assumption that mountain people are a distinct and maligned cultural minority; the people of Appalachia, white, black and red, have begun to strike back against the dam-builders, strip-miners, and others they say are gouging out the region's mineral resources by the cheapest means possible no…

Summarizes the history and outcomes of the half-century of militant political struggle of the burakumin (or outcastes) for governmental, educational and economic programs to improve ghetto conditions and assimilate the burakumin into the mainstream of Japanese life. (Author/JM)

Analyzes the battle over day care, which seems today particularly violent as the earlier group of its proponents has been joined by an active and sometimes militant group of women's liberationists who believe that the country should provide 24 hour services for all children, and by newly formed community groups. (Author/JM)

Suggesting that the black community is faced with a racist media, and with media that exploit and have no sympathy with the poor, the author proposes two courses of action: the building of a first rate and independent black press devoted to social change, and working at entrances to the establishment press. (JM)

The distinctive characteristic of the black psychology of the future is its adoption of an explicit goal, the liberation of black people; traditional psychology has not been merely apathetic towards this goal--it has actively opposed it. (Author/JM)

Proposes four elements of a human rights strategy to achieve an equitable society: (1) strengthen human rights law enforcement and training; (2) stop blaming the victims; (3) work together on mutual concerns; and, (4) support each other. (Author/JM)

An inventory of resources available to the classroom teacher is divided into the following sections: curriculum materials, curriculum guides and bibliographies, resource units, bibliography of teacher resources, games and simulations, periodicals, organizations, and a directory of political scientists. (Author/JB)

Considers the social, political and economic implications of the continuing development of educational media in an international context. (JB)

Discusses the busing controversy, the increasing demand for community control of schools, and the general discontent with the public school system through an analysis of school desegregation in Chicago. (Author)