The countermovement to the women's liberation movement has been varied both in origin and organization and has been slow in making its impact. Presented in this paper is an analysis of several countermovement strategies which focus upon the issues of opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment, abortion law reform, and arguments about the nature of…

The rationale, structure, and content of the American Political Science Association's "Comparing Political Experiences" course is outlined. (DE)

Describes two projects which involve college students in political science courses on American politics in doing research and giving class reports on proposals for reforming the electoral college and the electoral process. Findings indicate that students participating in the projects become more aware of political realities and learn how to use…

Discusses Canadian national unity and the social studies curriculum. Suggests regarding Canada as a political whole composed of many cultures. A new K-12 social studies curriculum, which includes a comprehensive program in Canadian citizenship, is needed. The elementary, middle, and secondary students would study citizenship, Canadian political…

The authors conducted a study using student teachers in secondary schools to assess the impact of the organization and climate of secondary schools on the teaching of controversial social and political issues. They conclude that there is an atmosphere of censorship in the schools. (KC)

Focuses on the history and objectives of international cooperation in Western Europe since World War II and assesses the extent to which cooperation has contributed to the peace and prosperity of European nations. Problems discussed include political and economic miscalculations of government leaders. (DB)

A brief guide to sources of materials to help geography teachers incorporate energy issues into course content. Describes 15 books and six data sources which focus on topics such as trends in fuel production and consumption, trade in energy supplies, and environmental and political implications of fuel production and transport. (Author/AV)

Questions how various actors in the World War II holocaust were able to face their consciences. Examples are presented of railroad workers, German judges, industrial bosses, and other bureaucrats who unhesitatingly carried out some role in the holocaust. Excerpts from diaries of Jews are presented. (Author/DB)

Discusses episodes from the history of the Sioux Indians in North and South Dakota and suggests ways in which this information can be incorporated into social studies classroom activities. Information is taken from primary source material in the Educational Division of the National Archives. (Author/DB)

This paper examines Soviet policy toward Jews, especially in regard to education, to determine whether it is based on pervasive anti-Semitism, as the critics often claim or is rooted fundamentally in Marxist-Leninist ideology. (Author/AM)

An analysis of the colonial American press shows that, although it was not a free press as people now conceive of one, freedom of expression was in general less restricted than in other contemporary cultures, and the press did foster and utilize conceptions of freedom that foreshadowed those of today. (GW)

The status and activities of the Center for Strategic and International Studies and its ties to Georgetown University are described. CSIS serves as a kind of open university for policy makers, outlining the issues and policy choices that the U.S. will face in the future. It maintains a professional staff of 25, has a politically conservative…

Relates problems of higher education in Pakistan since the 1950s. Intense student involvement in politics and conflict between traditional and modern versions of Islamic society have continually promoted turmoil in university life and government response to student unrest. Journal available from American-Asian Educational Exchange, Inc., 88…

A detailed account is given of the school desegregation struggle in Boston, Massachusetts, from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. (MJB)

To determine whether or not blacks and whites are increasingly divergent in their political orientations, public opinion data from 13 separate national surveys conducted in 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971 (4 studies) and 1972 (2 studies) by the Opinion Research Corporation (ORC) of Princeton, New Jersey, were examined. (Author/JM)