Illustrates how knowledge derived from the discipline of economics can be used to help shed light on social problems such as poverty, exploitation, and alienation, and can help decision makers form policy to minimize these and similar problems. (DB)

Describes how one student newspaper has developed guidelines for reporting on and editorializing about controversial issues. (TJ)

Child abuse and neglect may be curbed if schools help to detect incidences of neglect and abuse and then report to the appropriate child protection agency. (MM)

The author presents an historical review of normalization and institutionalization of the retarded in the United States. (SBH)

Developed a taxonomy of teen-identified problematic heterosocial situations through 10 same-sex focus groups involving 58 adolescents. Results suggest the importance of romantic relationships in the lives of participating adolescents and show the range of situations identified in addition to dating. (SLD)

Discusses issues surrounding research questions and inquiry, motivated by keynote speakers, discussions, and reflections from the third annual International Drama in Education Research Institute, July 2000. Outlines the author's frustration on the lack of responses to important questions asked. Notes that culturally marginalized groups tend to be…

Responds to Theodore Roszak's "The Ethics of Affordability" by arguing that labeling computers as the problem is a simplification of a cultural problem: the inability to make sense of overwhelming amounts of information. Concludes that, instead of condemning technology and promoting books only, educators must rethink what reading and…

Explores how the situation in Prince George's County, Maryland, provides a fascinating case study of the structural and political issues that colleges face if they want to translate academic knowledge into real-world solutions. Focuses on Prince George's Community College; University of Maryland, College Park; and Bowie State University. (EV)

Though modern science considers race a social concept, not a scientific truth, many still believe there are innate racial differences among people. Discusses the development of biology and race theory; basic definitions of race; genes, human variation, and race; genetic variation within and between races; modern genome studies that dismiss…

Discusses how teachers make important choices in discussion groups as they support children's dialogue about social inequities. Notes that the kind of safety that developed did not mean that the talk was always pleasant and free of tension, but members could expect a balancing of support for responses with a questioning approach. (SG)

Discusses sign language use in South Africa and the deaf as an oppressed community. The following issues are addressed: language planning and sign language, the role of sign language as the vernacular of an oppressed linguistic community, and the implications of sign language for other cultural and social issues that divide South African society.…

Examines the career of Robert Hutchins, dean of the Yale Law School and later president of the University of Chicago, and his shift from advocating a curriculum based on the social sciences to one based on philosophy and the great books. (DM)

The article considers eight values and factors that enter into decisions regarding resource allocation for persons with brain injury including the quality of life, moral culpability of the brain-injured person, the social contribution of the person, allocation of family and societal responsibilities, justice, the nature of health care, and…

Harm reduction, a new model in the field of drug education, recognizes that people have always and always will use drugs. The new strategy attempts to minimize the potential hazards associated with drug use rather than the use itself. The rationale is presented as well as an example of needs assessment. (Author/JPS)

Describes Nepal, its religious, educational, and employment environments, and what effect these have had on deaf citizens and explains certain discriminatory actions facing deaf persons. Efforts to rectify these conditions and promote deaf awareness are discussed. (GLR)