Gives examples of the resources available for social indicators research and describes the activities of the Center for Coordination of Research on Social Indicators in meeting the information needs in this field. (JG)

When students react to the characters in a book, it makes them want to read and helps them deal with life situations. (Editor)

Speech Delivered at Plenary Session on "What Can Be Done Now at the annual meeting of the Assoc. of Am. Medical Colleges (79th, Houston, Texas, Nov. 3, 1968).

The purposes of this paper are (1) to highlight some of the complex issues involved in teenage pregnancy and its consequences; (2) to comment on some of the problems that make solutions difficult to achieve; and (3) to indicate areas in which further research is of critical importance. Among the issues of teenage pregnancy discussed are the…

The social scientist has a public responsibility which deserves as much attention as scientific and professional concerns. Some social scientists, retreating from this ideal, are now rewriting the history of the liberal movements of the 1960s. This revisionism, a product of contemporary neoconservatism, hinders the continuing efforts that social…

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RACIAL BALANCE AND EDUCATION WAS EXPLORED. HISTORICAL, POLITICAL, LEGAL, MORAL, AND SOCIAL-PSYCHOLOGICAL ANSWERS IN TERMS OF HUMAN LEARNING, COMMUNICATION, CREATIVITY, AND PERSONALITY DYNAMICS WERE DISCUSSED. ON THE BASIS OF SOCIAL-PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS, PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS WERE RECOMMENDED. IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT…

TO PROVIDE A THEORETICAL ORIENTATION FOR PROGRAMS DEALING WITH CULTURALLY DEPRIVED CHILDREN, FOUR QUESTIONS ARE EXPLORED--(1) WHAT IS THE SITUATION. (2) WHAT ARE THE SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS WHICH ACCOUNT FOR IT. (3) WHAT IS THE EDUCATIONAL PROBLEM. (4) WHAT IS THE TASK OF THE SCHOOL. SEVERAL FACTORS ACCOUNT FOR A PROBLEM WITH CULTURALLY…

A LIST OF FILMS, TAPES, RECORDINGS, AND ART REPRODUCTIONS IS PRESENTED. EMPHASIS IS ON IDEAS RATHER THAN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. SELECTIONS FROM THE DIFFERENT MEDIA MAY BE INCORPORATED INTO LEARNING ACTIVITIES AS CHILDREN SEEK TO EXTEND THEIR INFORMATION, DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDINGS AND PERCEIVE THE VALUES HELD IN OUR SOCIETY. EACH SECTION OF THE…

A FEW OF THE DYNAMIC FORCES OF CHANGE THAT HAVE BROUGHT ABOUT A NEW SITUATION FOR THE AMERICAN NEGRO ARE PRESENTED. THESE FORCES HAVE OCCURRED WITHOUT A VIOLENT REVOLUTION AND WITHIN MANY INSTITUTIONS, THE FORCES WERE MOST COMPLETE IN THE ECONOMIC SPHERES, LESS SO IN THE LEGAL AND POLITICAL SPHERES, AND LEAST IN THE SPHERE OF SOCIAL RELATIONSHIP.…

Political and social issues surrounding the evaluation of a campus learning center are examined and discussed. Issues with which the program evaluator should be aware when attempting to objectively evaluate special service programs for minorities are outlined. Special emphasis is placed on methodology and skills needed to select, as well as…

This research study investigated the personal hopes and aspirations, personal worries and fears of black students in a predominantly black college in the South. It also determined their attitudes toward the social problems of their respective backgrounds. A sample of 220 students from a student population of 2000 answered a questionnaire…

This book attempts to show how the relationship between the American daily press and other social institutions determines the press's definition of news, where it seeks news, and how that news is presented. Chapter 1 discusses news as a force of information, examines news as a sociological problem, and describes the difficulty of defining news.…

African universities have a critical role to play in the improvement of the African social fabric. There is no necessary conflict between scholarly and social concern. Tasks facing African universities involve the design and operation of the educational system, especially in regard to entrance qualifications and their relationship to academic…

In an attempt to prevent drug abuse, the U.S. Army developed drug education programs (DEP) at all its installations to inform soldiers about the dynamics and consequences of drug use. This paper presents the findings of the recently completed evaluation of Army DEP. The study surveyed 1,716 enlisted men at 16 posts about exposure to the DEP and…