Fixing the blame for low student achievement is not easy. As the example of the Los Angeles, California, school district shows, the problems schools face are complicated. They include overcrowding, low test scores, and the problems associated with numbers of students who do not speak English well. Low student achievement is not necessarily due to…

The Pullias Lecture provided an excellent and important opportunity to articulate the vision related to the author's research and work with campuses across the country. She chose the title of the lecture, "Higher Learning for Citizenship," because of her concern about the role that higher education plays in the society. Specifically, how do…

The purpose of this paper is to discuss four major themes which have emerged in the group treatment of obese adolescent females. (Author/RK)

A social and historical survey of the themes and economic and political factors involved in primarily Italian neorealist films. (CH)

The New York State Urban Development Corporation is developing qualitative standards for housing based on the belief that the architecture of housing has a direct social consequence. (Author/MF)

Discusses the social importance of sex education programs and the responsibility of public schools to provide this curriculum. (GB)

The Conference, part of a group convoked under auspices of the Organization of American States, offered specific resolutions concerning the role of women in education and work, and held discussions which resulted in recommendations that the OAS be urged to furnish advice and aid enabling countries to work to change public attitudes on, and the…

One interesting aspect of the Moynihan Report which has not been investigated further is the relationship between yearly fluctuations in the unemployment rate and the rate of marital instability. This relationship ceased to exist in nonwhites in the early 1960's. A number of possible explanations are explored. (Author)

A collection of student writings reflects a diversity of topics, views, and concerns. (Author/KM)

Discusses the convergence method of analyzing social problems. (RK)

A review of the literature in social studies education is divided into six subfields: overview, objectives, methods of instruction, structure, broad coverage of social issues, and evaluation. (KM)

The right to life encompasses the basic needs for self-preservation. An examination of legal action in the area of environmental problems raises a question concerning man's right to life if resort to the courts and legislative halls fails. (Author/JB)

This article describes a college course concerned with contemporary issues influencing families. Changing role relationships, new attitudes about contraception and abortion, violence within families, and divorce are among the contemporary changes in attitudes and practices in families. Conclusions reached about the importance of such courses are…

To begin meeting the challenges of change and dissent, the counseling profession will have to develop theories and practices that get to the roots of the social situations that create difficulties for individuals rather than treating individuals who are defined as social troublemakers. (Author)