The results of this study on the reflection on the generation gap, youth, and adult views of important persons, shows that both groups identified most of the same people, although they ranked them differently as to their importance. (Author/KJ)

Maintains that NCTE should focus upon problems with which it is prepared by professional expertise and influence to deal; appears also in English Journal," vol. 59, no. 4 (April 1970), 577-78, as NCTE Counciletter." (RD)

To cope with the future, curriculum development has to pursue humane ends in a humane form. This requires much more interaction and flexibility among participants in the curriculum development process. (JH)

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Many politicians have been indifferent or hostile to the application of the social sciences to social problems. Corrective steps include forging stronger links between politicians and social and behavioral scientists, expanding educational efforts to convey a better understanding of the social sciences, increasing lobbying activities, and…

Discussed are the different ways the term "brain dysfunction" was interpreted and advocated by special educators, parents, persons concerned with social problems, and other groups urging that the condition be recognized through federal legislation. (Author/RM)

Describes a method for eliciting student ideas and involving them in a discussion of problems of authority and self-determination and presents the results of a study employing this method with elementary, middle, and junior high school students. The study demonstrates that children are very willing and able to discuss real social issues in a…

Discusses the use of higher education for social defense, moral improvement, and working-class acculturation in 19th-century France. (RM)

A social impact assessment (SIA) should accompany plans for land development in developing nations. An SIA team should maintain an ongoing relationship with the community and attempt to implement recommendations. (KC)

Examines the role of a specific rhetorical form, the protest song, in social movements. Analyzes the content of songs from the labor and anti-war movements of the 1960s. Concludes that these songs--generally negative, simplistic, and expressive--are in-group messages designed to reinforce feelings of solidarity. (PD)

Found that the proportion of persons who indicated experiences of anomia related significantly to the associated proportions of persons who perceived adverse changes in financial conditions. Data suggest changes in economic conditions play an important role in societal integration, solidarity, and morale and their behavioral correlates. (Author)

Reviews the approaches that have been used to detect cultural, content, predictive, and selection bias in mental tests. Argues that questions of bias are fundamentally questions of validity. Concludes that although much has been learned about the technical details of test bias, social policy questions remain to be resolved. (Author/GC)

Discusses use and development of case studies for instruction in the decision-making process. Suggests that discussion of a case should focus on questions concerning clarification of issues, exploration of events, evaluation of issues, and implications and application of findings. (KC)