This instructional guide is intended to be used with the six-part videotape "Russia and the Other Former Soviet Republics in Transition." The guide comprises essays that provide critical background information needed to understand the issues and events under discussion, which are the new countries that have grown out of the former Soviet…

Each year the Constitutional Rights Foundation creates a mock trial that addresses serious matters facing young people. This year the lesson confronts the recent shootings at U.S. schools and the subsequent criminal trials. The nature of such violence and its causes including unresolved peer conflict, questions of responsibility, peer pressure,…

The origin of our quality of life problems is explained within a historical and international perspective. Two sample problems are analyzed to illustrate the effects of the causes of quality of life problems and to propose solutions to these problems. (KM)

What once seemed a simple economic question--getting jobs and workers together in an international labor market--has led to increasing social conflicts; the difficulty was that the workers turned out to be human. (Author)

This paper discusses research on frustration, oppression, stigma, and cognitive dissonance as they are related to the lives of women. The anger resulting from these processes is discussed, and ways are suggested for recognizing anger, working through it, and using it constructively. (Author)

Following a review of basic educational, social, and health constraints faced by single pregnant adolescents and adolescent parents, an urban community's action program directed to this group is described. The organizational structure of the action program is presented as a model for others to explore. (Author)

Examines the changing demands facing science teachers in Australia with the introduction of new curricula and an increasing emphasis on social relevance in science teaching. (JR)

An activity is suggested as one method of examining lifestyle implications of diverse commitments and values to help students deal with both social and personal concerns. (Author/KM)

Current pressures affecting American women are cited. In response to growing demand, professionally operated counseling centers for women have multiplied. The Information and Counseling Service for Women at Yale is described, and the results of a study of a sample group of clients given. (EAK)

The Attitudes Toward Social Issues in Medicine scale (ATSIM) assesses medical students' awareness of and attitudes toward social issues in medicine. (Author/PG)

Organized labor and the workers it represents are easily confused, lampooned, and excoriated by liberal social activists and big businessmen alike. (Authors)

Discusses futurology efforts--future studies, technological forecasts, long-range plans, scenarios of alternative futures. (Author/RK)

Using the talents of student volunteers allows students to tackle social problems and deal with human needs. The curricular approach to experiential learning integrates students' schooling with community needs. (Author/RK)

Article discusses selected observations on behaviorally oriented approaches to counseling, defines behavioral counseling, and examines current techniques. (Author/RK)