Reports the results of an October 1982 survey of readers of this magazine designed to assess the perceived significance of a variety of social issues and to determine how much respondents believed these issues were and should be included in school curriculums. (JM)

Examines the rhetoric of the Moral Majority. Argues that it expresses a romantic confrontation between agents of a liberal, secular, and humanistic world and those of an idyllic and moral America. (PD)

Demands on education will come from society's claims and students' needs. Society's claims, including more literate graduates and better student performance, indicate education needs to be more efficient. Student needs involve student problem-solving abilities, quality of student life in school, and recognition of out-of-school experiences. (RW)

Discusses the recent increase in censorship of educational materials brought about by a variety of social factors. Lack of communication between educators and the public, parents' disillusionment with an overpermissive society, and methods for preventing confrontations over censorship are considered. (JL)

When the OECD was established in 1961, one of its main concerns was technological progress. Equality and economic growth have been the cornerstones of OECD's work on educational policy. OECD gave enormous impetus to the intellectual development of educational policy studies and to the organization of educational planning for expansion. (MLW)

Examines the relationship between exposure to soap operas and perceptions about people and events in real life. Concludes that exposure to soap operas was found to relate to college students' perception of the numbers of professionals (lawyers, doctors, business people) and problems (divorce, illegitimacy, abortions, crimes, etc.) in real life.…

Suggests that investigation of contemporary problems be included in social studies/citizenship education programs and stresses the relevance of contemporary problems to social studies curricula for slow learners. Literature pertaining to citizenship education is reviewed, and research to determine effects of a study of contemporary issues on…

This report reviews economic, political, and social factors which will influence the United States in the 1980s. Topics include government role, government spending, living standards, international confrontations, terrorism, health care and delivery, and changing values. (DB)

Discusses the role of schools in preparing students to confront future problems of society. Outlines secondary-school-level teaching modules on underemployment and the end of affluence. Suggests that we must acknowledge the probability of extraordinary attempts of the disillusioned young to change the system. (Author/KC)

Discusses the development of the Great Society idea, its central themes, the rhetorical problem of its presentation and resolution. Obstacles to adopting the programs were overcome by employing conservative themes, claiming a moral imperative to act, and distinguishing the Great Society from older programs. (JMF)

Discusses some of the social implications of universal literacy and the failure to achieve the ideal. This failure contributes to the stratification of society because the values of common literacy are unfilled by subliterates or exceeded by the superliterates. Stratification generally seems to relate to gender and ethnicity. (JMF)

Presents a bibliography and suggests a number of topics around which a college level history course on Latin American women could be organized. Course topics include migration of women, definition of sex roles, legal status of women, women's work and society, feminism, politics, religion, women and the family, and women's education and…

Studies changes in the physical and social composition of Skid Row. Results indicate multiple agency users were found to have a greater alcohol problem and to be more socially isolated than nonagency users. Multiple agency users were very much in need of subsistence level support and health maintenance. (Author)

While public schools recognize a responsibility for educating the pupil for a citizenship role, they fail to participate in the second most usual role--that of being a parent. Pros and cons in the case for including parenting education in school curriculums are presented. (DS)

Discusses six persuasive strategies utilized in Mississippi between 1954-1964 to defend White supremacy, to resist integration, to suppress internal opposition, and to thwart efforts of the federal government to end segregation. (JMF)