Concern with the complexity of social problems and of public policy designed to cope with them has led to the identification of an interdisciplinary focus called the policy sciences. The concept includes both governmental and non-governmental decisions. The social sciences have provided structure with new methods such as operations research,…

An open letter by the senior past president of the National Council of Teachers of English; appears also in English Journal," vol. 60, no. 5 (May 1971), pp. 641-44. (RD)

This article: 1) defines the nature of social studies and its relations with society; 2) introduces a model explaining this relationship and tests it with four social studies texts; 3) identifies major social problems looming in the future; and, 4) predicts the nature of future social studies. (Author/JB)

Titles of the teacher developed units are: students write constitutions reflecting liberal and conservative views; a guide to the draft; and, life in medieval times. (VW)

Inquiring into controversial issues in the classroom is increasingly important. Teachers meeting opposition might assess representation of the total community in the opposition, determine specific points of disagreement and de facto official support. Remedial and preventive course of action should be explored. (VW)

Participation in decision making, role playing, inquiry into community current events, and study of law and order in urban units facilitate learning concepts of law, order, conflict, and dissent. (VW)

An open letter by the senior past president of the National Council of Teachers of English. (RD)

They are not by any means limited to job adjustment, study shows. (Editor)

Social researchers under the influence of social stereotypes sometimes make generalizations which are partly true and partly false, and tend to use deceptive research models which in turn increase the number and influence of stereotypes. (JM)

Discussion of three films which document Mexican-American workers' protest movements: "Salt of the Earth,""Huelga!" and "Decision at Delano." (RD)

Discusses the areas of science education in need of revision, based upon societal implications of the scientific enterprise and the interactions of science with society, culture, and human values. (JK)

It is asserted that societal crises demand that counselors and psychologists move from a personal counselor" role model to a community counselor" role model. Presented at theAmerican Personnel and Guidance Association, Las Vegas, April 1969. (Author)