Provides a summary of discussion at an international conference of human rights professionsls in 1982. Covers a wide range of subjects, from women's access to positions of economic power, to day care facilities as a means of expanding choices of both women and men who work in or out of the home. (KH)

Reports on a study of private and public school teachers' perceptions of the relative importance of ten major social problems. Concludes that public school faculties exhibit a greater concern for the spirit of the law concerning the realization of human rights than is discernible in private academies. (Author/KH)

A response to the Minister of Education's announcement of provincewide testing in English and mathematics and a look at the tests thay may be used. (CRH)

Calls for a rethinking of the literary canon and a reflection on the order of culture's discourses and the relations among them. (CRH)

Briefly examines some of the historical and cultural backgrounds from which Asian-American literature arises. (CRH)

Describes how the lessons from academic and higher education have taught that women need to work closely with schools to incorporate women's studies into the curriculum. (CRH)

The tasks of the European Social Fund, the European Economic Community's social policy instrument, were reviewed in l983 in the light of the worsening unemployment situation and the priority placed on employment and vocational training policies. (Author/SSH)

Argues that Richard Wright's "Black Boy" is appropriate for ninth-grade students because it combines an exciting story of survival with effective prose, forces readers to try to understand their own experiences in the light of the protagonist's, and intimately involves students in such universal concerns as suffering, violence, and…

Workers' social and educational experiences during the early twentieth century led to a perceived need for their own schools. Ideological origins of the labor colleges are enumerated, the objectives and programs of one labor college, Brookwood, are examined, and contributions of labor colleges to the American labor movement are analyzed. (RM)

Following a summary of traditional views on organizational effectiveness, the author describes relativistic, developmental, power, and social justice approaches that appeal to the various interests of organizational participants or constituents. Affirming the advantages of social justice based theories, the article then proposes an alternative…

The prospect of decreasing affluence indicates an immediate need to change life-styles and expectations. The challenge to educators involves a reconceptualization of education's role and requires faith in the potential for reason and analysis in ordinary humans. The tools are learning theory and social psychology. (Author/AJ)

Discusses the new role schools should perform in developing the new cultural consciousness necessary to meet the changing social needs of individuals in the face of more rapid population multiplication. (JT)

Contends that Finnish mass communication systems contribute to rather than decrease information inequality and suggests that legislative changes to alter the communication structure and the ownership relations of the media are necessary. (MH)

Argues that the greatest impediment to improving the lives of America's children is the myth of a child-oriented society, already doing all that needs to be done. Unmet needs are described in the areas of prenatal care, nutrition, child abuse, juvenile justice, and foster care. Recommendations for ameliorative action are made. (MS)

The formal court system in Australia has long been criticised for its adversarial nature. As a result, there has been an increase in the use of alternative dispute resolution processes such as mediation. These are promoted as a means of increasing access to justice by disadvantaged groups and as an inexpensive way of solving legal or quasi-legal…