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Shea, Brent Mack – Social Science Record, 1973
An assessment of the end of the student movement finds the factors of suppression, combined with some concessions to student demands, as likely contributions to its demise. (Author/KM)
Descriptors: Activism, Dissent, Failure, Social Action
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Collins, Anne M.; Sedlacek, William E. – College Student Journal, 1973
Results of an anonymous poll on student attitudes shows that students generally feel that demonstrations are worthwhile to point out social problems about which they feel strongly. The implications seem to be that students feel strongly about social issues and their value, but relatively few are going to put those attitudes into action. (Author)
Descriptors: Activism, Demonstrations (Civil), Social Action, Student Attitudes
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Gallant, Thomas F. – Educational Theory, 1972
Author's purpose is to scan the parallels between social reconstructionism and politicalization, relate the movements to some of John Dewey's beliefs, and examine some of the implications of the issue for colleges and universities today. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Institutional Role, Political Socialization, Social Action
Haavelsrud, Magnus; Torney, Judith – Today's Education, 1973
Develops the idea of the world order methodology'' in teaching social studies; authors stress importance of teaching the processes of social change as well as the structure of government. (Author/SP)
Descriptors: Methods, Social Action, Social Sciences, Student Participation
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Social Work, 1972
The author discusses the neglect and deprivation common in State institutions for the mentally retarded and cites programs and legislation undertaken to alleviate the problem. (BY)
Descriptors: Facilities, Institutional Administration, Institutional Role, Institutionalized Persons
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Rowntree, John; Rowntree, Margaret – Convergence, 1971
Analyzes the development of the exploitation of youth (by the system") and explores the nature of the social forms to which this exploitation gives rise." (Author)
Descriptors: Group Status, Political Attitudes, Social Action, Social Status
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Bruzan, Raymond – American Biology Teacher, 1971
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Environmental Education, Program Descriptions, Secondary School Science
Fulton, Len – American Libraries, 1971
The little magazines and small presses of the decade enormously affected and were affected by all the major social issues of the time. (Author)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Library Materials, Poetry, Publishing Industry
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Aronowitz, Stanley; And Others – Social Policy, 1970
Descriptors: Change Agents, Political Attitudes, Political Power, Social Action
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Bull, Barry – Educational Studies: A Journal in the Foundations of Education, 1982
Examines two theories of collective action, individualist and socialist, to see how well each explains the apparent inability of Americans to pursue social ideals through education. Bull concludes that neither theory adequately explains collective behavior within educational institutions. (AM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Group Behavior, Individualism, School Role
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Monti, Daniel – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1981
The threat posed by desegregation has less to do with educating minority and White children together than it does with challenging an indolent and unresponsive educational system. The ultimate failure of desegregation was people's unwillingness to challenge the political insularity of all public schools. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Political Power, School Desegregation
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Meacham, J. A. – Human Development, 1980
This article discusses implications of dialectics for strengthening scientific inquiry. Three types of dialogic behavior are used as illustration: within the researcher, between the researcher and research participant, and between the researcher and the sociohistorical context. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Change, Development, Ethics, Interaction
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Hedman, Carl G. – Educational Theory, 1979
The "deschooling" program of Ivan Illich is defended. (JD)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Dissent, Educational Theories, Nontraditional Education
Riddell, Adaljiza Sosa; Aguallo, Robert, Jr. – Aztlan--International Journal of Chicano Studies Research, 1978
Parlier's powerless Chicanos wrested the power from the dominant Anglo business elite. The events, which enabled the Chicanos to gain control of the local government, constitute an example of Chicano political activism. This article demonstrates the significance of the events leading to the Chicano takeover and its uniqueness. (NQ)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Control, Mexican Americans, Political Power
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Hogan, Robert; Mills, Carol – Human Development, 1976
Theories of legal socialization can be classified as either content or process models. The present paper suggests that the latter suffer from two major misconceptions: a lack of interest in the behavioral consequences of legal judgments, and the assumption that judgments are the causes of action. (MS)
Descriptors: Laws, Literature Reviews, Models, Moral Development
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