Discussion of Ralph Nader's Study Group Report on Nursing Homes.'' (SP)

Many in the social work profession today are calling for social change and social action. Social work educators and students say they agree with this viewpoint. But their attitudes and actions in specific areas tend to favor traditional practice. (Author)

The focus of this article is on the decision-making processes of legislative bodies which deal with children's problems. More specifically, how a group of people are trying to build a Children's Lobby to press legislative and administrative bodies to develope better programs for children. (Author)

In separate articles, 2 brothers discuss how business and education can learn to cooperate in solving social problems. (Editor)

Authors advocate incorporating social action into the social studies curriculum. (RY)

The author describes six emerging social action roles that provide an opportunity for the joint development by clients and professionals of new participatory institutions. (Author)

If counselors are to listen to the forces for social change with open minds, they must first evaluate their own life styles. Changing oneself necessarily involves engaging in risk taking behaviors, searching for new stimuli, seeking the unfamiliar. (Author)

It is concluded that governments must begin planning to thwart the economic dangers presented by a large mass of older persons, and overemphasis on youth. Failure to do so will threaten future financial equilibrium. (SD)

Provides a definition of policy and a general overview of the steps to be considered in shaping policy. Discusses change strategies and gives an example of policy formation: the work of Manitoba's Community Maternal and Child Health Task Force. (Canadian Home Economics Association, 151 Slater Street, Suite 805, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 5H3.) (SK)

Examines trends in participatory research and the need for clarification of it as a process of "disindoctrination" to the status quo and a means of bringing about the structural transformation of society. Issues of popular organization and strategies for increasing viability are discussed. (SK)

In the search for the pedagogical antecedents of industrial arts, a distinct line can be traced to early educational programs established in the 1870s and 1880s by social reformers in some of the worst slum districts of American cities. (LRA)

Recommends approaches which social studies classroom teachers on the elementary-school level can use to help students become better decision makers and learn the skills of social action. (DB)

Pension plan officials may invest on the basis of perceived social benefits provided they have examined a broad range of investments and have found selections having those socially desirable features among a broad class of otherwise suitable and equally desirable investment opportunities meeting the economic objectives of the plan. (Author/IRT)

Presents a definition and historical review of organized advocacy for children and families. Discusses the differences between case and class advocacy and highlights four proven strategies for successful advocacy. (SJL)