Places the recommendations in the 1916 reports of the Committee on the Social Studies within the context of progressive reform--particularly, reformation of city governments through efforts of the National Municipal League. Information is presented on federal and state reforms between 1913 and 1920, civic education, political aims of civic…

The belief that art deflects attention from world problems is refuted. Author discusses impact of artistic expression upon values, considers political leaders and religious moralists as artists, and stresses future importance of art in a world where the individual will have to find new methods for self fulfillment. (RW)

Opinions on blacks and whites reflect the author's view of America's promise as a successful multi-racial society. (PR)

Discusses the Minority Rights Group, an international specialized research and information unit, devoted to fighting discrimination against minorities. (AM)

Characterizes ecofeminism by describing its six major claims. Aims to widen the circle of concerns in the teaching of reading and writing to include (in addition to race, gender and class) what ecofeminists recommend to save the natural world. (TB)

Discusses problems that arise in evaluating social participatory art. Contends that concentrating solely on the social policy function during project development can have the effect of drying out the artistic content of the work. Proposes that evaluation processes are needed, but they must evolve from the structures of the projects and the needs…

Takes the position that "critical pedagogy" and "place-based education" are mutually supportive educational traditions, recommending a conscious synthesis that blends the two discourses into a critical pedagogy of place. Discusses critical pedagogy's sociological context, describes ecological place-based education, and defines…

Engaging with social movements, adult educators can make the educational political and the political educative. Four ways of linking with social movements are developing critical intelligence, creating democratic educational experiences, supporting progressive social movements, and rethinking social movements as adult education and community work.…

The mainline seminaries' study group of the Public Character of Theological Education project gathered participants in two separate small conferences to talk about the role and experience of schools in training persons to provide public leadership. This article describes the project and offers resulting observations and recommendations. (EV)

Contends that a call to informed action is central to students' work in classrooms where teachers strive to teach in socially just ways. Describes a two-fold approach to action in the days following September 11 by the Center for Teaching for Social Justice at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Provides links to websites for helping…

Urges a repositioning of higher education away from postmodernist mindsets. Proposes that the future of mass higher education lies in attracting adults from a wide social spectrum and in defending the public nature of truth and values. (Contains 56 references.) (Author/SK)

Discusses the link between social purpose adult education and the social movements that have arisen in response to national and international problems. (Author)

Has voluntary and civic participation declined, or have social organizations changed and alternative citizen action increased? Adult educators disagree over their role in citizenship education. It is time to redefine active citizenship, promote public discourse through social forums, expand social visions, and advocate quality of life issues.…

Describes the ways in which students' intellectual engagement can be achieved by teaching through the subject of study to the social issues relevant to student interests. Discusses the process of designing this type of curriculum. Makes the discussion more concrete through the description of science education reform effort. (SLD)

Discusses the reform of the foster care system in Japan. Considers the reasons for reform, the former problems of the foster care system, the major points of the reform, and the "special adoption" system. (RJC)