This program guide encourages discussion on the fundamental values on which the government's economic policies are based. This public talk series program is designed for the discussion of critical social and political issues through a balanced, nonpartisan presentation of a spectrum of views. The core of the program is consideration of four…

This documents consists of a list by state of programs sponsored by the American Bar Association to teach law related education in correctional institutions and other juvenile justice settings. The directory lists 14 programs in institutional schools and diversion programs in 17 states. Under the diversion programs, first time or misdemeanor…

This annual report details the 1996-97 activities of the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth, an independent agency created by the Tennessee General Assembly with the mission of advocating for improvements in the quality of life for Tennessee children and families. Following introductory letters from the commission's chair, Phillip Boyd,…

This collection of papers presented at a 1996 conference on children's mental health focuses on the juvenile justice system. Papers have the following titles and authors: (1) "Delinquency and Mental Illness: The Intersection of Problems and Systems" (Carolyn S. Breda); (2) "Assessing the Mental Health of Adolescents in the Mental Health and…

The relationship among schooling, religion, and social justice in a framework of theory and practice is explored in this book. Emphasis is placed on the importance of integrating critical discourse with Catholic education. Values underlying liberation theology and critical pedagogy epitomize the characteristics of good Catholic schooling. The…

Notes that to the extent to which solutions to major worldwide distributive problems require a cooperative-communal orientation, such solutions will not be achieved as long as the economic sphere and socializing agents persist in viewing agency-equity-competition as the natural state of mankind. (Author/AM)

Suggests that whatever role the jury has in theory, in practice it can ignore the strict application of the law and respond to the unique aspects of each case that comes before it, a right that is supported as an effective means of protecting individuals from the oppressive or unjust use of governmental power. (Author/AM)

This article describes an innovative method of conflict resolution both within the community and as a classroom simulation exercise. For journal availability see SO 504 278. (DE)

States that if conventional moral reasoning led the Watergate characters to err, they were not alone; three hundred and seventy people, predominantly college students drawn from a variety of New England and Midwestern campuses who had been given Kohlberg's Moral Judgment Interview, were asked to decide some of the same dilemmas which confronted…

There were 271 treaties made between the United States Government and many Indian Nations, promising friendship and peaceful interaction, but treaty amendments and outright violations on the part of the United States led to war and loss of Indian Nation lands. (JC)

This paper presents an overview of the psycho-social aspects of social loafing and free riding in a traditional and distance learning environment. A brief literature review and summaries of frequently cited antecedents and their mitigating factors are reviewed for application by instructors, designers, and administrators in distance education.…

Designed as a companion book to a handbook for family day care providers, this resource guide begins with a checklist for use by those selecting children's books, posters, recordings, and other teaching resources for family day care homes. The second section of the book offers an annotated bibliography of children's literature that includes the…

The contributions that George Washington and James Madison made to the creation of the United States Constitution are discussed. As host of the Mount Vernon Conference and president of the Philadelphia Convention, Washington brought to the growing movement for a new constitution great dignity and political stature. Washington's stamp of approval…

One of the basic principles of the Constitution--the separation of powers--and its contribution to the preservation and perpetuation of individual liberty is discussed. To renew public appreciation of the Constitution, our fundamental law and the philosophical foundation of our political order, is the most fitting bicentennial celebration U.S.…