The events from 1955 to 1970 did not solve the problems of blacks in America. Rather than a second Reconstruction, this period was a Second Black Renaissance. Black artists and scholars were exuberant and optimistic and white Americans took significant interest in black culture. (LHW)

Expresses concern for today's teenagers' lack of challenging and critical posture and response to social injustices. Urges teachers to take responsibility for creating an educational process committed to justice and making students aware of the existence of social injustices and the importance of taking action when these injustices are perceived.…

Andean society is polarized into two key segments: the national Spanish-speaking culture and the native Quechua-speaking culture. Each group ignores or reconstructs history in order to perpetuate its deep-seated prejudices. A group called "The Shining Path" is trying to transform both cultures through violent revolution. (RM)

Details the progressive era works of Richard Spencer Childs, known for his advocacy of the "short ballot" and appointed city managers, both measures which removed institutional impediments to truly popular government. (JDH)

Discusses the nature and dynamics of conservatism in relation to the politics of education. Argues that, because the state has replaced society and the workplace as the locus of class struggle, implementation of conservative educational and fiscal policies face barriers created by popular resistance and failures within the New Right itself. (KH)

Examines the relationship between adult education and community development by means of a comparison of the SA (social action) and CD (community development) programs. Some general observations concerning the links between adult education and development in the west of Ireland are advanced. Also presents an overview of the curricula of the SA and…

A questionnaire was sent to a random sample of members of the College and University Faculty Assembly of the National Council for the Social Studies to determine how socially active these teacher educators actually are. Results indicated significant election campaign, special issue, and moderate local issue involvement. (Author/RM)

Intended to help people understand the experience of developing a research project and of carrying out its early stages, this article describes Project Athens, which studied factors affecting the development of a sense of political efficacy among college students. (RM)

Suggests that a constitution for the third century needs no improvement in the 14th Amendment. All that is required is that its promises be honored and that we be vigilant, lest, by reason of the very evil that arose out of its long nullification, it should once more be undermined. (Author)

This study focused on how students' precollege experiences predisposed them to three democratic outcomes: (1) ability to see the world from someone else's point of view; (2) beliefs about whether conflict enhances democracy; and (3) views about the importance of engaging in social action activities. Data from three flagship universities were…

In 1996, suicide was the ninth leading cause of death in the United States. The nation must address how to develop and implement a national strategy for suicide prevention to achieve a significant and measurable reduction in suicidal behaviors. A national conference on suicide prevention brought together policymakers, health and mental health…

This booklet is intended to help decrease the barriers of prejudice toward people who have mental illnesses. It serves as an educational tool to eliminate the stigma associated with mental illness and to help develop anti-stigma or anti-discrimination programs. Increasingly, the media is doing a better job of breaking down the stereotypes…

An examination of the persuasive qualities of Joan Baez's songs of social dissent. (CH)

The most exciting educational experiences in America are those in which busy adults are lifted out of the humdrum of daily preoccupations and routines and introduced to new ideas, challenges and perspectives. (Author)