As illustrated by the educational strategies of women's groups in the Dutch Liberal Party and Leiden University, social movements contribute to adult education. The question remains whether separate programs for women or encouragement of women's participation in existing program is more conducive to emancipation. (SK)

Presents views and ideas on children and childhood from Janusz Korczak, premiere social educator and reformer of early 20th century. Briefly describes Korczak's own riches-to-rags story following the death of his father, describes his work with children and youth, and provides excerpts from his writings. (NB)

Sustainability (preserving the environment) can become a reality if relevant information in an understandable frame of reference is brought to the public's attention. The public must learn to identify sustainable and nonsustainable activities so they can act in a responsible manner. (KS)

Argues that in order to increase student action against racism, antiracist educators should look to lessons from the Holocaust and adopt measures aimed specifically at preventing bystander behavior and conformity to group pressure. Discusses research related to both phenomena and identifies implications for moral education. (DSK)

Reports on the Homelessness Immersion Project, a program developed at Molloy College to educate students about poverty that not only provides theoretical information about economic and social issues but also helps students develop personal insight into the experience of living in poverty. Describes how the program brings together community-service…

Discusses issues that come up in classrooms regarding children's books that have the power to engage students in "critical" conversations about issues of power and social justice, and how systems of meaning in society position educators. Offers descriptions of 12 such books for children, and lists chapter books, books for older readers,…

Discusses how Afrocentricity entered the picture in the western world. Afrocentricity seeks to obliterate the mental, physical, cultural, and economic dislocation of African people by thrusting Africans as centered, healthy human beings in the context of African thought. Examines Eurocentric approaches (dialectical materialism, structuralism, and…

Discussion of current trends in Black Studies scholarship finds continuity in the activist tradition of emphasizing description, correction, and prescription, as well as increasing emphasis on building coalitions, economics, race, and gender. Focuses on collaboration of scholars and community activists as evidenced in the Black Radical Congress.…

Presents the story of Layle Lane, the granddaughter of free blacks, who was a high school teacher, civil rights pioneer, teacher unionist, socialist activist, political candidate, lifelong pacifist, adventurer, and humanitarian. Lane was also a fierce believer that education was the first step toward political, social, and economic power and…

Presents a history of the Saturday Evening Girls' Club and other associated library clubs that were developed for immigrant and working-class women and girls in Boston around 1900. Examines the role clubs and social reform organizations played in advancing intellectual, educational, and economic agendas using primary documents. (Contains 111…

A home economist's experiences consulting at a Brazilian university and giving a workshop for government field workers in Tanzania revealed significant differences in the concerns. Community workers deliberated on issues of social change related to daily work; the academics were more concerned with following prescribed research methodology than…

Data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID)--conducted between 1968 and 1972--are analyzed to test for the interrelationships between assets, attitudes, behaviors, and income. Discusses research findings. (KW)

A man with autism discusses the need to accept autism instead of seeking a cure, help people with autism to the point where they can help themselves, and ensure adaptations are provided in inclusive schools. He advocates closing residential institutions, ending employment discrimination, and joining the disability rights movement. (CR)

Details the response to a health threat caused by illegal wastewater disposal in Wisconsin. Traces the identification of the problem, ordinances and policies adopted to guide the remedy, and subsequent monitoring of environmental quality. (DDR)

Examines excerpts from the late James Farmer's presentation to the William Monroe Trotter Institute at the University of Massachusetts. Farmer devoted his life to civil rights activism and social reform. Comments on the most recent Trotter Review, "Diversity, Pedagogy and Higher Education: Lessons and Accomplishments," which includes 17…