Citizen readiness to participate in the reduction of solid waste problems was investigated, using environmental knowledge, environmental concern, and public willingness to act as possible predictors of readiness. The findings indicate a need for more satisfactory ways of determining when an individual has achieved a state of readiness. (BT)

By adopting new techniques of recurrent and nonformal education, colleges and universities can design programs responsive to the problems of social disorganization and isolation, low productivity, and unemployment. (LBH)

Analyzes the literature of combat and its relationship to the aspirations and goals of the Afrikan Liberation movements. (Author/AM)

Highlights findings of group discussions at The Mothers Center, Hicksville, New York. Focus was on obstetrician-patient relationship and the work of the Social Action Committee at the center. (BF/JH)

"Comparison of the subsequent careers of 228 lawyers in Legal Services in 1967 to those of 981 other lawyers who were practicing law in 1967 indicates that participation in the program has an important effect on both the distribution of professional services and the rendering of reform-oriented free or reduced fee work." (Author/JM)

This article discusses four necessary elements of the self-advocacy movement: gaining awareness of one's social and political situation; gaining awareness of individual strengths and potential; taking action through participation in community organizations; and having advisors collaborate with people with disabilities rather than treating them as…

Reviews the life of environmentalist David Brower and considers the effect on his later life of various decisions he made. Provides rich detail of his struggle to bring focus to environmental issues including the perspectives of various family members and friends. (DDR)

Discusses five ways in which art education seeks to be responsive to cultural difference and diversity internationally: (1) the conservative reaction to minority unrest; (2) rejecting assimilation; (3) pluralism in the curriculum; (4) implications of self-determination; and (5) social reform. Explores the bicultural and multicultural issues in New…

The Dakota County Employment and Training Center is a comprehensive job training and placement service for disadvantaged residents located at Dakota County Technical College. The center provides a comprehensive educational and career assessment unit, in-depth remediation facilities, onsite child care, career exploration programs, job placement…

The Ulster People's College and the Community Education Research and Development Centre in Northern Ireland attempt to achieve peace and reconciliation through nonsectarian programs of community education, developing a middle ground and common agenda, promoting social change, and challenging myths and stereotypes. (SK)

The book "1968: A Student Generation in Revolt" is a valuable source for understanding international protest politics. Asian American students were active in the protests of the 1960s although the book does not acknowledge them. Some events of the rebellion were repeated in the Asian American community in the 1970s. (VM)

Today's young children need people committed to making the world a more caring place that offers every child and family the opportunity to thrive. This article presents five steps that any individual can take to become an active advocate for children, letting others know that the learning and experiences of early childhood shape a child's entire…

Focuses on political misrule through the use of statistics. It examines the defining of political events in this century and the reasons for the rise of the statistics-oriented, problem-solving state which, it is argued, has had adverse affects on social programs and antipoverty policies and has created a misunderstanding of the prevalence of…

Discusses the role of advocacy in bringing about change in child welfare agencies, focusing on the history of adoption practice in Canada. Notes that advocacy can serve both to keep child welfare organizations off balance and to apply pressure at decision points, providing a voice for clients and for society as a whole. (MDM)

Argues that the philosophical context noted in Haynes's "How Skewed Is 'The Bell Curve,'" is incomplete; that the Constitution does not treat blacks the same as whites; and that not enough cultural and social context was addressed. The authors characterize the "The Bell Curve" as a wrecking ball for dismantling social programs…