The central purpose of social studies education is the development of citizenship. In social studies education four elements are essential. The first element is knowledge. Social studies must draw heavily upon the social sciences, including history, and from related fields such as law, psychology, the humanities, journalism, and the arts. Young…

The pamphlet reviews political conflict in Peking from spring 1975 through spring 1976. During this period three political groups existed in The People's Republic of China: radicals (populists), moderates (Western-style modernizers), and the military (Chinese equivalent of the Pentagon). Most conflict traditionally occurred between radicals and…

An alternative to the traditional land reform movement in the United States and the recent land use reform movement would result in a merging of social control with local control over land. Traditional land reformers perceive that land is a private commodity subject to fee-simple ownership and near absolute control over its use and disposition.…

The educational policy for the schools of the black noncitizen group residing within the Canal Zone is the subject of this study. The time period examined covers roughly the first half of the twentieth century. In the first chapter the significance, relevance, and limitations of the study are discussed. The second chapter describes the…

Preliminary research into the effect of women's and black's caucuses on professional associations in the social sciences is discussed. Primary focus is on the American Economics Association, the American Political Science Association, and the American Sociological Association. The authors note that only in the social sciences has the discipline…

The purpose of this conference was to generate information and an exchange of ideas among educational researchers, to discuss, through selected studies, the interface between desegregation and educational concerns of the Hispanic community, and to identify areas of research which require urgent attention and suggest the potential role of the…

Collective agrarian violence was examined in the U.S. and Canada to determine: (1) if the American historical experience was unique; (2) if the American farm movements evidenced the same characteristics and development as those in Europe; (3) if American collective agrarian violence has manifested the same characteristic shape as that of France…

An historical study of the theories and attitudes pertaining to the social responsibilities of corporations in the free enterprise system was done so that these theories could be compared to operant attitudes toward the free enterprise system. Two simultaneous studies were carried out. The first one used visual representations of media opinions…

This report, prepared by the National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information, discusses the Free Clinic Movement--its philosophy, characteristics, background, and problems. The Free Clinic Movement developed because the existing health care system was not providing services to a large number of racial, philosphical, and cultural minorities due…

An overview of Federal-Indian relations is presented, with the role of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) being examined in terms of management of these relations. The objectives of this study were to provide understanding of the fears the American Indians have regarding termination motives attached to present Federal programs for Indians and also…

This report is the result of a two year study during which the author attempted to apply one-half-inch videotape (VTR) technology to facilitate communication as a means of promoting development processes within the community. In addition to the social action component, the author collected and analyzed field data to determine effectiveness of VTR…

Education as a lifelong process is not the same as schooling measured by years of attendance, the level of academic standards, and one's performance there. Schooling should provide the following functions, which comprise part of becoming educated: socialization, sorting, custody, knowledge and skills training, and encouragement of creativity and…

This book addresses itself to three questions which are crucial to effective social action and hence to the lives of those whom social programs are designed to improve: (1) why has so little high quality evaluative research been done? (2) what problems are involved in developing more evaluative research and using its results in policy making? and,…

This speech examines the role of change agents in third world societies and indicates that the change agent must, to some extent, manipulate the social situation, even if his view of society is a more optimistic one than he finds in reality. If he considers strains and stresses to be the lubricants of change, then his focus on conflict as a…

The amount of violent behavior in a society is determined by a number of social indicators which influence members of that society to condemn or justify violence. To develop a technology for the implementation of appropriate social action, therefore, one must have a thorough understanding of the nature of such social indicators. In order to…