Relates historical and contemporary developments in secondary schools to the issue of social change. Notes that some positive signs include a determination among urban leaders that urban education be a first-class education for all students regardless of race or class. (Author/AM)

What is "action research" and how is it relevant to urban youth activists? Action research is a systematic process of inquiry, which involves gathering information about an issue or problem, analyzing the findings, and developing practical plans for affecting positive change. It is motivated by the desire to investigate in order to better…

This books considers the many aspects of how the criminal justice system can be reshaped to address the needs of victims of violence and offenders who themselves are often the victims of abuse. It presents a new model that offers an integrated framework to combine tenets of social work's strengths framework with the restorative justice model. It…

This document was produced through a partnership among business, education, and state government pursuing statewide improvement in the teaching and learning of K-12 mathematics and science through the implementation of national standards for science and mathematics and the Minnesota Graduation Standards. Opening Conversations is one public…

Although increasing numbers of organizations are speaking out on behalf of children, politicians need to hear first-hand from families about their concerns for their children. This book provides parents and others with skills necessary to organize effectively and speak out on issues that affect children at home, at school, and in the broader…

Students are invited to confront and discuss issues of injustice and intolerance by reading a variety of fiction and nonfiction texts. During five to nine 45-minute sessions, students will: engage in critical discussions of shared texts and engage in independent reading of biographies to extend the literary experiences in read-aloud sessions;…

This paper is set in the context of the political problems facing Northern Ireland and the educational responses to these problems. It focuses on the importance of globally accepted human rights values to a divided society and the role of education in promulgating these. The paper discusses the methodology of human rights education in the light of…

Asking, Under what conditions and in what circumstances is student activism and protest likely to occur? What situational factors produce differing responses from students?'' this paper reports on the scope and intensity of university student unrest between 1964 and 1969 in 17 countries. (Author/JM)

The need for a systems approach to community development is outlined by the dean of evening and continuing education at William Rainey Harper College (Illinois). (Editor)

Argues that the core of the Indians' problem is the inability of their community to achieve a sense of control over its own destiny, and explores ways in which the Indians can organize to gain the necessary internal cohesion, resources, and capabilities in order to create a satisfactory position within American society. (JM)

Examines briefly state control of public education and some of the adverse consequences for black cities, and considers strategies for resolving or alleviating the problems, some of which should be directed toward having the state exercise its power fairly, and others toward strengthening the city. (Author/JM)

The professional mental health community, which had romanticized the concept of community control, is presently becoming disenchanted with it due to the lack of facility and skills for working with it. The task is to understand and evaluate community control and to alter only those aspects found destructive to community well-being. (DM)

Author comments on the campus revolt at Northwestern University and states that educational reforms demanded by campus strikes are designed to open the university to the community, to student government and to all political and social expediencies. (IR)