Nine essays on education in the humanities and the debate surrounding liberal education are presented by the faculty of Mercer University. "Liberal Education and the Christian Intellectual Tradition," by Willis B. Glover, addresses the root question of what liberal education means. In "Science as a Liberal Arts Discipline," Dan R. Quisenberry…

Community psychology, as a field based primarily on rhetoric and ideology, is in a particularly vulnerable position as changes occur in the social and political climate. A more realistic recognition of the complexities of the change process points to the unique contribution of community psychology as a field of inquiry. A major problem of…

The core curriculum at Saint Joseph's College is described, along with the revision of the general education program during 1966-1969. The core program, which is integrative in structure, was adopted because it provided a means to achieve the goals of the institution, a Catholic liberal arts college. The change to the core curriculum required…

The nature of adolescent sexuality, pregnancy and childbearing is undergoing important transformations that have made early parenthood more visible and problematic. A review of the literature confirms that adolescent pregnancy is far from a random event. Research indicates differences, often substantial, among those who have sex or abstain and…

Activities in this guide are designed to help students of all ages become responsible citizens and participate as leaders to safeguard the liberties and freedoms of all citizens. Some of the activities can be adapted for use in language arts courses. The publication includes five areas in which students can be actively involved in citizenship and…

This curriculum guide for American Industrial Arts Students Association (AIASA) chapters is part of a series of curriculum guides for use in the industrial arts curriculum in Connecticut. The guide is divided into three parts. The first part of the guide introduces AIASA and summarizes its history, goals and purposes, and advisor responsibilities.…

This subcommittee report focuses on various units within the social structure to determine the role they play and how best to support these units in efforts to alleviate conditions resulting in social problems. The testimony highlights problems in public programs related to foster care, adoption, and juvenile justice along with the problems of…

An educational testing program at the University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), developed for juniors entering its school of education, evaluates their characteristics, the nature and extent of subject matter weaknesses, the need for and nature of remediation, and the relation of subject matter and basic skill achievement to success in methods…

Trends in the characteristics of students who go directly on to college after completing high school have been surveyed for the past l6 years. Findings on significant trends are cited and analyzed: (1) Students are less well prepared academically than entering students of 10 or 15 years ago. (2) Declining academic skill levels are reflected in the…

This handbook is designed to meet the aquatic education needs of Minnesota elementary teachers and students (aquatic education referring to the study of freshwater systems). The handbook is divided into three parts. Part 1 (an introduction) provides an overview of aquatic education, a description of the use of the handbook, and two indexes to…

This paper assesses current practices in the juvenile justice field against the backdrop of priorities set forth by Congress in the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974. Part 1 describes the legislative history and major provisions of the Act. The following sections present a concise review of current, general developments in…

Although men and women work in jobs requiring approximately equal levels of education and in occupations with approximately equal prestige, working women earn only about 60% as much on the average as do working men. This disparity in income has important social consequences and is widely perceived as inequitable. One form of this type of…

This volume, a report of a National Institute of Mental Health Conference, presents a synopsis of the informal presentations and discussions along with a summary narrative and quotations from each of the three sessions. The first section of the book deals with adolescent personality, socioemotional, biological, and cognitive development. The…

This curriculum guide contains materials for a 13-unit course in advanced metals, the second metals course in the industrial arts curriculum for grades 10-12. It is intended for use by industrial arts teachers, supervisors, counselors, administrators, and teacher educators. A two-page course overview provides a brief course description; indicates…

This volume is the first of 5 constituting the final research project report on the introduction, use, and impact of ThinkAbout, a series of 60 15-minute instructional television programs for fifth and sixth graders designed to strengthen reasoning skills and to review and to reinforce language arts, mathematics, and study skills. Background…