No one generation should get a better "net deal" out of the retirement system than another. Various social security reforms are analyzed. (RM)

Contemporary adult education has neglected social change movements. Social action could benefit from broader exposure to the research findings and theories of adult learning and adult education cannot continue to overlook social action without cost. (JOW)

Provides critical review of three contemporary strategies for fighting poverty: reform within existing public welfare system; new version of social demogrant idea as extension of social insurance approach; and radical social reform. Concludes that public assistance reform will bring only modest gains, any form of guaranteed annual income is…

This article considers the impact that peak oil and climate change may have on the future of higher education. In particular, it questions the role of technology in supporting the provision of a higher education which is resilient to a scenario both of energy depletion and the need to adapt to the effects of global warming. One emerging area of…

The purpose of this study is to investigate relevant factors in adolescents' decision-making when presented with opportunities to participate in civic and political activities. Sixty-one CA high school seniors were presented with hypothetical scenarios in which a young person is asked to give up time to participate in activities to address issues…

Can economic ties positively influence social relations and actions? If so, how does this influence operate? Microfinance programs, which provide credit through a group-based lending strategy, provide the ideal setting for exploring these questions. This article examines whether structuring socially isolated women into peer-groups for an…

This volume draws on a diverse set of literatures to represent the various ways in which entrepreneurship is understood in and applied to higher education. It provides a platform for debate for those considering applications of entrepreneurial principles to academic research and practices. Using academic entrepreneurship in the United States as…

The Brazilian "Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem-Terra" (MST) is one of the best-known and most prominent rural social movements. The unequal distribution of land in Brazil, and the neglect of this problem by successive Brazilian governments contributed greatly to the organisation of rural movements striving for the implementation…

This article assesses the social and political significance of the international farmers' movement, La Via Campesina by exploring how it has evolved since its inception in 1993. It explores the movement's accomplishments and the tensions that exist between international expansion and a commitment to represent the local interests of member…

"Books Not Bombs: Teaching Peace Since the Dawn of the Republic" is an important work relevant to peace scholars, practitioners, and students. This incisive book offers an exciting and comprehensive historical analysis of the origins and development of peace education from the creation of the New Republic at the end of the Eighteenth Century to…

Summarizes life and work of political and economic reformer, Frank Parsons, giving special attention to his founding of the Vocation Bureau, often described as the origin of professional counseling in the United States. Asserts that Parsons offered challenging example for counselors today as both social crusader and pioneer in systematic guidance…

The history of the Progressive Librarians' Council is traced from its inception, 1939, through 1944. Was it a left-wing organization? Yes, if one concedes that much that was left in 1939-44 has become center or right-of-center in 1972. (10 references) (Author/NH)

A Rejoinder Statement to M.L. Goodman's Keynote Address given at the ACEI Study Conference, Houston, Texas, April 8, 1969. (JF)