There are several actions which can be taken to develop a more caring and generous society; among them are: encouraging volunteerism, teaching empathy and generosity in the educational system, altering adult life styles by humanizing work and improving neighborhoods, and reworking social policies. (SJL)

Child achievement scores are higher in a more "supportive," organizationally healthy environment; with information on how selected forces influence teachers, efforts, to change or modify forces to create a healthy work environment become possible. (JD)

The Northern Ireland Schools Curriculum Project was set up to investigate how schools could contribute to improved community relations during major social and political changes. To show how the project intervenes in school-community life, the article discusses its awareness, staff development, branch, and coordination models. (MF)

This paper examines the hypothesis that public school education increases the employability and income of Southern Paiute Indians, a minority group in southwestern Utah. (Author)

The author summarizes the goals and programs of the Joint Council on Economic Education (JCEE)--the organization which has led the way in systematizing economic education for the last 30 years. (Editor)

Stresses the need for death education programs in schools and colleges. Suggests a rationale for teaching about death and dying, community projects for students, social issues for classroom debate, language arts activities, and ways for teachers to help children who have recently experienced death in their families. (AV)

Presents some findings and recommendations of the University of Tennessee's research into ways of improving the management of large scale interdisciplinary research projects as part of the Research Management Improvement Program. (Author/AM)

The hypothesis of the study is that students are differentially rebellious and the distribution of disorders in schools corresponds to the distribution of rebellious students in schools. (Author/AM)

Comments on a report released in October, 1975, by the U.S. Office of Education on the inability of 20 percent of American adults to function effectively in their daily duties and activities. (Author/RK)

Presents a semifictional novella about juvenile delinquency in the Soviet Union, using the vehicle of the biography of a young man serving a sentence in a Soviet labor colony. The author examines the youth's unhappy family life and hostile school environment, and challenges current Soviet opinions on child behavior and education. (Author/AV)

Reviews changes in family structure and life style and discusses implications for teachers and schools. (SB)

Advocates changing the concept of ethnic to ethic if we are to strengthen ourselves by buttressing the weakest among us--the unassimilated minorities. (BR)

The author briefly examines (1) the history of local control of education, (2) the development of the community-based college, and (3) the growth of community-directed educational programs at these institutions. (MJB)

The school as a political entity is described as a center of power relations between persons in authority and persons under authority. The process of education for independent thinking is seen to continually initiate alienation from existing authority and tradition. (AV)

This is an interview with four junior high school teachers in which some of the features of a junior high school program within an elementary school are discussed. (AM)