Planning techniques described help students mesh their individual interests, values, and skills with a proposed internship, work/study, or volunteer experience through the application process itself. The application is valuable in clarifying needs and goals for the experiential project. (Author/LBH)

Provides an overview of the interdisciplinary science, student, and value-oriented approach of the Israeli Environmental Education Project (IEEP). Presents the projects learning model which identifies the scope of the studies, student activities, teaching strategies, content, and the four curriculum units. (ML)

Sixty-eight undergraduates listed the factors they consider when choosing courses, majors, careers, friends, romantic partners, and lifelong partners. Subjects provided their own definitions of commitment in an unstructured essay. Subjects listed more factors, more distinct types of factors, and more original factors for interpersonal commitments…

An instrument developed to measure pharmacy student work values revealed 11 reliable factors: quality patient care; supervision and company policy; work creativity/variety; status; management/leadership; economic return; work schedule; family responsibilities; job security; co-worker relationships; and policies and procedures. There were…

Address to a convention of secondary school principals analyzes the effect of successful communication between principals and faculty, stresses the need to make English teaching relevant to the community, especially by teaching moral values, and calls for a reduction of class size for English teachers. (JG)

The quality of public discourse and the ethical implications of divestment for universities as well as for corporations are discussed. Harvard's divestment of Exxon's stock is discussed and the question of whether Harvard should continue to accept Exxon's philanthropic grants is debated. (MLW)

The development of multicultural education to its current role of promoting ethnic pluralism as a social value is described. The article surveys the variety and scope of definitions of multicultural education. The role of ethnicity, religion, socioeconomic status, and gender in shaping a child are discussed. (JL)

Discussing high standards of morality expected from U.S. public servants, authors question to what extent schools are encouraging ethical double standards and formation of inaccurate images of political leaders. Presents a democratic classroom interaction model which teaches through classroom activities the citizenship processes of communication,…

Argues the importance of teaching students about the common culture of our diverse democracy. States that this common culture is composed of the democratic, work, and Judeo-Christian ethics. Describes how these ethics function to help preserve and transmit our common culture. (JDH)

Offers a brief history of cultural pluralism in the United States and how education has responded to meet the challenges it presented. Differentiates multicultural education from multiethnic and international education. Recommends curriculum adaptations, parental involvement, and continued advocacy for multicultural education. (JDH)

Presents examples of "secular humanism" culled from various textbooks. (NKA)

States that social studies teachers should present the available factual information about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in terms of what is happening globally and examine questions of human and civil rights raised by the disease. Provides a list of facts and discussion questions for classroom teachers. (GEA)

Uses national-level secondary data to examine economic/sociological experiences of United States farmers from 1960-1980's. Examines farm size, farm policy, risk, management, income, economic stress, social goals, population shifts, and part-time farming. Finds life-style and well-being contribute more than economic characteristics to farmer…

Teachers' social origins influence their reactions to students. Low-status and minority students experience difficulties in the classrooms of high-status teachers. Outcomes of these relationships are that the students are seen as less mature and less is expected of them. A model of teacher-pupil background congruence is proposed. (Author/VM)

The way to educate poor children effectively lies in the fusion of school social work and knowledge about effective schools. The following factors should be of concern to social workers: (1) parent involvement; (2) student welfare; (3) administrative leadership; (4) academic focus; (5) consistent monitoring of student progress; (6) high…