The booklet concentrates on the massive illiteracy of adults and youth in the world despite modern scientific progress. It approaches the problem from an economic and a social viewpoint and is designed to direct attention to the grave problem of illiteracy at all stages and levels of development policy. Economic and social factors are closely…

This publication consists of papers presented at the World Conference on Education held March 5-14, 1970, at Asilomar, California. It is divided into two sections: 1) Plenary Session Addresses and 2) Working Party Reports. The nine plenary session addresses concern man's physical and social environment and its effect on education, the function of…

The summer phase of the Worldmindedness Institute at the University of Denver from June 23 to August 8, 1969 brought together 34 principals, supervisors, coordinators, and teachers of the elementary school level. The program included study in the social sciences and the arts with the ultimate objective being the incorporation of worldmindedness…

The author offers a model for classifying curriculum materials in the social studies. The model is based on the idea that social studies offered as part of the socialization process are either directed to the passive citizen who votes, serves on juries, etc., or to the participant citizen who actively gives some direction to the growth of our…

To assist young Americans to handle conflicting values, a plan was devised whereby, through a study of the shorter works of Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner, 192 college sophomores from two black Southern colleges examined major controversial issues, made choices, and were provided with vicarious experience through which they could gain an…

A study was conducted in Inuvik, a planned settlement in the Mackenzie Delta region of the Northwest Territories in Canada, to study the factors which work against adaptation among the Indians, Eskimos, and Metis to the "urban milieu" of Inuvik. Field techniques included informal observation and intensive interviews with selected native…

This study investigated methods of assessing the effects of cultural deprivation in relation to school adjustment. The investigators developed new methods of assessment in areas of self-concept, (sample of 49 children) concept formation, (314 children) and value orientation, (45 children) The Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (sample of 60 children)…

In a handbook prepared for use in workshops on migrant education, suggestions for improved English language programs for migrant children and their parents are presented, along with in-service education recommendations to help teachers gain skills required to teach English as a second language. A health and nutrition program for disadvantaged…

Environmental factors, family relationships, school academic and social milieu, opportunities for achieving recognition, and general attitudes were studied in 10 rural Kansas communities. Five communities with high percentages and 5 with low percentages of students going to college were compared in an attempt to determine differences in values…

To improve social studies instruction and curriculum content in the United States, Northwestern University and the North Central Association Foreign Relations Project conducted 14 experimental seminars (1964-69) in which 894 teachers and administrators from 25 states took part. To determine the effectiveness of the seminars, two surveys were…

This document, containing 22 statements and reports, presents the policies of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) in 7 major areas. In (I) "Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Due Process," there is a statement of principles and statements and reports on dismissal proceedings, nonreappointment notices, extramural utterances,…

This biography of Herbert G. Wood, Biblical scholar, Quaker theologian, and adult educator, tells his life story (1879-1963) and then examines his interest in such topics as: The Quaker doctrine of Inward Light and the Quaker peace testimony; the historical versus the mythical Jesus; the nature of man; the meaning of history; and science and…

This book delineates underlying concepts, areas of concern, and research findings in the field of interpersonal relations. Section 1 deals with the expressive or emotional aspects of interaction (love, hate, ambivalence, alienation) as they occur in marriage, friendship, family life, and less permanent social situations. The next three sections…

This report is directed toward three major questions: (1) How many moonlighters are there and do they hold their first and second jobs in the same industries and occupations? Economists have studied the trends and relationships of moonlighting and unemployment, hours of work, and wage levels. (2) Who are the moonlighters and why do they moonlight?…

Using Status Characteristic Theory as a theoretical framework, increasing status distinctions between professional group members were predicted to decrease the quantity of task related information and quality of decisions made in small problem-solving groups. Three experimental conditions were created: (1) occupational prestige manipulated, (2)…