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Download full textSheller, H. Lynn, Ed. – 1972
To report on the Conference on Values in the Community Colleges, it was decided to publish the major portions of the tape-recorded proceedings verbatim, with few excisions. The theme of the conference was "The Community College in Social Revolution: Purposes and Priorities for the Seventies." The speeches followed by audience discussion…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Church Role, Conference Reports, Humanistic Education
Bumbarger, Brian, Ed. – 1996
As far back as the 1960s, research and statistics began to demonstrate what appeared to be an inequality in the criminal justice system in that minorities, particularly black males, were being arrested and confined in numbers far greater than their proportion to the general population. The Coalition for Juvenile Justice, in conjunction with…
Descriptors: Blacks, Correctional Institutions, Cultural Awareness, Delinquency
Berque, Jacques – 1991
Large numbers of persons of African and Asiatic descent have immigrated to the countries of Western Europe in recent decades, and their presence has raised significant problems in terms of racial and cultural relations for European leaders. This document features the general report from a conference sponsored by the Council of Europe's Council for…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Exchange, Cultural Influences, Cultural Interrelationships
Simms, Richard L., Ed.; Contreras, Gloria, Ed. – 1980
Five essays examine the responses of the social studies to racism and sexism in the 1960s and 1970s. The first essay discusses the general concept of pluralism and its relationship to racism and sexism. Textbook and curricular response and legislation relevant to racism and sexism are also considered. The second essay deals with racism in terms of…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Evaluation, Directories, Educational Change
Library Journal, 1987
This report of the events at the American Library Association annual conference summarizes presentations and debates on several social issues as well as a manifesto addressing social and ethical problems that was presented at the conference. A list of officers and awards is provided. (CLB)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Codes of Ethics, Confidentiality
1977
The compilation of 24 papers provides information concerning the health, social, economic, educational, and special concerns of handicapped U.S. citizens. Included are the following titles and authors: "Research" (J. Weston); "Application of Technology to Handicapping Conditions and for Handicapped Individuals" (W. Ayers); "Rehabilitation…
Descriptors: Architectural Barriers, Attitudes, Civil Liberties, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Cheek, Dennis W., Ed. – 1991
This document contains the text of 50 papers presented at a national conference that focused on the relationships among science, technology, and society (STS). Most of the papers presented featured one of five major thematic areas around which the National Association for Science, Technology and Society is organized: education and information;…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Science, Educational Opportunities, Educational Technology
