Political education is back on the agenda, following the Labour Party's election in Britain and the end of Communist one-party rule in Central/Eastern Europe. This paper explains the formal teaching of political literacy to students in Scottish secondary schools through the Modern Studies curriculum. Contains 37 references. (MLH)

Describes how in the late 1930s a novelist named John R. Tunis began publishing a long series of books about various athletic situations and issues of his day. Examines Tunis' attempt to demonstrate where sports sometimes touch contemporary social issues. Explicates three texts: "All-American"; "Keystone Kids"; and "Yea! Wildcats!" (SG)

The goals, methods, and long- and short-term effects of a comprehensive intervention project are described. Included is a discussion of the social policy implications, particularly that intervention programs should provide quality services and options responsive to the needs of the individuals. (Author/GK)

The author's experiences in community service at a Quaker summer work camp 30 years ago taught him more about himself than about the community in which he helped. National service needs to include an organizing orientation that allows the strengths of both participants and community members to flourish. (SLD)

Missing in curriculum revision/school restructuring links is a curriculum paradigm that incorporates reflective intelligence while promoting social and utilitarian responsibilities. The "social-reconstructive wedge" model described in this article addresses this paradoxical issue by treating the school system as a social system where constituents…

Postsecondary institutions are in a unique position to help alleviate social problems. Service learning, which integrates community service and academic study, is an active pedagogy of involvement that takes students beyond monocultural campus settings to multicultural community contexts. A University of Montana teacher-education class that places…

Reviews the majority of academic freedom and civil liberty cases on which the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) took action from 1936 to 1970 and concludes with a list of some of SPSSI's positive and negative experiences. Overall, SPSSI had made important positive contributions. (ETS)

Inservice evaluation and professional development are part of the teacher's responsibility. Teachers need to take some responsibility as well for the implementation of social policy. Evaluation procedures are essential to school-focused inservice teacher education. (JN)

The Aspen Domestic Strategy Group exists to encourage a search for common ground on the nation's social challenges by bringing together leaders of diverse views and backgrounds. It is not expected to produce legislative proposals but rather a continuing conversation to shape a more coherent approach to domestic needs. (SLD)

A federal project introduced law enforcement and community development techniques in three urban school districts. The study found school safety and respect for students' procedural rights to be compatible. It may be possible to incorporate the techniques of the project into more promising approaches to school crime and student misbehavior.…

Aspects of teaching and school administration which could be indicators of successful schooling practices are discussed in terms of researchable topics in education. Background information on long-range planning of educational research and the attempt to identify factors reflecting schooling practices are also included. (JN)

The public and its political leaders seem unwilling to support unconditionally the American creed of equal educational opportunity for all. The proliferation of teen pregnancy, school violence, illegal drugs, homelessness, poverty, suicide, AIDS, and unemployment shows that youngsters' social environment has severely deteriorated since the release…

This paper presents a needs assessment project developed to establish drug-related services in a small black community. A literature review reveals the influence of social issues relevant to the population on research methodology, program planning, and social action. The convergent analysis approach used in the needs assessment is explained and…

An examination of the Humanities and Social Justice Teacher Education Project, a collaboration between a university-based group and social studies and English teachers in 7 British Columbia secondary schools found 6 main ways that teachers translated a concern for social justice into their classrooms. Recommended practices are provided. (Contains…

The possible benefits of experience in a family-centered elementary school for the student of early childhood education are explored. The proposed school site would be in the inner city where parents are coping with many problems as they raise their young children. It is suggested that the training student, working with other public servants,…