Describes the secondary and college level courses in social biology taught in the early 1960s that first linked the human situation to basic biological principles and concepts. Provides a general description of the present status of social biology in England. (CS)

Traces the history of the British Social Hygiene Council and relates the Council's aims in education to the development of Social Biology courses in England at the primary, secondary, and college levels. (CS)

Puts forth and develops arguments for new perspectives in teaching science and suggests an interdisciplinary approach to curriculum which focuses on human values and social dilemmas. (BR)

Paul Hurd, Professor Emeritus of Stanford University, addresses the subject of improving the quality of life in the future by developing a more humanistic approach in biology teaching. (SA)