The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on every facet of life around the world. For many, the world has become a place of doubt and uncertainty as people struggle to cope with the changes coming in the wake of COVID-19 and seek to determine how best to respond. With ecological, economic, and ideological crises occurring alongside COVID-19,…

A handful of models and measures currently exist for the purpose of assessing student capacity for leading social change. Ample research suggests that students of different racial and gender identity groups exhibit various understandings, motivations, and behaviors related to social engagement and transformation, yet few studies take into…

How does higher education contribute to finding workable and lasting solutions to complex social issues that face communities globally today? How does higher education contribute to global sustainable development goals? The scholarship of engagement encourages faculty, scholars, and students to work together with communities on solutions to…

Militarization and a military definition of life and culture have become normalized in the United States. This article explores the ways in which a military metaphysics has become the new normal for a nation not only at war abroad but also at home, especially with regards to the ongoing assaults waged by the state against youth, immigrants, and…

In this comparative essay, the author discusses the opposing educational theories of John Dewey and Gregory Bateson. While Dewey believed that the scientific method was the dominant method of solving problems and thereby acquiring knowledge that mattered, Bateson warned that this one-sided approach would lead to actions that could destroy the…

Using data from the Wabash National Study, authors examine how students' perceptions of campus climate influence growth in students' social and political activism. The goal of this article is to determine to what extent, if any, students' perceptions of the campus environment affect their orientation toward social/political activism over 4 years…

Social systems, like biological systems, sometimes manifest dysfunctions that could be considered forms of "social disease." The author interprets the term "social diseases" as "persistent dysfunctions of social relations" that disrupt the normal functioning of particular elements of society or the entire social…

Three forces are pushing man toward a drastic shift in cultural values and basic premises. These are: 1) the existence of a world macroproblem which requires such a shift for its solution; 2) the "great refusal" of youth to go along with the values of the past; and 3) the questioning within science as to whether its classical "value-free" stance…

A mental and spiritual reorientation is needed on the part of everyone if we are to cope with our constantly changing world. (CK)

Maintains that the rise of a market society represents the major revolution of the modern age and identifies ways in which the market system influences peoples' values, buying power, political personality (response sets habitually aroused by political stimuli), and work ethic. Journal available from Department of Political Science, University of…

We must eliminate contradictions between what is verbalized and what is acted out in the name of helping'' individuals. The resolution of our cultural crisis will depend upon the creative forces existent for bringing about new direction and new commitment. The counselor is in a position to become a charismatic leader within his realm of…

Emphasizes curricular planning that considers social problems as seen by youth, helping young people to examine their basic assumptions about society in relationship to human values and social policies. (JK)

Attempts to delineate and show the relevance for education of some ideas espoused by recent writers in economics. These ideas form a new philosophical base which ultimately must have an effect on the educational system in the United States. (Author/RK)

Describes the decline of the traditional discussion centers in home, school and church and the mushrooming of literature and groups centering around values clarification. (Author)

The villain that prevents people from building a sense of community is themselves; their ambivalence about the community and their wish not to get too close to each other. (Author/EA)