Proposes a teaching/learning strategy for college level sociology courses on problem solving. The method involves directing students to assess the logical adequacy of statements selected from common sense, journalism, and sociology. Evaluation of a course based on this method indicates that it can help students develop rational thinking skills.…

Suggests a method whereby the science teacher can introduce controversial issues into classroom discussion without offending parents and administrators. The procedure involves (1) informing parents and administrators well in advance of the need for the course and its objectives, and (2) inviting them to visit classes during discussion. Suggested…

After a brief review of the need for some experience in science for the nonscience major and a listing of what appear to be desirable objectives for that experience, details of a course which has been offered for the past four years are given. (Author/TS)

Described a laboratory course for students in the last three years of high school that attempted to help them deal with problems relevant to our society. (Author/RK)

Study results indicate health attitudes of students can be changed, and that the shift may be toward a public health orientation. A modern teaching approach with appreciation for student opinion may be more beneficial to health understanding than is traditional rote learning. (Author)

This article considered the form, content, objectives and background of courses relating to science and society. (Author/RK)

Heightens student awareness of ethical considerations inherent in advertising procedures, enabling students to articulate a position on an advertising issue without undue bias. (RL)

Describes an issues approach to child development used to make the curriculum more relevant to college students. Activities included reading the text, reports, films, observing children, speakers, and debating the importance of the issues. Course evaluation showed that students benefited from the combined approach. (Author/JAC)

The emphasis in gifted programs should be on the interests and needs of the students, rather than on preparing them to perform some social function, such as solving world problems, which require commitment of everyone rather than necessarily requiring intelligence and technology. This approach places unrealistic expectations on gifted students and…

A manual is presented which provides a common, preliminary frame of reference for seminar participants who desire to develop procedures for studying major social problems through the use of the urban community as a laboratory. Broadly, the seminar concentrates upon providing access to data and facilitation data collection and analyses. Although…

This paper defines, inquires into the relationships, and analyzes the terms social sciences and social studies. Too often social studies are a simplified instructional adaptation from the social sciences in which curricular decisions are made on the basis of dictates of the social science disciplines and of college prerequisites. A social studies…

In this article, the author talks about using the play entitled, "Miss Julie" to educate her students about date rape. According to her, the play presents a unique opportunity to bring up the topic of date rape. Several theories, including the social learning theory and the evolutionary theory, have been put forth to explain the existence of rape.…

This paper discusses the need for teaching about aging as part of the school curriculum; examines some of the important issues about aging in American society; relates aging to the various disciplines of the social sciences; and suggests teaching strategies, learning activities, and resources materials for grades K-12. The first chapter answers…

The primary focus of this legal education module, fifth of five to be integrated into an 11th grade American history course, is that the law is not an all powerful instrument of social control. Understandings, or objectives, consider the following: that the very nature of some social aims, such as brotherhood, places them beyond the limited…