Domestic influences on diplomacy and foreign policy are emphasized. (MB)

Professionalism has grown into elitism, often using cultural conformity as its yardstick rather than pure scholarship or skill. (Editor)

Part I of a two-part article (Part II to be published in the next issue of this journal) discussing the lack of socioeconomic considerations in white liberal scholarship in areas of political science, women's liberation, medicine, capitalism, and student revolt. (KG)

Political education in Canada remains, for the most part, in the mould of traditional civics. Textbooks concentrate on legal-historical descriptions of government institutions. Students learn about politics through history or social studies courses which promote nationalism rather than political efficacy or literacy. Most teachers lack training in…

The theory and practice of political science and social studies instruction should be reformulated and reassessed in the light of political socialization studies, particularly with respect to designing curricula and selecting textbooks, planning instructional strategies, and structuring school climates and political systems. (RM)

Presents guidelines for teachers to help students understand a government based on religious tenets, such as the Islamic republic in Iran. Suggests four avenues of study: Islam and government, comparison of Islamic and western legal systems, problems and conflicts in an Islamic republic, and an enlarged perspective of the Islamic republic. (LC)

Examines political science teaching and research in Yugoslavia and relates developments within the teaching of this discipline to the Yugoslav social and political system. Concludes that political science activities should aim toward reinforcing the trend toward socialist self-management. Journal availability: see SO 507 303. (Author/DB)

It is suggested that the creators and participants of alternative higher education have fallen comfortably into a process of cooperation that alleviated the more obvious symptoms of alienation and dissent, and that it is time to deal with deeper issues of internal theory and organization, survival, and social change. (MSE)

The article studies the changing images of Blacks in 25 representative American government textbooks. Concludes that the average textbook does not portray the Black community in a realistic manner and outlines issues that a textbook writer should be aware of. (Author/KC)

Suggests examining the literature on state constitutional conventions as an approach to teaching the legislative process in state and local government courses at the college level. (KC)

Presents an overview of political science education in colleges and universities throughout the United States. Criticizes the narrow focus of much current research and the emphasis on textbooks in classroom teaching. Praises the revival of interest in fundamental philosophical questions and in public policy. Journal available from Department of…

Examines the effect of a role-specific simulation upon student knowledge, motivation, and evaluation of the course and instructor in an undergraduate political science course. Results indicate that role-specific simulations can have a positive effect on the learning process. (Author/CMV)

Describes and evaluates a college level introductory American government course which teaches students about citizenship by directing them to participate in local government meetings and write reports of the governmental units with which they become involved. (Author/DB)

Offers suggestions to enhance interaction between faculty and graduate students outside the classroom in order to maintain a quality Ph.D. program. Classifies types of graduate student-faculty relationships and analyzes costs and benefits to graduate students. (KC)

Describes student participation in research projects as part of an undergraduate course in applied research methods. Twenty-three projects in which students collected information on issues important to public service agencies are evaluated. (KC)