The author of the report of the panel on youth evaluated the critiques made by the other authors in this journal who examined the recommendations of the Coleman Report. (RK)

A philosophical discussion which historically traces different societal conceptions and justifications for inequality. A new egalitarian trend is emerging today, supported by the antigrowth and environmentalist movements, which is questioning present rationalizations for inequality. (EH)

Considered the nature of the problems and opportunities of the field of consumer education. (Author/RK)

A participant in the Conference sketches the contributions of various speakers from university extra-mural departments and local education authorities addressing themselves to the interlocked problems summarized as disadvantagement. (AJ)

Discusses some of the social problems associated with spelling reform in the English language, and suggests the need for educational research to determine some of the technical problems as well. (RB)

Questions of censorship in education have been debated at length for decades, but it is only in recent years that the dialectic called public opinion has refined the issue in terms of the distinctions between guidelines and censorship. Despite the many differences with regard to inclusion and exclusion (including perspective, techniques, and…

The preliminary development of social documentary photography can be traced in the early issues of "Charities," a journal established in 1897 by the New York Charity Organization Society. During the journal's earliest years, 1897 to 1902, photography was already associated with social work in the minds of the public; but…

This review of social problem novels for young adults opens with a brief background of the genre, then lists the dominant themes of social problem fiction and nonfiction novels that have been published in the last two years, such as alcoholism, alienation, death, growing up and self-awarness, drugs, and divorce. Other themes mentioned are…

This paper suggests that human values play a central role in communication and in the conceptualization of social judgment theory's fundamental terms: attitude and ego-involvement. It contends that values are the basis of an individual's attitude or category system and that one's level of ego-involvement in an issue is a function of (1) the…

Testimony relative to the Vocational Education Improvement Act Amendments of 1967 as given in two committee sessions is presented in the form of verbatim oral questions and answers and prepared statements. Major prepared statements were by (1) Leon M. Lessinger, (2) Maurice J. Daly, (3) Beatrice Pressley, (4) Jacob J. Kaufman, and (5) Leon P.…

The National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information recognized the need for clarifying some of the more complex issues in drug abuse by gathering the significant research findings on each subject and developing fact sheets on the problem. This brief fact sheet presents information about treatment modalities, the pharmacology and chemistry of…

This brief pamphlet on teenage alcoholism is one in a series published by the Public Affairs Committee. It was designed to give concise and useful information on teenage alcohol problems, and was written for both adults and youth. Statistics are offered as proof that large numbers of American teenagers are already problem drinkers. The current…

Very little is known about the Chicanos in the northern U.S., especially those in the Northwest. Research and writing on Chicanos have concentrated on the Southwest or large urban settings, thus excluding those Chicanos residing in rural settings except for those in the migrant stream. These rural residents have become a forgotten people,…