The primary purpose of this paper is to present a possible means to establish a new social indicators intelligence system that embodies a relations testing capacity. Major ideas defined and described include social indicators, theory, model, policy research, and democratic action. A paradigm covers the movement from theory to model and action.…

This guide discusses the need for and ways of implementing human and civil rights education in the teacher education program and in the public schools. One section analyzes specific rights, such as equality of opportunity, free speech, and freedom of assembly, and lists some typical behaviors of institutions--both colleges and public…

The structure and operations of a school based on Kohlberg's concept of just community are described. This approach integrates social studies and English curricula with a program of moral discussions and a governance structure based on a participatory democracy. (Author/DE)

A research project, which sought to compare the authoritarian/democratic attitudes of retired military personnel with those of nonmilitary career teachers, concluded that retired military teachers were not perceived to be as democratic, projected a greater degree of authoritarianism, and had less student involvement in open inquiry and…

Presents ideas for creating an environmental education publication or television documentary as a secondary level class activity. Suggested topics for the publication include information on international land use, climatic factors, food production, nuclear energy, and individual freedom versus land use restriction. (Author/DB)

Suggests that in the recesses of the American collective conscience the vision of the original conception of happiness of mankind has not been lost. Yet, we still live on the brink of return to internecine racist and economic paradoxes which refuse to end even though they represent absurd burdens. (Author/AM)

Described are effects of political decentralization in the United Kingdom on political and social institutions, particularly education. The author concludes that regionalism could yield advantages of power decentralization, diversity of decision making, and educational systems which are more closely connected to regional and local traditions.…

Discusses the origins of radicalism in Italy, specifically the emergence in 1831 of Giuseppe Mazzini as the advocate of Italian nationalism and radicalism. Examines Mazzini's role in Italy and among European revolutionaries, concluding that his legacy led to the establishment of the Italian republic in the twentieth century. (GEA)

Presents eight "sophistical" principles for English department heads, using the historical characters of Protagoras and Gorgias as a framework for discussion. (MM)

Argues that overreliance on standardized tests contributes to the deterioration of educational standards, teacher passivity, and lack of student involvement in academic studies, thus undermining democratic education; lists several alternatives to standardized testing. (MCG)

Outlines a proposal whereby students between the ages of 16 and 26 would give two years of national service in the government agency of their choice or in the nonprofit private sector. The proposal would be especially useful, the author argues, for noncollege-bound high school students and dropouts. (JBM)

Suggested methods for principals to enhance the constitutional literacy of their students preface a speech by the Chief Justice that analyzes the historical context of the Constitutional Convention with particular reference to the problematical fear of central power. (MJL)

Answering Richard Paul's critique, the author restates his preference for open dialog in the school about beliefs and issues, rather than excessive concern with techniques of critical thinking. Children learn worthwhile things without being directly taught, while an unintended consequence of teaching critical thinking may be a weakening of…

Working with the premise that the progress of a civilization depends on identifying and aiding gifted and creative people, the role of government and private sectors in the education of gifted children is discussed and examples are cited. (BW)

"Monday Morning", a Canadian monthly magazine for professional teachers, was tuned in to the educational controversies generated by the Hall-Denis Report of the mid-60s. The above article "A Little Bit of Mo" was a tongue-in-cheek description of a fairly typical school day in the author's Indian classroom in Northern Ontario.…