Discusses education for industrial purposes from the time of guild schools and the apprenticeship system through the period in which all the basic forms of modern technical education were developed (about 1500-1850). Scans contemporary systems focusing on managerial training, craft training and the industrial training of technicians, graduate…

Discusses the resurgence of interest in American society in searching for roots and reconstructing family histories. Topics discussed include oral history, family narratives, and folklore. Considers implications of this search in terms of common culture and common social goals. (DB)

Describes the role of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA) in solving world problems such as the widening gulf between developed and developing nations, undernourishment, acquiring materials for industrialization, and environmental protection. CMEA is a collective organization of socialist countries which helps plan and control…

Reports on the industrialization of Puerto Rico--the social, political, and economic influences, the past failures, recent developments, and the plans for the future. (BB)

Discusses scientific and technical education in Britain from 1870-1900 and assesses the relationship between Britain's lack of interest in technical education and the ensuing industrial decline. (Author/DB)

The article presents (1) a theoretical perspective describing rural development in the People's Republic of China which allows for generalization and comparison to the other developing rural settings, and (2) four conceptual systematic variables, a concrete policy variable, and a series of illustrative propositions linking them. (NQ)

The article presents a brief biography of Francis Wayland, a Baptist minister and president of Brown University from 1827 to 1855, who was instrumental in convincing mid-19th century America to support industrial education. Although not a technologist, Wayland advocated industrialism and public vocational-technical education to improve the quality…

Investigates the educational technologies that could and/or should be introduced into higher education in developing nations. Examines how educational technologies--affected by engineering, industry, and educational personnel--could be used to attain certain objectives. Suggests change approaches and indicates research avenues needed. (TRS)

Presents a teaching strategy which integrates common demographic and economic transitions models in order to help students understand why societies are unequal in their level of economic attainment. (JDH)

Rapid technological change is widely regarded as a primary cause of unemployment, especially in depressions. This article summarizes the diverse interpretations given to the notion of technological unemployment, critically examining the assumptions underlying those views. (Author/SSH)

This article, the sixth installment in Environment's "Looking Back" series, traces the woes of America's industrialized cities to the movement that developed cities primarily as centers for industrial enterprise rather than as places for people to live. Today's social ills, from pollution to poverty, developed from that movement. (BT)

Certain aspects of contemporary social change that deserve attention are examined, although as yet there is no adequate framework to guide future decision making. They include: occupations, classes, and the sociotechnical structure; urban developments; social and political action; work and leisure; family; organizations; beliefs and values; and…

This article traces briefly the changing parental and societal attitudes toward, and social milieu of, children from the Mddle Ages to the present. Statistics indicating the current needs of children are cited, and the author calls for the long overdue fulfillment of promises for the improved welfare of American children. (MS)

In "Kids at Work," Russell Freedman explores the world of child labor during the years 1908-1918 when Lewis Hine, "teacher-crusader," worked as an investigative photographer for the National Child Labor Committee (NCLC). Hine's writing and the photos he gathered from across the country revealed a "shocking reality that…

This article examines work performance and incentive plans in three companies in an effort to identify the socioeconomic conditions and influences responsible for their difficulties in improving work performance. (Editor)