This paper aims to present a sociological analysis of social support related to disaster sociology in general and earthquakes specifically. The analysis is based on field research conducted a year after the 17 August 1999 East Marmara earthquake where 18,000 people died; 50,000 people injured; 5000 buildings collapsed and 340,000 of them damaged;…

Religion plays an important role in social studies content and is difficult to ignore, especially because of current world events. In our global society, it is more important than ever to know about and understand the religious beliefs of others. The social studies curriculum is infused with religion, but teachers circumvent the issue, mistakenly…

The vicissitudes of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process since 1967 are analyzed using attitudes and related concepts where relevant. The 1967 war returned the two peoples' zero-sum conflict around national identity to its origin as a conflict within the land both peoples claim. Gradually, new attitudes evolved regarding the necessity and…

In "International approaches to Science Assessment" Paul Black and Dylan Wiliam describe eight major elements of assessment systems and contrast some of the differences among these elements across seven countries. Of particular interest to the author is an issue that cuts across many of these elements, namely, what gets assessed as part of these…

News assignments based on contemporary issues with a scientific basis are used in two general education chemistry courses for nonmajors to develop learning skills. Students' favorable responses are observed towards the assignments.

The authors have designed and piloted an internet site, Track Current Events, which enables students to follow and research current events online and to present their work in the form of an online newspaper or "Tracker." The program is available to teachers free of charge. This article describes the design of the site and summarizes the…

A response to the editorial "Pitt and the Pendulum" by John Berry, an article concerned with the problems of research libraries in this time of change and uncertainty. (Author/KP)

The historical foundations of African Psychology have their origins in four recent events: 1) Watergate, and all that this term implies with regard to governmental misconduct, 2) the October 1973 war in the Middle East, 3) the demise of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's, and 4) the Vietnam War. (Author)

The investigative techniques of the two reporters who broke the Watergate story are related, along with some of the problems encountered. (KM)

Current events in Australian education. Available from: Australian College of Education, 916 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia, $2.50 single copy. (MLF)

Multicultural educators have long fought for diversity in the curriculum, equitable representation in text books, and the inclusion of student voices in the learning process. These are important fights, but they are doomed to result only in tokenism if multicultural educators do not incorporate the skills of critical thinking into the…

Asserts that the varied publications of the Filipino-American press can provide valuable information on this cultural minority as well as on current affairs in the Phillipines. (KS)

Teachers can help students understand why world hunger exists and explore ways to eliminate it. Activities based on the Food First Curriculum developed by the Institute for Food and Development Policy are discussed, and suggestions are made to help children get beyond the well-meaning hype of various fundraising efforts. (MT)

Analysis of responses of 162 pairs of gifted-nongifted students, ages 6-10 years, revealed that gifted SS read the newspaper more, attend more to world and national news items, and are more concerned about war. Differences were also found in concern over educational matters and attention to governmental differences between the U.S. and other…