The principle task of the political information session, an important form of communist indoctrination in elementary and secondary grades, is to help pupils assimilate and gain a correct understanding of world events and political issues. Newspaper reading, supervised by a teacher, is the basic activity. (KM)

Speech delivered at a conference held at Chowan College, Murfreesboro, North Carolina on October 9, 1970. (DS)

Western civilization could learn from the maturity of culture and society in Asia, where political, economic, and population problems have not affected the refinements of arts, literature, and philosophy. (WM)

Brief research reports discuss (1) the Greek mass media, (2) media use and student knowledge of current events, (3) brand credibility in advertising, (4) the accuracy in news magazines' forecasts, (5) camera bans in court rooms, (6) education reporting in the Los Angeles "Times," and (7) loneliness, depression, and the uses of…

Discusses the multidisciplinary nature of energy-related problems and suggests that teaching about energy brings classrooms closer to the real world. Provides examples of energy-related subjects for grade levels and content areas. (KC)

Presents background information and teaching suggestions about endangered species for social studies teachers. Discusses political processes, economics, current events, and ethics. Lists resource information. (DC)

National Public Radio's educational staff is experimenting with radio in the classroom by dramatizing the issues of the Afghan crisis in an audiodisc presentation mailed to teachers around the country. The article includes samples of dialogue from the tape, student opinions, and why radio is the medium used. (CT)

Describes the composition and services of the Student Press Service, the first national news service for high school publications editors. Provides subscription information for the Student Press Service's biweekly publication, "News Report." (GT)

Points out that school yearbooks should report not only school activities but also informal student life outside the school walls and current social, political, and cultural events. (GT)

Reviews major happenings in race relations, desegregation, bussing, and other issues by state. (AM)

Focuses on introductory courses in special education teacher preparation and the need to include systematic presentation of highly current topics, events, and interrelationships from factor fields, including economics, sociology, law, government, ethics, politics, and medicine. Discusses the need to assist beginning students in making analytical…

Cooperative lesson plans are presented for the following: current events for middle and high school; lessons on group process for elementary school; cooperative collage making to summarize a unit; group thank-you letters after an excursion; a team-building/language development lesson; and a values lesson on "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." (JD)

Argues for the teaching public issues in the forum of business communication classes. Describes how students tracked presidential election campaigns and emerged with an understanding of underlying political, economic, and social realities that affect the way America does business. (RS)