The author presents 20 reasons which support the adoption of a new blend of continuous and comprehensive health instruction for grades k-12. (Author/BY)

High school principals' reactions to rapid social change are analyzed in view of the effects upon students. (Author)

Our country will face many complex issues in the next decade. The challencge is to us and the youth of today. In education and in health, we must strive for amelioration of present and future problems that could affect generations yet unborn. The challenge will demand honesty, understanding and unselfish dedication. (Author)

The results of this study on the reflection on the generation gap, youth, and adult views of important persons, shows that both groups identified most of the same people, although they ranked them differently as to their importance. (Author/KJ)

Maintains that NCTE should focus upon problems with which it is prepared by professional expertise and influence to deal; appears also in English Journal," vol. 59, no. 4 (April 1970), 577-78, as NCTE Counciletter." (RD)

To cope with the future, curriculum development has to pursue humane ends in a humane form. This requires much more interaction and flexibility among participants in the curriculum development process. (JH)

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Many politicians have been indifferent or hostile to the application of the social sciences to social problems. Corrective steps include forging stronger links between politicians and social and behavioral scientists, expanding educational efforts to convey a better understanding of the social sciences, increasing lobbying activities, and…

Discussed are the different ways the term "brain dysfunction" was interpreted and advocated by special educators, parents, persons concerned with social problems, and other groups urging that the condition be recognized through federal legislation. (Author/RM)

Describes a method for eliciting student ideas and involving them in a discussion of problems of authority and self-determination and presents the results of a study employing this method with elementary, middle, and junior high school students. The study demonstrates that children are very willing and able to discuss real social issues in a…

Discusses the use of higher education for social defense, moral improvement, and working-class acculturation in 19th-century France. (RM)

A social impact assessment (SIA) should accompany plans for land development in developing nations. An SIA team should maintain an ongoing relationship with the community and attempt to implement recommendations. (KC)

Examines the role of a specific rhetorical form, the protest song, in social movements. Analyzes the content of songs from the labor and anti-war movements of the 1960s. Concludes that these songs--generally negative, simplistic, and expressive--are in-group messages designed to reinforce feelings of solidarity. (PD)