Indicates that the relation of educational level to opinions on social issues is essentially variable, depending on the "life-stage" of the issue: as the issue becomes legitimate or acceptable, the correlation between education and "enlightened" opinion diminishes. (RL)

Explores the effectiveness of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) public affairs program regulation through analysis of annual reports for 75 television stations, examining amount of time for public issues programing, amount of local affairs programing, total prime time programing, and whether FCC standards are met. (CWM)

Several questions are probed: Can education truly encourage the individual to develop his unique capabilities? Can it be an agent in the humanization of society? Is that humanization dependent on reordering society? Can education really solve society's problems? (Editor/LBH)

Discusses the current trend in education towards empiricism and measurement, and urges that education include human values. (MLH)

Discusses the goals and methodologies of several types of physics-and-society courses, citing content, disciplinary costs, and advantages to the student. (MLH)

Discusses two types of science-and-society courses: (1) those that examine little scientific subject matter, instead concentrating on political and sociological problems; and (2) those that give an overview of the achievements of modern scientific inquiry. (MLH)

Discusses both positive and negative student reactions to a course in technology and society, and the problems of faculty opposition to such courses. (MLH)

Literature study is seen to be useful in the labor training of pupils. Combined with history and social studies, it creates understanding of life, its patterns, and interpersonal relationships that people encounter in the labor process. Literature should be studied from the viewpoint of philosophical, social, and moral problems. (Author/AV)

Puts the case for compulsory study-service for students in higher education. (Editor)

The feminine attitude toward technology looks through Learning Environments for Today's Classroom machinery to its social function; the masculine view focuses more on the machine. Presenting technology as an end in itself turns most young women off. Exploring whether new technology solves a social problem, rather than celebrating speed or power,…

Children are under constant pressure to excel, and the computer could be intensifying this pressure, fostering a generation who will never live up to their own expectations. This article argues that the solution is not to get rid of computers but to put less pressure on children, to encourage their interests but not expect them to be perfect. (PEN)

Discusses journal entries of Meranda and Susan, Milpitas (California) High School students exploring difficult issues about social justice, fairness, and participation in their Facing History and Ourselves class. Developed in 1976 by Massachusetts middle-school teachers, this program provides a model for teaching history in a way that helps…

Discusses the emergence of a new type of abused drug, dextromethorphan, which is used in cough syrup. Presents the results of the first phase of a comprehensive investigation of this phenomenon in the Waynesboro, Pa. school district. Survey data indicate abuse of cough syrup has increased over the years and is increasingly perceived as a problem…

Outlines the function of the Customer Service Lead Body, formed by the Employment Department (United Kingdom) to recognize the work of customer service professionals with national vocational qualification. Notes tensions between government programs and industry and examines issues raised. Concludes that a paradigm shift is needed by accrediting…

Reviews the history and development of distance education in Africa. Highlights include the expansion in formal education; language diversity and competing interests; the role of intergovernmental agencies; infrastructure deficiencies; political considerations; social considerations; and possible solutions to problems. (Author/LRW)