Provides a list of microform and CD-ROM titles that document America's cultural diversity. Each entry's topic is described as well as publisher's information and price, if applicable. (GR)

Recounts how an Iowa junior high school improv company (called "Pressure Points") tackles tough issues, educating their audiences about the dangers of alcohol and drugs; the effects of divorce; the realities of AIDS, rape, and suicide; and about the difficulties of growing up in a risk-filled world. Describes the troupe's work methods,…

Preschool children in South Africa are adversely affected by poverty, child abuse, poor nutrition, insufficient primary health care, homelessness, violence, and inadequate funding for preprimary education. Positive signs include the establishment of a trust to support preschool education, an increase in the number of accredited educare courses,…

Employed an experimental research design in evaluating intensive family preservation services to reunify families after out-of-home placement. Found significant difference between the treatment group and control group in terms of family reunification, and mixed findings in terms of family functioning. Discusses research design with implications…

Describes "CQ Researcher", a publication from the "Congressional Quarterly" publication staff that presents information on social issues suitable for middle school and high school students. Discusses the completeness of coverage, the reliable authority of the publisher, and an easy-to-understand format that is available in…

Provides quotes from people, both young and old, on the important issues that will be faced in the next century, ranging from the welfare of children to the eroding ideology of the United States. Includes five discussion questions based on these quotes. (CMK)

Focuses on the author's experiences with projects covering the topics of Little Bighorn, Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Enola Gay exhibition at the National Air and Space Museum, and the Oklahoma City bombing. Each helped him to understand the challenge of public history, specifically memorializing sites of violence. (CMK)

Studied how the activities and social development of 9- and 10-year-olds in a variety of southern California neighborhoods are supported or constrained by neighborhood resources and problems. Findings show links between parent perceptions of the neighborhood, rules they impose on their children, and the children's experiences and social skills.…

Summarizes that the goal for this issue is to help move the study of women's groups beyond survival and recovery issues to the thriving that can and does occur for women through their participation in women's groups. This collection of articles helps build on a growing body of literature attempting to study women's groups as a phenomena in their…

Explores the use of critical literature in social studies as a means for investigating social and cultural issues within society. Explains that critical literature enables students to become more critical of self and society while developing empathy for others. Provides suggestions for books that can be used with primary and upper elementary…

The 1960s saw concerns about availability of land for camps and the beginnings of change in populations served and related programming. An illustrative article from 1965, "What Should Camps Stress in Our Affluent Society?" (Theodore Cavins), discusses the negative effects of growing affluence and leisure time and the need for camps to…

Suggests several things that can be done to promote healthy racial relations in high schools including emphasizing human sensitivity instead of cultural sensitivity; integrating African-American history into classes on American history; and encouraging students to generate strategies to cope with racially prejudiced people. Presents several…

Believes that the enterprise of science should reflect a participatory form of democracy by allowing for public involvement. (Contains 66 references.) (Author/WRM)

Explores the responses of college students at Orel State University to a survey on the moral level of society in Russia. Reveals that 77.8 percent of the students believe that the moral level of society has declined. Focuses on the students' responses on causes of and solutions for the moral climate. (CMK)

Accreditation standards for professional schools offering social work degrees mandate curriculum content that provides students with skills to analyze, formulate, and influence social policies. An important source of analytical thinking about social policy is the "grey" literature issued by public policy organizations, think tanks,…