Perspective on the term, "quality of life," is developed through reading and photographic selections, and ways of measuring life quality are suggested. Statistical tables offer comparative national and global data on indicators including population, literacy, nutrition, government expenditures. (AV)

Notes that community participation in or community control of schools is again a relevant issue. Its relevance is directly related to the current large scale resistance to public school desegregation. (Author/AM)

Concludes that the idea of practice is so important at this time because the notion of practice (of the fusion of theoretical practical knowledge, of the public and private life, of expert and citizen) is threatening to the institutions and groups whose continued dominance rests in part on their privileged claim to truth: the large corporations,…

Attempts to examine the relationship between our economic policies in their failure to ameliorate our under-utilized labor capacity and the impact of these policies in maintaining occupational sexual segregation. (Author/RK)

Consists of 12 articles that provide practical lesson and activity ideas for teaching about global issues in the context of home economics. Emphasis is placed on activities for World Food Day, school displays with a global approach, and outreach programs involving food, clothing, and books. (CH)

Using multivariate and univariate analyses of variance of medical student reactions to four patient vignettes, researchers found negative and prejudiced attitudes toward both AIDS and homosexual patients. It is suggested that educators should promote greater sensitivity, knowledge, and understanding among medical students. (Author/LB)

A seven-week seminar Northwestern University introduces medical students to a comprehensive approach to biological, psychological, and social aspects of AIDS. The course includes: a television movie and documentary film; roundtable discussions with AIDS patients, volunteers, and health care professionals; reading materials and lectures; and…

Improved economic trends have assured jobs for all. They may be low-paying, but this does not cause poverty. Many persons want "good" jobs for which they are not qualified. Welfare dependence stems from the reluctance of adults to work at menial jobs. To be decided is whether the government is obligated to provide good jobs. (VM)

A federal project introduced law enforcement and community development techniques in three urban school districts. The study found school safety and respect for students' procedural rights to be compatible. It may be possible to incorporate the techniques of the project into more promising approaches to school crime and student misbehavior.…

Maintains that most current descriptions of reflective inquiry portray Dewey's model incorrectly as a series of individual steps to be mastered in a procedural fashion. Offers an alternative approach to reflective inquiry grounded in a critical theory of education. (JDH)

Educational Anthropology has sought to explain performance differences between groups of students. The real issues are not language, cognitive style, or upbringing. Instead, the differences have to do with unequal educational opportunity, the relationship between minority and majority groups, and the lack of encouragement for minorities in the…

Results of interviews with 173 younger and 163 middle-aged and older couples revealed that life strains were more closely linked to patterns of depressive symptoms in younger couples with strains tending to be greatest for couples in which both spouses reported depressive symptoms. (Author)

Discusses some of the variables affecting environmental decision making. Addresses ecological, legislative, cultural, political, and economic forces that influence such processes. Urges more attention to the contextual basis of environmental decision making. (TW)

Focuses on highlights of annual OMEP conference entitled "The Child vs. Social and Domestic Tensions" held in Madrid in May 1985. Topics summarized include reports of various national projects, Andalusian Project in Spain, Education for Peace Project, and responses collected from 17 countries regarding international understanding in…

Research can strengthen both the Asian American community and community-based service organizations. Academic research can be more valuable to service providers if researchers do the following: (1) define areas of concern; (2) keep research information updated and current; and (3) commit themselves to follow through. (PS)