An eye-witness to what he discusses here, the author shares his observations on education in several communist states. (Editor/CB)

At a time when the term Facist'' has surfaced again as a common epithet in the parlance of many political groups, a closer look at the relationship of youth to the Facist movements of the interwar years is certainly in order. (JB)

Suggests that states evolve in response to ecological or social circumscription, or resource concentration. When dense populations develop, fighting over land forces loser into political subordination or incorporation. This modification of coercive theories explain lack of state in Amazon basin and origin of Inca, Maya, Hwang Valley states.…

The author discusses a number of books and other literature that focus on a future, utopian society. He also examines how close these authors were in their future societies to predicting the present technological society. (CT)

Teachers can expose their students to a variety of beliefs and social systems, raise issues ignored by the curriculum, and take stands as citizens to change society. In the long run, though, all groups must be involved in a long term struggle to build a social and economic democracy. (Author/GC)

Outlines the special characteristics of television that make it a formula-bound, ritualistic, repetitive, and nonselectively used system; concludes that television's social symbolic functions resemble preindustrial religions more than they do the media that preceded it. (GT)

Discusses out-of-home care for children in India including the social, emotional, and cultural challenges of out-of-home care and the need to develop individuation. (RJC)

Data from 56 employees before and after training were collected, stored, and collated in a computerized evaluation system. Results suggest that learning takes place within complex social systems with multiple influential variables. Evaluation strategies should incorporate organizational variables and both qualitative and quantitative measures. (SK)

This exploratory study was grounded in a qualitative framework and used a focus group method to examine the meanings that individuals with disabilities (e.g., permanent mobility impairments, sensory impairments) attach to their experiences of stress, as well as major sources or causes of stress in these individuals' lives. Overall, the data showed…

The field of adult education exists within a context of consumer capitalism, although adult educators have failed to acknowledge how central consumption is to today's society. Traditional consumer education has typically focused on technical skills, and thus positions itself outside the social, political, and cultural realms. In this article, the…