The formulation of educational reform efforts into specific problems is part of an institutional discourse that represents value, commitment, and social wisdom. How teacher education is practiced reveals particular cultural conditions, political structures, and social interests. (MT)

Describes the impact of dislocation and resettlement on Afghan refugees, especially the tribally organized Pakhtuns, living in Peshawar, Pakistan, and in nearby camps. Finds that cultural conditions of resettlement, rather than the upheaval of migration, are most damaging to traditional Pakhtun society. (GC)

Described is a project in which the Archives Center of the National Museum of American History and the George Meany Memorial Archives analyzed a collection of advertising materials of the Pepsi-Cola USA company and conducted interviews to gather historically valuable information concerning the company. Valuable social history information was…

Several conditions intrinsic to industrial progress tend to prevent the modern worker from experiencing true leisure. The tendency to overconsume, overspend, and reliance on machines in both work and leisure serves as an obstacle to true leisure. (Author/DF)

Discusses the culture of Caribbean immigrants to the United States and its effect on their adaptation to the American health system. Proposes that health policy direct additional funding to areas where Caribbeans are concentrated, and that Americans develop understanding of the cultural differences between Caribbeans and U.S. native, non-White…

Studied the circumstances leading to the formation and incidence of families of different types in nine villages of south India. Found that the society had long been characterized by both stem and nuclear families and that there was still little evidence of transition in family type. (LLL)

This collection of Spanish-language articles includes the following: "La Importancia del Contexto en la Alfabetizacion" (Judith Kalman); "Profesorodo y Formadores: La Formacion para la Transformation de los Distritos y las Comunidades" (Concepcion Dominquez Garrido and Antonio Medina Rivilla); "Valoracion de los Resultados…

The "Research & Action Report," published twice a year, is a window on the activities and initiatives at the Wellesley Centers for Women. The report typically features news about the Centers, interviews with researchers, commentary on recent events or social trends affecting women and girls, announcements of new publications, and…

The nature of language change over time is examined, and an evolutionary theory of language is proposed. The text, intended for laymen, students, and experts alike, first addresses the reasons and mechanisms by which language changes, and attempts to identify a relationship between the essence of language, reasons for change, and the genesis of…

Students' use of distributed Problem-Based Learning (dPBL) in university courses in social economy was studied. A sociocultural framework was used to analyze the actions of students focusing on their mastery of dPBL. The main data material consisted of messages written in an asynchronous conferencing system by 50 Swedish college students in 2…

Drawings on a set subject by Singaporean children were analyzed for correspondence with, or deviation from, the 14 categories used by Elliot Eisner in his 1967 study "A Comparison of the Developmental Drawing Characteristics of Culturally Advantaged and Culturally Disadvantaged Children." Masami Toku's 20 Categories of Spatial Treatment…

Author feels more consideration should be given to unfamiliar settings where youth can meet and truly express itself. (GB)

Author discusses what would happen if the profit motive were subordinated to the happiness of man. (GB)

Address presented at the Third Conference on Baltic Studies, University of Toronto, Canada, May 12, 1972. (RS)