The study was designed to discover relationships between certain backgrounds and characteristics of children, and some of the attitudes that are considered vital in a democracy, e.g. those concerning democratic living, group interdependence, empathy, independent thinking and social responsibility. The major variables included: (1) grade or class…

Summarized in this report are commission reports, resolutions, and recommendations offered to a 1971 UNESCO conference dealing with education, science, technology, and development in Latin America and the Caribbean. The narrative material serves to illuminate the Conference objectives to: (1) review the progress made in education since a 1966…

Current deep dissatisfaction with the American business system provides the opportunity for reform in the direction of employee control of businesses.

Discusses American society's shift from cultural assimilation, or the "melting pot," to cultural pluralism, or ethnic identity. Notes dangers inherent in an overemphasis on pluralism and presents recommendations for social studies teachers to achieve a balance between the common core values of our society and those of cultural pluralism. (KC)

Discusses the hidden curriculum of values and assumptions which equals the academic curriculum in importance because it forms attitudes which define the relationship between adults and children. Recommends a return to democratic traditions and values as the basis for educational improvement. (Author/DB)

The author examines the debate between John Dewey and the Social Efficiency philosophers in the early 1900's over vocational education to show that tensions today over that issue have antecedents dating from the beginning of the century. (MJB)

Discusses the failure of schools to provide effective citizenship education, arguing that all teachers (not just social studies teachers) be citizenship educators, that the hidden curriculum be openly recognized, and that school climate provide settings in which students can experience concretely the meaning of democratic ideals. Calls for…

Many current school problems arise from a desiccated sense of institutional purpose that fosters student and teacher alienation. A regeneration rather than reform is in order. This essay mixes research findings, personal concerns, and individual speculations to provide educators an entry point for further discussion regarding the moral life of…

Analyzes political indoctrination of children from a legal point of view and discusses four models of child-parent state relationship. Argues for a compromise interpretation of the Constitution; which would prohibit public schools, as agents of government, from indoctrinating children, while setting no limits on parents. (NH)

The primary goal of social studies is education for political citizenship. Democratic values is the most important type of content to be included in the social studies program of the middle grades. (RM)

Presents part of the Aspen High School curriculum about the United States civil rights movement. Focuses on why Blacks were segregated and disenfranchised prior to the movement, why the movement took place, what were the results of the movement, and what is the present condition of Blacks in American society. (JDH)

Examines the types of science created due to organizational demands, considering: centrality of peer review, university-industry partnerships, "pork barrell" funding, research misconduct, impositions of basic science, and other topics areas. "Openness" has become a matter for political debate, not scientific judgment alone. (DH)

A study of the attitudes of primary social studies teachers, proposals for development of a "democratic curriculum," and the implications of a policy of changing teachers in order to change the direction of the curriculum are discussed. (MSE)

Good citizenship calls for the ability to think critically about issues concerning which there may be a difference of opinion and apply democratic values to the issues. Critical thinking has three components: an attitude of carefully considering problems, knowledge of logical inquiry methods, and skill in applying those methods. (MSE)

Teacher education curriculum should honor, balance, and promote democratic pluralism and further appreciation of minority rights. Teachers must foster the values that will be dominant in American society and affect attitudes, beliefs, and commitments of students, as well as cognitive outcomes. (PP)