Sembene Ousmane's film, "Xala" (meaning impotence), can be seen as a revolutionary tool. Although his works were originally inspired by the African's struggle for liberation from colonial domination, "Xala" reflects the revolutionary intellectual's protest against corrupt socialist authoritarianism. Everyday events in the lives of the characters,…

This paper provides a summary of a baseline study of Canadian child welfare services from 1959 to 1977. The nation-wide study relates main trends in the services to a background of demographic, social, legislative and organizational change. Progress of the research project is outlined to illustrate some of the constraints on research in Canada at…

This record of the testimony presented to the Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency of the Committee on the Judiciary concerns the problem of the juvenile status offender in Iowa. Running away, truancy, defiance of and refusal to submit to parental authority and promiscuity are defined and treated as status offenses. This problem is…

The purpose of this manual is to encourage the growth of community organization and to make the process of mobilizing a community and the skills involved known to those who participate in the organizing process. It offers practical suggestions on understanding the organizing process, diagnosing, and improving it. The manual is written with the…

THIS PAPER SUGGESTS THAT TODAY'S COLLEGE GRADUATES AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS CAN FIGHT RACIAL AND SOCIAL INJUSTICES WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITY AND SPHERE OF INFLUENCE. ASPECTS OF THE GENERATION GAP AND WAYS IN WHICH TODAY'S COLLEGE STUDENTS EXPRESS NONCONFORMITY AND DISSENT ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. STUDENTS ARE PRAISED FOR THEIR CONCERN ABOUT SOCIAL AND…

Three urban training programs for clergy sponsor Research on Training for Metropolitan Ministry (RTMM), a project of the Ministry Studies Board of the National Council of Churches. RTMM has two main objectives: to increase understanding of the relationships among the attitudes, skills, and activities of clergymen, and to identify changes in these…

Presented are three articles on environmental education representing the views of four authorities from the fields of geography, sociology, biology, and conservation. The first article stresses the need for successful management of the global environment and global environmental education. The second article details the social effects of…

Described is an evaluation of a career development institute on the images of the future of 191 gifted adolescents. It is explained that the institute provided opportunity for individual study of specific areas of societal problems, career opportunities in these problem areas, and varied methods of solving the problems. The two broad areas focused…

This booklet has been developed to help the layman understand and evaluate the various efforts being undertaken to utilize nuclear power for the benefit of mankind. The question and answer format is utilized. Among the topics discussed are: Our Needs for Electricity; Sources of Radiation; Radiation from Nuclear Power Plants; Biological Effects of…

This book is an outgrowth of a conference on "Sport and Social Deviance," attended by people interested in the newly emerging interdisciplinary area concerned with the social scientific analysis of sport, play, and games. This anthology, which has contributions from many different authors, is intended to provide social scientists, physical…

The role of science in bettering society is discussed, especially in relation to technical advancement and world politics. Science education is discussed as a means for preparing citizens for consumer decisions and teaching ethical values and judgments pertaining to society. (MH)

The increasing use and abuse of a variety of drugs have resulted in the nationwide growth of many programs for the detection and treatment of drug abuse. The purpose of developing drug detection methods has been to provide physicians, therapists, and others involved with drug users an objective means to determine and measure drug usage. This…

Traditional school systems do not develop in individuals the capacities for cooperation, struggle, autonomy, and judgment appropriate for exercising citizenship in a democratic society. Rather, schools go to extraordinary lengths to alienate youth from effective participation in the adult world. Community schools, on the other hand, reject the…

Women, with too few exceptions, are hired less often and for less money, get fewer and smaller raises, are promoted on the job less, and are fired more readily than males of comparable ability and experience. In addition, women in the professions (education included) report discriminatory practices in graduate training and while on the job.…

Contained in this newsletter are several articles pertaining to activities of the Engineering Concepts Curriculum Project at the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, New York. Two are of major concern. One deals with the development of a laboratory science course for senior high school students to improve technological literacy and entitled…