Discusses the difficulties and shortcomings associated with the strategies utilized in the implementation of educational technology projects around the world. Three of the most common mistakes which occur when educational technologies are adopted as solutions for educational problems are examined. (AM)

Discusses research which investigated the television viewing habits of Japanese children, ages one to five years, and television's effects on their behavior. Popular types of educational programs and their use in nursery schools and kindergartens are described. Teachers and other adults are responsible for maximizing the educational value of…

Assesses the role of the larger social system in determining policies and objectives of the educational system in the United States, Great Britain, and West Germany. Emphasizes the role of social/political education in trying to relate to recent economic trends such as the economic boom of the 1950s and 1960s and the economic crisis of the 1970s.…

Evaluates a junior high school social studies program which emphasizes integration of content with developmental problem solving and writing skills. The four major skill components are analyzing social studies questions, demonstrating understanding of the questions, recording relevant information, and summarizing material. For journal…

The socialization process of the child in the Soviet Union is examined in terms of socialistic/communistic political philosophy and the general attitudes of the Soviets toward social sciences, child rearing, and educational practice. The family, school, and youth organizations are also discussed as socializing agents. (Author/KC)

Presents background information on how creation of two universities in Norway in the late l960s influenced decentralization of higher education and favored regional development. Draws general conclusions about universities' responsibilities for involvement in the region in which they are located. (DB)

Discusses methods devised by a Soviet psychologist for facilitating foreign language learning among adults. The method involved the assimilation of a great number of speech units, developing communicative abilities (i.e. developing an ability to use acquired vocabulary to communicate and understand), and creating powerful motivation to study. (DB)

Suggests a typology of ethnic-education programs and examines the Swedish-speaking community in Finland as an example of an effort to control a separate educational program and maintain the separate ethnic identity of a declining cultural, economic, and social elite. (DB)

Discusses problems related to teaching social sciences in New Guinea, a country which recently established a national university after nearly a century of colonial rule. Concludes that the best social science education for developed and developing nations emphasizes a broadening of perspective and a greater relevance to the human predicament.…

Examines political science teaching and research in Yugoslavia and relates developments within the teaching of this discipline to the Yugoslav social and political system. Concludes that political science activities should aim toward reinforcing the trend toward socialist self-management. Journal availability: see SO 507 303. (Author/DB)

Suggests that social studies classroom teachers can use antiques to increase student motivation to learn about historical and cultural topics. Antique sources include local organizations, antique dealers, private collections, and antiques possessed by the families of students. (DB)

Any policy of educating people for relationships incorporating the use of small groups should be based on an understanding of the method and the necessary training, according to the author, who discusses various group work practice methods that have been used and problems in some of the techniques. (MF)

The authors sought evidence of two basic elements of the "new" social studies programs: reliance on multimedia approaches and flexible grouping for specified tasks. Although some bright spots were evidenced, social studies in the typical middle-grade classrooms surveyed consisted of whole-class instruction with one basic text.…

Argues that the field of educational administration can and should develop a systematic, cumulative, and practice-oriented body of knowledge to inform administrative practice that concentrates on practical appplications, maximizing student achievement, and the effects of administrative actions. (Author/WD)

Twelve articles are presented on various aspects of physics, chemistry, and mathematics education in China. Emphasis is placed on the significant changes in educational policy that have taken place in response to changes in the political situation. Most of the articles deal with the newly compiled uniform textbooks for high schools. (DB)