First article in a series, including SO 500 586 and SO 500 621, defines the typical elements of social studies and how they came together in the Twentieth Century as required courses from kindergarten to grade 12. (DB)

Address presented at the 1969 Seminar in Albuquerque, New Mexico of the Association of Departments of English (ADE), an affiliate of the Modern Language Association of America (MLA). (DS)

Reports a study designed to determine if communication problems actually exist as perceived by classroom teachers. Negro and white teachers were found to perceive communication problems differently. More white than Negro teachers were dissatisfied, and reported more communication and discipline problems with students of the opposite race. (DM)

From paper delivered at 80th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges in Cincinnati, Ohio, October 31, 1969, on the legality of student dissent. (IR)

The present ludicrous Ph.D. program is a tragic waste of human lives and economic resources. (IR)

Message of the Commissioner of Education to chief State School officers proposing specific steps which communities may find constructive in dealing with some of the underlying causes of student unrest. (Author/MF)

Learning can take place only in a "disciplined" environment, i.e., one in which proper relationships between teachers and students, and between students and rules and routines are developed and maintained. The focus on discipline is often misdirected in that it is authoritarian when what students need is self-discipline. (JOW)

Violence and the fear of violence in the schools poses a serious threat to education. Various reports on the subject are discussed briefly, and changing school attendance laws is suggested as one possible remedy. (PP)

The dominant paradigms in different disciplines influence the nature of research and practice in those fields. The ability to detect which theories are about to change and to identify the new theories most likely to succeed them is a skill that futurists and educators at all levels need to develop. (Author/RM)

Two recent cases in which federal courts held plaintiffs liable for defendants' attorney fees illustrate the courts' impatience with students and parents lodging suits judged frivolous. The conclusion is that, while school authorities must remain sensitive to students' constitutional rights, caution is urged in taking complaints to federal court.…

Higher education's contemporary emergence as a scholarly specialty is compared with the development of some other specialities--economics, political science, sociology. An interpretation of how fields become disciplines is offered and some parallels between the social sciences at the turn of the century and higher education today are explored.…

Describes the operation of the Vice Principal's Advisory Council (VPAC) at Montgomery High School, Skillman, New Jersey, which is used to provide a team approach to intervention in student problems. (JW)

Provides an overview of Kohlberg's five stages of moral reasoning and Damon's levels of positive justice. Argues that a conditioning approach to moral development is inadequate, suggesting teaching methods for facilitating moral development based on helping children understand principles and reasons. (RH)