Iranian government leaders stress need for schools to promote skills and values necessary for economic development--increased initiative, group effort, respect for manual labor. However, the social structure, and teaching methods employed, are directly contradictory to these goals. Changes that would lead to implementation of these goals are…

Questions addressed include: the sources of the desire for higher education among kibbutz members; the response of the kibbutz movement to this push; the current and likely future consequences of ever larger numbers of kibbutz members with advanced education: and what lessons can be learned about equalitarian societies generally from the kibbutz…

Approximately 200 children, age 5-11, from three different regions in Southern England were interviewed about their understanding of social events: school, store, money, payment, the community and government, some specific jobs and acquisition of a role. (MS)

Using a case study of the learning processes of a secondary school art teacher, relationships among individual dispositions, communities of practice, and organizational and policy contexts were examined. Both the individual's learning career and community of practice must be considered within the wider context. A discipline other than art, in a…

This article examines the role of race in the college classroom. Two types of college institutions in which the author has had personal teaching experience are examined. It is argued that educators should tailor a particular pedagogy on the basis of the unique contexts in which they teach. (Author)

Explores gender politics in information technology theory and research. Maintains that an absence of critical consciousness about gender reproduces old patterns of power and privilege in the social distribution of knowledge. Identifies ways in which displays of the perspectivity of knowledge can secure new models of systematic,…

Examines several reasons why news media fail to communicate public affairs information effectively within communities. Reviews recent research on knowledge gaps and examines factors which have been found to increase or decrease the likelihood of such gaps. Discusses theoretical explanations for these associations and outlines areas for theory…

Includes "The Paradox of Productive Aging" (Sicker); "Beyond Productive Aging" (Riley, Riley); "Changing Concepts; Visionary or Short-Sighted" (Holstein); "Making Aging Meaningful" (Glanz, Neikrug); and "Perspectives on Productive Aging from Austria, Bolivia, Denmark, Finland, Japan, Venezuela."…

Describes two surveys administered to library professionals holding leadership positions to develop a list of perceived library leaders. Topics discussed include social structure; the locus of leadership; integration of the library profession; the degree of shared perception; and questions raised by the research, including methodology. (32…

Explores the historical and social context in which leadership actions are embedded, focusing on the education and moral regulation of students at London Technical High School, a Canadian vocational high school established in 1912 to increase the pool of industrial laborers. Knowing the full historical context enhances understanding of change…

A case study of a South African workplace illustrated how workplace learning and experience of team culture influenced changes in workers' family life and community participation. Results showed how social capital is generated from within for the benefit of civil society. (Contains 35 references.) (SK)

Examines how physicians and patients interactionally accomplish the transition from the activity of history taking to that of physical examination. Finds implications for: the theoretic relationship between verbal and nonverbal behavior in social meaning; what it means to explain transitions and reduce patients' uncertainty; the organization of…

Poses questions highlighting tensions needing management in the gendered practice of research. The article maintains that gender is one of the major social relations continually negotiated in social practices and affects the research questions asked, methods used, and data interpretation and implications. (six references) (CK)

This article presents eight passages from Rousseau's "Social Contract," followed by comments clarifying the pivotal concepts in this important and influential work and sketching typical responses to Rousseau as they have occurred in classrooms for gifted students. Strategies for integrating Rousseau's philosophy into the curriculum are…

Outlines key dimensions of social cohesion, exploring whether societies are facing a new crisis in this area. Examines where contemporary residential neighborhoods fit into social cohesion debates, particularly regarding the interaction between social cohesion and social capital. Outlines key debates over social capital, showing how it can be…