The character of urban areas is found to be related to personal morale but not to political efficacy. The morale of Blacks in central areas of cities is found to be higher than that of whites and movement from one area to another was found to affect the morale of only those residents with relatively little education. (Author/MB)

From an address given at the January 1971 annual meeting of the Council of Protestant Colleges and Universities. (Editor)

Economics teaches that alternatives always exist, even if the choice is only between a new action and the existing status quo and that, in order to evaluate choices, one must know exactly what the relevant alternatives are. (Author)

Students and teachers in an all-white suburban high school independently undertook projects to help foster better understanding and relations between blacks and whites in Pittsburgh and its suburbs; a paper presented at annual convention of National Council of Teachers of English (59th, Washington, D.C., November 28, 1969). (SW)

Presented at the twelfth assembly of the World Organization for Early Childhood Education, Washington, D. C. (MS)

The nation's schools and universities have been largely engaged in training and indoctrination as opposed to"education." An educational system is needed that provides time and opportunities for self-renewal and personal growth for both teachers and students. (JH)

The educational system must integrate learning theory and technological vehicles to effectively meet the future educational needs of the new technological society. (JH)

Existentialism holds both a promise and a threat for education. The author draws on philosophical insights to explain why Buberian Learning Groups in Israel, composed of Arabs and Jews, foundered after Israel invaded Lebanon. (PP)

The author presents major criticisms to Paulo Freire's work and offers some useful insights into the nature and limitations of the political aspects of his thought. (Falmer Press, Falmer House, Barcombe, Nr Lewes, East Sussex BN8 5DL, UK) (SSH)

This is a commentary on an article about an attempt to use Buberian Learning Groups to promote peace between Jewish Israelis and Palestinian Arabs (Haim Gordon, Jan Demarest, Teachers College Record, Fall 1982). A Muslim who helped evaluate the project discusses strengths and weaknesses of the Education for Peace Project in Israel.(PP)

A study was done in which preservice education teachers were randomly assigned to a group approach to human relations training, a traditional approach, or a control group. The group approach was designed to develop group cohesiveness. Both group and traditional approaches had greater scores on empathic responding than the control group had. (JN)