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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1986
These proceedings of a congressional hearing express the sense of Congress that public schools should be encouraged to include a study of the holocaust in the history curricula. Included are texts of statements by: Sala Burton, member of the California Congressional delegation; Carol Rittner, producer of a film, "The Courage to Care,"…
Descriptors: Curriculum Research, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, Jews
Kurshan, Barbara – 1986
This review of the literature begins by exploring the development of computer literacy as a discipline since its introduction in colleges and universities around 1965 and in economically privileged high schools around 1970. The impact of a conference sponsored by the National Science Foundation and Human Resources Research Organization in 1980 on…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Courseware, Curriculum Development
Martin, Philip L.; Miller, Mark J. – Migration World Magazine, 1990
Reviews conflicting West German immigration policies toward the growing number of foreign workers since 1973. Emphasizes the contradiction between policies that encourage foreigners to return home and those that encourage the integration of foreigners into German society. (FMW)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Foreign Countries, Foreign Nationals, Foreign Workers
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Moynihan, Daniel Patrick – Society, 1990
Reviews trends in Black male unemployment, out-of-wedlock births, and the number of Aid to Families with Dependent Children cases over the past 25 years. Argues that family breakdown is creating a state of urban social chaos that could lead to martial law. (FMW)
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Blacks, Employment Patterns, Family Structure
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James, Thomas – American Journal of Education, 1988
Forms of organized authority that eclipse freedom of thought and action exist as a possibility in both public and private schooling. Historical patterns of resistance to public authority through private schooling are examined. Greater attention to democratic versus authoritarian aspects of socialization is much needed in discussions of school…
Descriptors: Authoritarianism, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Modern History
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Moynihan, Daniel Patrick – Public Interest, 1989
Discusses the development of social policy since 1901, with special emphasis on the War on Poverty. Analyzes the relationships among poverty, social norms, and family structure. Outlines the problems of the new social condition, characterized by drug abuse and welfare dependency. (FMW)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Drug Abuse, Family Structure, Federal Programs
Brzezinski, Zbigniew, Ed.; And Others – 1986
The major policy debate touched off by President Reagan's March 1983 speech announcing the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) was the reopening of one that had begun 35 years before. Then and now the ultimate question is what kind of strategic posture is most likely to contribute to mutual strategic stability? The answer is central to national…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Conflict, Disarmament, Foreign Countries