Suggests that instructors teach the U.S. Catholic bishops' pastoral on economics by confronting today's moral confusion directly to promote values clarification. Reviews the historical causes of today's value conflicts, discusses the bishops' suggestions for resolving them, and offers assignments to help students clarify their own values. (DMM)

Recounts Robert Theobald's views as revealed in "Beyond Despair." Looks at problems and solutions related to the move from the late industrial era to the new communications era in the areas of education, health, justice, and income distribution. Examines the values and policies associated with each era. (DMM)

States that ecumenism, or the process of building unity among Christians, is central to the formation of Catholic identity as the world enters the third millennium of Christianity. Describes the strides made in ecumenical education, the resources available from the church, and new challenges ahead to Christian unity. (14 citations) (VWC)

Considers the effects on the family of the principles of individualism and capitalism that permeate Western culture. Finds Western culture creating autonomous, self-reliant, competitive, and consumer-oriented individuals, who create families that are chaotic, tenuous, and non-relational in their mode of operation. Discusses the educator's role in…

Sees the 1984 presidential election as an opportunity for teachers to help students explore the responsibilities and possibilities of democratic participation. Helps to develop the personal political vision that is basic to political involvement and maturity through an examination of multiple social and political issues and each candidate's…

Expresses concern for today's teenagers' lack of challenging and critical posture and response to social injustices. Urges teachers to take responsibility for creating an educational process committed to justice and making students aware of the existence of social injustices and the importance of taking action when these injustices are perceived.…

Focuses on helping teachers of dominant culture students promote valid concepts about Native Americans of today and yesterday in their classrooms and enabling teachers to provide effective school experiences for Indian students. Refutes common misconceptions about native Americans and lists core values shared by many Indians. (DMM)

Suggests that young people seeking intimacy often settle for sex and need to be guided toward discovering healthy, unselfish intimacy. Discusses an approach to sex education founded on Christian sexual values. (PAA)

Defines economics as an integral part of daily existence. Discusses the explicit and implicit elements of the U.S. Catholic Bishops' pastoral letter on the economy which critiques American culture. Urges educators to explore the implications of the pastoral in their respective disciplines and in the total school environment. (DMM)

Points out the number of cultural groups within the rubrick "Asian-American," offers demographic data about these groups, and provides a broad portrait of the cultural characteristics and values of Asian Americans. (DMM)

Proposes an interactive learning and teaching mode to realize education's potential role in transforming utopian dreams of health care, education, and social security for everyone within a political economy that respects human dignity and freedom into realities. Enumerates the themes, stages, and methods of such a pedagogical project. (DMM)

Our society categorizes people by age, sex, work role, and attractiveness. Children easily absorb these stereotypes of certain groups, particularly the old. If we are to build a life-oriented society, parents and schools must change their own attitudes and teach children to value human beings, not roles. (SJL)

Highlights some powerful societal trends -- economic, sociological, political, and educational -- which may, in the coming decades, make the values and environment offered by Catholic and other private schools more attractive. (Author/SJL)

In looking toward American life in the 1980s, we can see that the church has a great role to play in calling the American experiment to judgment, in intensifying accountability which can give birth to new possibilities, and in reengaging the passions of hope. (Author/SJL)

Examines historical developments following the 1971 publication of "Justice in the World" by the Rome Synod of Bishops. Describes the incorporation of the publication's ideas into American Catholic education. Indicates that the document and the ideas it included were a significant achievement in the ongoing struggle for greater social justice.…