Considers Arendt's argument that Eichmann was an example of how Nazi totalitarianism changed modern concepts of evil. Concludes that an amoral bureaucracy, whose goals transcended personal judgment, involvement, or responsibility, is part of the social environment which still constitutes a threat today. (AM)

Discusses the development of doctoral programs in nursing education in the Middle Ages to the present. (JOW)

Belongs to a series of papers examining how scholars understand and explain the Internet. Argues that the Internet should be understood as the first instance of a global communication system, displacing a national system (railroad, telegraph, television) of the 19th and 20th centuries. Maintains that such transformations involve complex alteration…

Although Homo sapiens emerged in Africa some 170,000 years ago, the origins of "modern" behavior, as expressed in technology and art, are attributed to people who migrated out of Africa around 50,000 years ago, creating what has been called a human revolution in Europe and Asia. There is recent evidence that a mutation of the FOXP2 gene (forkhead…

An overview of the essential philosophic and methodologic literature in English treating the discipline of geography. (Author)

Examines the use of biographies in teaching elementary students about contemporary women. Discusses sources of appropriate works and provides teaching suggestions for use with elementary school children. (GEA)

Discusses methods of teaching about the history of genocide and the potential for its occurrence today. Encourages students to confront commonly-held beliefs in order to understand human rights abuses. Studies current genocidal tendencies, such as those in Iran, to demonstrate the "latent potential in all of us to allow such evil to occur."…

Argues that historians are revisionists in that personal and cultural conditioning is automatically reflected in their interpretations. Illustrates this point by presenting the contrasting views of Lowell Mason, an influential 19th century musician and music educator. Concludes that by recognizing these conscious and unconscious influences upon…

Reviews critical events in the history of relations between the United States and the Soviet Union, citing seldom-taught facts. Proposes increased emphasis on the study of the Soviet Union and U.S.-Soviet relations and suggests sources educators can use for learning more and making more information available. (PGD)

The economic difficulties of Great Britain in the post World War II world are discussed. Historical and cultural factors are examined. (RM)

Presents a case study of the presidential election campaign television debates of 1960. (TO)

Whether or not a person consciously studies the past, he has in his mind a conception of past events. (GB)

New developments in the work practices of school Lenin halls and museums are observed. Emphasis is increasingly on the integration of these centers for ideological and political indoctrination and the educational process. (KM)

Because of events of the past 20 years, e.g., assassinations, Vietnam, and the energy crisis, America has become a society characterized by mistrust and lack of concern. Creeping impersonalization amounts to a devaluation of the importance of human life. As a result, there is now a move toward stressing individual responsibility. (RM)

An elementary-level U.S. history unit which compares colonial and modern America is described. Topics for comparison include communications and transportation, family relationships, leisure activity, and school life and activities. (KC)