In order to begin an analysis of why students and their teachers come to school, observations, anecdotal recording, and interaction analysis systems must be keyed to answering several basic questions about the cultural and personal values of the teacher and the student. Discusses society's dominant values and a value analysis designed to help…

Reviews various theoretical explanations of the late twentieth century youth culture phenomenon in western societies. Maintains that as long as work-related status continues to determine the adult social structure and individual opportunity, the potential to positively alter and influence youth culture through education, play, religion, and…

Describes how Bradbury's work can be used in the classroom. Indicates how attitudes towards technology can be found in the work and how these may be used to stimulate mature students. (CRH)

Discusses the concept in the context of the conceptually designed and sequentially organized social studies instructional materials developed at the University of Illinois Social Studies Curriculum Study Center in cooperation with USOE/DHEW. Copies of the final report, An Evaluation Report of the Sequential Social Science Courses for the Secondary…

Discusses labor history's new attention to the interaction between work, work organizations, and the worker's impact on American life. After 1830, changes in production styles to mass production paralleled the rise in unions and a working-class culture embodying the values of respectability, self-help, and social mobility. (AM)

Contends that middle- and upper-income youth may indirectly be the beneficiaries of social systems that are based on policies of injustice for the sake of profit or power. Suggests using an approach that helps such young people see that the establishment of social justice is beneficial to them as well as to the victims of injustice. (CFR)

Outlines six activities for upper primary and/or lower secondary classes in an Australian school which focus on social responsibility as it relates to social justice. (NH)

Describes how Internet-based group communication was used as the major strategy to promote the societal values of understanding, equality, tolerance, and peace between Jewish and Bedouin Arab high school students in Israel. Discusses changes in student attitudes and considers the prognosis for long-term change and cooperation between the two…

This article is not about local governance of education "per se," but rather whether education can be used as a tool to foster citizen participation, particularly that of women. It examines how education might empower women, who are often excluded from local, regional and national governance, to participate in public life. It draws on…

This report concerns an attempt by an invited outside agent to clarify--as opposed to modify--the attitudes and opinions of teachers in a high school with regard to issues in education and drug use. (Author)

This study investigated the efficacy of using inoculation theory in developing students' skills in resisting pressures involved with drinking and driving situations. Inoculation theory stems from psychosocial investigations that have demonstrated that resistance to specific opposing arguments can be increased if subjects are familiar with these…

This manual is a resource guide on energy conservation for teaching mathematics from grades seven to twelve. It contains 25 student activities which are grouped into four goal oriented units. The main objectives of the project are to increase the student's understanding that: (1) Natural laws limit energy availability; (2) Energy consumption…

This manual is a resource guide on energy conservation for teachers of science students from grades seven to twelve. It contains 12 student activities which are grouped into four goal oriented units. The main objectives of the project are to increase the student's understanding that: (1) Natural laws limit energy availability; (2) Energy…

Blacks carry a disproportionate share of the economic burdens affecting America's people. Moreover, the income and employment discrepancies between black and white families are widening. The economic status of blacks is tied to the state of local, State and Federal government budgets, as well as to the general economy. Thus, the black population…

A conversation about cultural anthropology between a college anthropology professor and an English and humanities high school teacher is related. As part of the National Humanities Faculty Why Series, the book is intended to help students, teachers, and citizens maintain and improve their intellectual vigor and human awareness and to help them…