The "Bulletin of the Caucus on Social Theory and Art Education" is an annual publication, with each issue devoted to a unified theme. This issue (divided into four parts) offers thought-provoking articles on modern art, educational ideology and curriculum, elitism versus populism, socially oriented reviews of major art education textbooks, and…

Describes recent research attempting to develop a body of social indicators which would gauge the quality of life. Most of this research is conducted by Federal agencies and relates to indicators which measure the wellbeing of individuals and families rather than of governments or institutions. (MLH)

A discussion of the effects of television on German society. (HB)

Comments on the sociological analysis of the scientific community, its social norms and values. Discusses the ethos of science and some aspects of development processes that scientists go through to enter their profession. (GA)

An historical inquiry into the juvenile system's practices of sexual discrimination demonstrates that during the Progressive era girls received more severe treatment in juvenile courts and reformatories. Concludes that the discriminatroy treatment of female delinquents in the early twentieth century resulted from racial prejudice, new theories of…

To illustrate the set of theoretical propositions advanced by the author, is a discussion of the creation and impact of CORFO, the Chilean National Development Corporation. (RY)

Argues that teachers are not solely responsible for students' inability to write effectively. Points to social phenomena, attitudes, and factors that have decreased the value placed on good writing by society. (WL)

Suggests that modern society is suffering from a debilitating loss of community, and argues that education has an elemental responsibility to preach the gospel of the "common good." (JG)

Concludes that raising awareness of dominance does not necessarily imply the dismissal of dominant group values. States that what is needed is a critical analysis of the complexity, subtlety, and systemic interrelatedness and embeddedness of dominant beliefs, values, and standards in western, democratic societies. (DAJ)

Discusses the role of the national values of efficiency, choice, and equity in the adoption and implementation of the federal education block grant program and the negative effects on school desegregation. Urges policymakers to consider policy goals, and not just policy instruments, when considering future proposals. (FMW)

Examines a shift in American culture away from the Protestant ethic, which emphasizes personal responsibility and effort, towards the "cargo cult," which emphasizes factors beyond individual control such as luck. Discusses the implications for education, which is based on the Protestant ideology. (FMW)

The critical incident that drove this article involved a single mother who was on probation for drug offenses. Her two daughters were sent home from their Title I urban elementary school on a frequent basis because of head lice. This situation prompted several questions: Can we and should we be able to legislate and enforce cleanliness? Is…

This study discusses how children make use of the content in play to get a superior status position in their peer-culture and looks at some implications for values education. Observations of children age three to six years were made during their free playtime in pre-school, and both field notes and videotape recording were used for data…

This article makes the case that current conceptions of sexual health literacy have limited relevance to the Ugandan context because they assume that knowledge of unsafe sexual practices will lead to changes in behavior and lifestyle. Drawing on a longitudinal case study with 15 Ugandan schoolgirls in rural Uganda from August 2004 to September…