British universities remain autonomous and continue to act as effective agencies of political socialization. The historical ambivalence in the structure of the German university between academic freedom and state regulation remains, inhibiting the German university's value as an agency of political socialization. (Author/RM)

Using the philosophical framework of G. H. Mead, the authors analyze research data from British informal primary schools concerning the political, social, and psychological ramifications of teachers' decision-making processes. (GW)

Puts forth the notion that the extent to which there are validly alternative realities which exist, either within the same culture or between cultures, there exist the opportunity and the necessity for the construction of disciplines for capturing, examining, communicating, and preserving that reality. (Author/AM)

The contents of school counselors' schedule books are very different from ten years ago in both the type and the amount of responsibility. This article explores how the role of the school counselor has changed in this demanding education climate. One counselor notes that, for many years, the role of the school counselor was to offer responsive…

Focuses on the importance of the elementary school in the inner city and its implications for urban children. (RK)

This paper describes five major problem areas, implies roles health education practitioners can play in the resolution of these problems, and suggests the author's perceptions of curricular programs found in primary and secondary teacher training institutions and selected schools of public health. Presented at Public Health Association, Houston,…

Compares the 1929-32 Venereal Disease Control Demonstration Project conducted among Southern Blacks with the 1932 Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment. Asserts that while the latter involved unethical research activities, the former fell outside the realm of research ethics, because it exploited human subjects for political gain. (Author/MJL)

Presented are case histories of educational planning in two countries where reform was successful. The authors argue that change is not likely to occur if the model of planning employed is one imposed by an international donor agency, as opposed to one developed by the educational agency receiving funds. (KC)

The 60s, 70s, and 80s represent, respectively, the thesis, antithesis, and synthesis of the humanistic dialectic. Humanism and humanistic education in the 80s must help us to move from the idea of the isolated self to that of the social, independent, synergetic self. (Author/GC)

Argues that the United States system of education mirrors, creates, and legitimates inequalities of the larger society that supports it. (JT)

The social, cultural, and political implications of the International Year of the Child activities upon current models of education and habilitation are explored. The past and current significance of four sociopolitical experiments that have reformed American educational practice are also evaluated. (JMF)

The ethnic press has played a vital role in the assimilation and the social and geographic mobility of immigrant groups. Its coverage of and editorial positions on ethnic relations, "Americanization," news and events occurring in the country of origin, the issue of language retention, and labor and economic concerns have influenced this…

Neoconservatism and negative social attitudes might seem to threaten civil rights and social equality for Blacks. Nevertheless, civil rights workers possess substantial resources to further advance the cause of equality, if they will organize and accept the challenge. (GC)

Described is a correspondence course in selected readings from the classics of Marxism-Leninism which combine political theory and social investigation in an attempt to improve the political socialization of rural Chinese youth in Heilungkiang province. (Author/DB)