The role of the Communist Party in mobilizing the Soviet people during World War II is outlined. Emphasis is placed upon teaching the role of the Party in history and social studies classes. (DE)

The author summarizes the political education given to troops during World War II. (DE)

Techniques for teaching elementary students about relationships between people and governments are explored. (DE)

Educational reforms since the Cultural Revolution are described. (DE)

Describes and evaluates an introductory course in American government at the college level which encourages students to perceive political processes as instruments of personal choice. Findings indicate that dramatic increases in students' political involvement result from course participation. (Author/DB)

Findings indicate that advanced moral judgment and potentially radical political beliefs came together in mid-adolescence. (Author/AM)

This article reports on a computer analysis of 3,281 exercises in the eleven textbooks required forhistory instruction in grades 4-10 of Soviet general-education schools circa 1970. (Author)

Argues that (1) understanding of the ways in which children think about the political aspects of their lives has been limited by functionalist views of schooling and positivist research paradigms; and (2) research should focus on ways children appropriate information from their experiences and use it to construct personal political realities.…

Provides a review of research on the topic of political socialization. Topics covered include the role of the school in society, the role of teacher behavior and classroom structure, and other influences such as social class, and the effect of the media. Draws implications for teaching practice and further research. (JDH)

Discusses the nature and dynamics of conservatism in relation to the politics of education. Argues that, because the state has replaced society and the workplace as the locus of class struggle, implementation of conservative educational and fiscal policies face barriers created by popular resistance and failures within the New Right itself. (KH)

Considers the relationship of industry to schooling through an analysis of curricular materials made available to schools by industry. Argues that such materials offer the possibility for a critical pedagogy by encouraging students to see them as socially and politically situated texts open to interpretation and critique. (CMG)

The tasks of socialization (especially political) and modernization have placed the political and educational systems in India in close interrelationship. One result of this close relationship has been politicization which forces the educational system to resort to the use of political influence. (Author/MS)

The technical tools now available are easily co-opted by those interested in social control. Work in the field of curriculum is in identifying educational content and finding ways to make it available to young people. (Author/MLF)

How the political literacy of an individual may be promoted is a controversial issue. An undeniable fact is that the agencies of socialization structuring political learning have to be understood in their historical context. The didactic discussion in Germany during the second half of the 20th century comprises a whole range of issues which are…