Argues for the continued reading and critical examination of literature in English classes with audiovisual media serving an adjunct function. (RD)

Discusses social problems, undergraduate education, and the role of the university. (IR)

A group of 125 elementary and high-school students were interviewed to assess their levels of moral judgment regarding prosocial behavior and the discriminations they make when thinking about helping various individuals (e.g., family and friends, disliked others, someone from a different country). (Author/MP)

To deal with an interdependent world, citizenship education can no longer be confined to the person in the street, must stress the analytical skills with which to trace the causal chains that entwine our lives, and must avoid scare tactics. The tools appropriate to training for citizenship in an interdependent world are listed. (BW)

Benefits can be gained through the introduction of principles of analysis from a moral perspective. Students should be encouraged to develop modes of moral reasoning and conduct through group discussion, values clarification, and individual expression. (CJ)

Investigated participants' assessments of the anticipated effectiveness of their judgmental decisions in several studies. Found that their estimates were poorly and inconsistently related to objective measures of effectiveness. This result raises a need for improved approaches to assessing judgmental decisions and identifying participants who make…

Examined judgments of intolerance given by children, adolescents, and adults toward disagreeing others. The evidence suggested that intolerance may be a lower level of reasoning in a social cognitive developmental progression. (Author/DB)

Educators may find that thinking in ways that are self-reflective, strategic and tactical, imaginative, and social will tend to enhance their skill for engaging in the important process of human communication. It is doubtful that educators can communicatively organize themselves when an information overload exists. (CJ)

Discussing the Jonestown mass suicide, Charles Manson, etc., this article maintains children must be alerted to the fact that there are people and advocacies capable of exerting the kind of influence that causes followers to act with total irrationality; educators must emphasize the development of strong, questioning minds. (Author/JC)

The purpose of a "case analysis" course offered at John Marshall Law School was to train students in the dissection and use of judicial decisions as they are used by lawyers themselves. This case analysis method is explained in detail, and its application to a sample case is illustrated. (JMD)

The role of decision making, and its import for generating social change are examined. Decision making is considered from psychological, semantic, and scientific viewpoints, and suggestions for constructive change in social studies curricula are offered. (RJG)

Results of this study reveal that well-trained observers report significantly lower levels of cognitive activity on all measures than raters who had no training or only moderate training. Consequently, interpretations of cognitive components of environmental and teacher evaluation scales must be questioned unless generated by trained student…

Television is now first in fulfilling the most important societal needs--that of the transmission of culture--both good and bad. (Editor)

Provides an overview of nonformal education. Discusses the characteristics of nonformal education as well as its misconceptions, limitations and prospects. (Editor/RK)