New developments in the work practices of school Lenin halls and museums are observed. Emphasis is increasingly on the integration of these centers for ideological and political indoctrination and the educational process. (KM)

Because of events of the past 20 years, e.g., assassinations, Vietnam, and the energy crisis, America has become a society characterized by mistrust and lack of concern. Creeping impersonalization amounts to a devaluation of the importance of human life. As a result, there is now a move toward stressing individual responsibility. (RM)

An elementary-level U.S. history unit which compares colonial and modern America is described. Topics for comparison include communications and transportation, family relationships, leisure activity, and school life and activities. (KC)

The author offers an analysis of musical techniques found in the major rock trends of the 1960s. An annotated list of selected readings and a subject-indexed list of selected recordings are appended. This article is part of a theme issue on popular music. (Editor/SJL)

Notes that, when in 1956-58, the government of Taiwan relaxed its press controls, it experienced results similar to those on mainland China. (FL)

A personal narrative regarding developments in the teaching of English in the United States since 1954. (DD)

Offers personal observations about the personality, political positions, and literary criticisms of Raymond Williams. Discusses the influences of Williams's Welsh cultural heritage, his religious beliefs, his political activism as a student at Cambridge University, and his criticisms of Orwell, Lawrence, and other contemporaries. (DMM)

Offers a perspective on the scholarly activity of Neil Postman, a major analyst and critic of contemporary education, politics, and culture. Offers insights into Postman's perspective on media and technology by framing it as a theory of the postmodern. (SR)

Studies Flora Annie Steel, an uneducated woman who nonetheless became an Inspector of Female Schools in Punjab, India, in 1884. Focuses on her reports within the context of British imperialism and late 19th-century report conventions. Concludes that cultural expectations for women in imperialism influenced Steel's response to the genre; and the…

In this article, the author describes a transformation in his perspective which was brought about by a humble familial gesture that evolved into a powerful literacy event--one that caused him to reconsider his beliefs about memory and its role in shaping how each person makes sense of his or her life. As the author reflects on what happened, it…

These proceedings of a congressional hearing express the sense of Congress that public schools should be encouraged to include a study of the holocaust in the history curricula. Included are texts of statements by: Sala Burton, member of the California Congressional delegation; Carol Rittner, producer of a film, "The Courage to Care,"…

Ivy Lee and Edward Bernays are generally regarded as the founding fathers of modern public relations. While Lee has been the subject of a full biography that included contemporary reaction to his ideas, there has been no similar work on how Bernays' ideas were received, though his ideas were in some ways more radical. He believed that propaganda…

Small segments of original film footage relating to discrete historical subjects that range from battle scenes of the Spanish-American War to the first steps of man on the moon have been gathered from archival sources and packaged into a Super-8 cartridged film format. The films run less than five minutes and are silent. They are not aimed at any…

Short critical biographies of over 1,000 organizers, directors, artists, and industrialists who have contributed something to the artistic industry of the cinema are presented in this reference guide. For a companion volume see (EM 010 765). (Author/RH)