A selected bibliography of materials dealing with education in Israel--including books, treatises, and those parts of works which treat with specific problems of education--is presented. Each entry is described in a summary of several paragraphs. The arrangement is topical, topics including the philosophy and theory of education, legislation and…

The text describes the American Indian and Eskimo of the United States as a people that are no longer prepared to accept an inferior position in their homeland. History shows that the majority of Indian peoples wanted to share not only in the material advances made by modern society but also in the basic European scientific outlook--an outlook…

The book offers an orientation to the contemporary situation and problems of American Indian peoples and provides a guide to the kinds of information which are available about Indians. The text and appendixes provide information concerning such basic issues as how "Indian" is to be defined and the consequences of one or another definition, the…

In this collection of 40 articles concerning Mexican Americans in the United States, the study reports and essays (by both Anglos and Mexican American authors from many disciplines) provide an array of viewpoints about Mexican American education, prejudice and discrimination, economics, family, religion, social and political behavior, health,…

Contents of this book include the following essays which originally appeared in "Transaction" magazine: (1) "Poor Americans: an introduction," Marc Pilisuk and Phyllis Pilisuk; (2) "How the white poor live," Marc Pilisuk and Phyllis Pilisuk; (3) "The culture of poverty," Oscar Lewis; (4) "Life in Appalachia--the case of Hugh McCaslin," Robert…

The social characteristics of Northern Ireland's 1973 and 1979 college entrants were statistically analyzed and related to several aspects of public policy, especially the flow of students into and out of Northern Ireland. Working class students, women, and Catholics were found to be especially vulnerable to probable policy developments. (MSE)

Constitutional doctrines (First Amendment religious clauses and Fourteenth Amendment equal protection clause) and factual issues are discussed, including: policies and procedures for recognition of student groups, facilities accessibility for students, literature distribution on campus, student activities accounting, and nonstudent speaker…

Examines the historical fallacy, popular in western civilization from medieval to early modern times, that Muslim allies were somehow secretly Christian. These fallacies often served to explain Christian-Muslim diplomacy to the public at a time when Islam was portrayed as the enemy of Christianity. (MJP)

Describes the ways in which a group of graduate students in a theory of multilingual education class learned to identify groups they had been taught to regard as "those people," others to be distrusted or disliked. Dialogue about who represented "those people" for each student led to considerations of race, class, gender, and religion. (SLD)

Considers the role of lay vocation (here broadly defined as the servanthood of nonordained persons within and without the church) in everyday life and religious education. Discusses the relationship between lay vocation and the holiness movement, a perfectionist doctrine that arose in U.S. Protestantism in the late 19th century. (MJP)

Examines Israel's 1953 State Education Law, the product of a religious and political compromise, that was responsible for unifying schools into a national system. Gives the historical perspective of this system that is comprised of five types of schools: four Jewish, one Arabian. Examines how the schools reflect Israel's religious and political…

Examines the historical role of Black and White Christian religious organizations in the Black struggle for civil rights and equal education. Argues that both churches have been instrumental in the development of Black education, and suggests ways in which they can function as effective advocates. (FMW)

A sophomore- or junior-level education course on social diversity in education is described, and techniques used to teach it are discussed. Content includes five subject areas: gender and sexism, race and racism, religious culture and anti-Semitism, sexual orientation and heterosexism, and physical or mental ability and ableism. (MSE)

An examination of higher education in India focuses on the complexities of the sociocultural context in which it operates. Public policy concerning equity for specific social groups, including women, racial minorities, castes, and tribes, is discussed and difficulties in bridging the gap between policy and practice are noted. (MSE)

Discusses the origins, lifestyle, and education of the Amish and introduces three papers concerning Amish educational practices. The first article presents observations of a newly appointed Amish teacher. The two remaining articles discuss educationally relevant insights involving the challenges that health-care personnel face in relating to the…