The three authors exchange ideas on career education at the elementary level and, specifically, in relation to social studies instruction. (JR)

Teaching activities for primary and intermediate grades that allow a refocus of existing curricula to accommodate career development objectives are suggested. (Author/JR)

A representative sample of career education programs that have a developmental focus is presented. Also suggested are references and tools for teachers who want to implement career education at the elementary and middle school (K-8) levels through the social studies. (Author/JR)

The data pool is a teaching technique that can help students to bridge the gap between facts and higher levels of thinking. Teaching suggestions for use of data pools are offered in this article. (Author/JR)

Teaching suggestions are offered for using comic books at the secondary level to motivate students to read, write, and discuss social problems. (JR)

For the public to understand academic freedom they need to understand the objectives of social studies programs, the need for free inquiry in the classroom, and the value of this inquiry to a free society. (DE)

Four court cases which expanded freedom of expression in public schools and suggestions for reducing the gap between law and practice in the schools are provided in order to stimulate teachers to shoulder their responsibilities in upholding the principles of the Bill of Rights. (Author/DE)

A simulation/game examining the issue of academic freedom through a mock trial of the Parducci v. Rutland case is provided. (DE)

The right to discuss controversial issues in public schools is examined in the court case of Keith Sterzing against the Stafford, Texas, School Board. The court ruled that the school board was wrong to fire Sterzing for teaching about race relations with controversial materials. (DE)

The unrepresentativeness of school policy discussions, religious fundamentalism, and the local opinion that schools should uphold and inculcate traditional values of home and community are emphasized as the reasons for the West Virginia textbook controversy. (DE)

Community reaction to an address by a speaker for Gay Liberation at Schroeder High School, Webster, New York is described. (DE)

Basic areas of academic freedom, questions for clarification of rights and responsibilities, questionnaires for assessing the health of academic freedom in individual schools, and a procedure for combating an attack on academic freedom are provided in this teacher's guide. (DE)

Eleven lessons illustrating different strategies for teaching about academic freedom and suggested related readings are provided. (Author/DE)

The results of a recent survey of high school students' attitudes toward controversial materials, conducted by the Purdue Opinion Panel, is presented. (Author/DE)

Recommended institute publications, outside readings, and library holdings dealing with academic freedom and civil liberties at the Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute in Berkeley, California, are provided. (DE)