Describes an elementary school student government program in which the entire student body is drawn into the decision-making process. Outlines steps in setting up student advisory councils. Student members of these councils must vote as their classmates instruct them. (KC)

Outlines learning activities related to law-related education at the elementary school level. Activities include creating a classroom constitution, a law-related scavenger hunt, and case studies. Learning outcomes and curriculum correlation are included in directions. (KC)

This annotated bibliography lists 18 stories which develop children's legal literacy by presenting legal issues and concepts accurately and from varied cultural perspectives, and depicting males and females in a variety of roles. The stories are presented according to grade level and concepts covered. (KC)

Education in international human rights needs to develop informed critical judgment for considering human rights principles and applying them in the examination of conditions in any country. The purpose should not be to further nationalistic or imperialistic education. (Author/KC)

Students need more exposure to the concept of human rights. They need to know The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the subsequent covenants. Also, they need to know that substantial agreement exists in the international community about what constitutes human rights. (Author/KC)

Describes a recently developed test for measuring law-related attitudes among students at the junior high level and suggests ways in which teachers might employ this test in their own classrooms. The test includes all features of a satisfactory test for social studies outlined by Hunkel (1976). (Author/KC)

Presents an evaluation of "Trade-offs," a series of television/film economic education programs for children ages 9 to 14. Results indicate that "Trade-offs" was effective in all classes, but students who viewed the films and whose teachers attended the inservice course made the greatest gains. (Author/KC)

Presents a transcript of a decoded telegram which describes events surrounding the death in 1924 of Robert Imbrie, United States Vice Consul to Tehran, Persia (presently Iran). Background information and suggestions for teaching are included. (KC)

Discusses a special project of the National Science Teachers Association which will develop energy posters for classroom use. The poster "Energy Search" in this issue will be followed by a poster on "Solar Promise" in the April 1982 issue and a poster on "Nuclear Promise" in the May 1982 issue. (RM)

The poster "Energy Search," inserted in this issue of the journal, is presented to stimulate thought and discussion among elementary and secondary students concerning possible ways of meeting vital energy needs. Activities are provided on the reverse side of the poster. (RM)

Describes six alternatives to the one-year chronological survey course on world history in secondary grades. The alternatives are topical or thematic courses, conceptual or generalization-centered courses, world regions or world cultures courses, problems approach courses, case study courses, and depth studies or patch-work courses. (RM)

Discusses keys to success that secondary teachers should keep in mind when trying to teach world history to urban students deficient in basic skills. First, the objective of the lesson must be relevant to the student. Second, skill deficiencies must be provided for when planning the lesson. (RM)

Shows how secondary teachers can make world history more relevant and interesting to urban youth by using a social history approach. How to integrate social history into the curriculum, available materials, and teaching strategies are discussed. (RM)

Describes four lessons for teaching chronological skill concepts in secondary world history courses. Objectives and teaching methods are provided for each lesson. (RM)

Discusses the special needs of gifted and creative students, the need for sensitive teachers, and questioning techniques which can be used in the secondary world history classroom. (RM)