The initial evaluation of an elementary school international relations simulation indicates that the simulation had most impact on participant beliefs. (DE)

Research exploring political awareness and attitudes toward the structure of political and social authority in the United States among elementary school students is provided. (DE)

Research indicating significant differences between men and women as they function as agents of political socialization in the social studies classroom is provided. (Author/DE)

A selected number of education journals of potential interest to political scientists are reviewed in order to facilitate greater cross-disciplinary communication. (Author/DE)

Several methods for creating and maintaining a learning environment, in which the political science students at the undergraduate level can receive individual treatment even in large classes, are described. (Author/KM)

Illustrates the relationships between John C. Calhoun's slavery-era political philosophy regarding minority rights within a democratic political organization and the actions of Daniel P. Moynihan as United States' Ambassador to the third-world-dominated General Assembly of the United Nations. (JDH)

Identifies the better known Anglo-American liberal political theories and critically analyzes the values that underlie these theories (i.e. individualism, proceduralism, tolerance, science, and objectivity). Provides an alternative to the present liberal pedagogy and suggests implications for future political education. (JDH)

Presents survey data indicating that public administration education programs need to be more attuned to the professional requirements of international and U.S. students working in developing nations. Reviews instructional materials and techniques required to achieve this result.(JDH)

Reviews the 1984 book of Bernard Semmel, "John Stuart Mill and the Pursuit of Virtue." (JDH)

Reviews Alvin Moore Jr.'s 1983 translation of Tage Lindbom's "The Tares and the Good Grain." (JDH)

The new religious right (NRR) is having a significant influence in politics. Discussed are the views of social scientists concerning the social movement theories in interpreting the NRR, the role of symbols and mythology in the movement's success, criticisms of the NRR, and the surveys of support for the NRR. (RM)

How fiction is used in a college-level political science seminar to teach about democratic decision making and U.S. politics is described. The fiction used is clustered around the following topics: community-level decisions, limits to consensus, group values and politics, acquiring elected offices and trying to keep them, and public bureaucracies.…

How an introductory political science course called "The Elements of Political Theory" is taught using Plato's "Republic," Hobbes's "Leviathan," the "Declaration of Independence," and the "Communist Manifesto" is discussed. In the course, students contrast the way ancients and moderns differ in their approaches and solutions to political…

Political science departments were surveyed to determine the extent of course offerings on any aspect of the Vietnam War or its legacy. Survey results are discussed. Provided is a chart indicating the name of the university, course title, professor(s) teaching course, level and enrollment, and when offered. (RM)

Since the end of the Vietnam War there has been a flood of new historical information vastly revising much of what anyone--left, right, or center--knew. Teachers must take this into account when teaching about Vietnam. All major competing perceptions of the Vietnam war should be analyzed objectively. (RM)