Three issues of a current awareness bulletin published occasionally by the ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies are combined in this document. The bulletins are designed for use by elementary and secondary social studies teachers. The various issues, written in 1976, deal with emerging topics of interest related to reading in the social studies, the basic education movement, and evaluating values education. The format of each four-page bulletin differs slightly, but generally each includes a definition of the topic, interviews with leaders in the field, abstracts of ERIC documents related to the topic, and a short annotated bibliography of books, games, and multimedia products in the field. In the first interview, Lunstrum, favoring a content-centered or functional approach, suggests that all teachers should be teaching reading skills. In the second set of interviews, three experts discuss their philosophies about basic education and the back to basics movement, and implications for social studies teachers. The final interview examines why evaluating values education is important. It is suggested that successful evaluation is possible when teachers precisely formulate the goals and objectives of values education programs. (JR)