Based on an address delivered at a meeting of school supervisors at the School of Education of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, February 10, 1969.

A survey was conducted to examine the attitudes of school board members in Nebraska and Louisiana. It was found that in Nebraska school board members were more accepting of community involvement, while in Louisiana board members regard themselves and are regarded by the public as political actors. (AOS)

Tests a model which relates student political attitudes to the degree of participation in extracurricular activities. Subjects were 3,087 high school students. Findings showed that political attitudes are predictors of participation in the political arena in high schools. (AM)

Describes the role of textbooks in the development of student political attitudes and activities in Siberian elementary and secondary education between 1917-1931. Textbooks were used to reinforce communist values, to increase knowledge about industrial development and collective agricultural methods, and to orient students toward socially useful…

Discusses five generalizations based on political education correlational research and assesses their implications for teachers of citizenship education. Conclusions include: l) knowledge can be influenced more directly than attitudes, 2) the quality of civics instruction is critical in shaping attitudes, and 3) a more realistic picture of…

Political education focuses on the issues of citizenship, socialism and development, and because this implies a definite stance towards man and society, it can be viewed as moral education in the Tanzanian context. Explores the nature of the political education, its effects, and the problem of indoctrination. (Author)

Defining critical thinking and discussing its relevance to the ethics and epistemology of education, the author presents three reasons why it is an educational ideal: (1) it forms the basis of a moral process of teaching; (2) it prepares students to manage their adult lives; and (3) it initiates students into rational traditions. (SK)

Discusses using popular detective and espionage fiction in courses related to area politics, international relations, political terrorism, socialization, and bureaucratic politics. Suggests several novels and ways in which they may be integrated into courses. (KC)

Describes the development and assessment of evaluation instruments designed to test student political-citizenship knowledge, skills, and attitudes. The tests are a part of the Improving Citizenship Education Project in Fulton County, Georgia. (Author/CK)

Little evidence is found for the proposition that the failure of Mexican Americans to integrate and attach themselves to American political and social life can be attributed to negative personal experiences with political authorities. (Author/RLV)

To determine if exposure to a sociology course tends to encourage students toward liberal attitudes, an 18-item questionnaire was administered before and after an introductory sociology course at Colorado State University. Results showed an aggregate shift toward liberalism, even when controlling for students' age and professorial style.…

Article discusses how the "...communication media no longer simply report political events.../but/are integrally bound in the very nature of the political process." (Author/RW)

Rated first through fifth graders' political knowledge and recall of a simulated news story. Used path analysis to determine relationships among grade level, political knowledge, recall of specific story information, and generation of inferences from the story. Results suggested that children's domain-specific knowledge is more influential in…

Using data from the Latino National Political Survey, a study investigating variations between the political attitudes of first- and second-generation Cuban Americans found significant differences regarding political partisanship, trust in the federal government, feelings of closeness toward the Cuban American community, and support for increased…

Examines the responsibilities of French teachers, including the promotion of cultural and linguistic pluralism, advancing the social value and positive image of the French language, upholding an enviable international position, and reinforcing the political role of international associations. (CK)