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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED299880 AUTHOR: Vellela, Tony
TITLE: New Voices: Student Political Activism in the '80s
and '90s.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1988
NOTE: 285 p.
AVAILABILITY: postage and handling).
ABSTRACT: An examination of the state of student activism
in American higher education is based on a study of the
focus and direction of campus activism and on interviews
and surveys of undergraduate and graduate students who
consider themselves activists. The first two chapters are
devoted to an assessment of the overall situation and of
the strategies used for organization and communication in
activist pursuits. Subsequent chapters focus on specific
political issues and interests. They include divestment of
financial interests in South Africa, Central American
politics, the Central Intelligence Agency, the military and
its university connections for war-related activities,
racism, the economy and general welfare, women's issues,
gay, lesbian, and bisexual rights, student empowerment, the
role of the media, and the future of activism. Chapters
contain segments of activist interviews and descriptions of
specific events. Interspersed among expository chapters are
"snapshot" chapters describing individual campus situations
and campus specific issues. A final chapter gives a
sampling of events and actions. Information on national
activist organizations and survey and interview methodology
are appended. (MSE)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Change-Strategies;
Church-Related-Colleges; Economics-; Feminism-;
Fraternities-; Government-Role; Higher-Education;
Investment-; Mass-Media; Peace-; Public Agencies;
Racial-Discrimination; Religious-Cultural-Groups;
Sexuality-; Sororities-; Student-Rights; Trend-Analysis;
War
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Activism-; *College-Students;
*Educational Trends; *Political-Attitudes;
*Politics-of-Education; *Student-Participation
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