This study analyzes the policy process through which two states determined education beneficiary programs of newly adopted state lotteries. Tennessee, in 2003, followed the regional pattern of allocating all lottery proceeds to merit-based college scholarships. North Carolina, in 2005, bucked this trend by allotting no lottery revenue for merit…

Presents an interview with Raymond Barbeau, centering on questions concerning his involvement with the Independent Quebec movement. (AM)

According to the preamble to its new constitution, the Yeshiva College Senate will "share responsibility for the operations and improvement of the College among the groups that constitute the College." The Senate is to be composed of 5 administrators, 8 faculty members, 6 students and 1 nonvoting alumnus. Article I details their…

This "Governance Report," attacking "fundamental and important campus issues," grew out of the work of a committee of students, faculty and administration. It recommends creation of an Academic Senate to replace the Faculty Senate as the supreme legislative body of Queens College. It is to be composed of 54 tenured faculty, 18…

Originally established to consider expanded faculty and student involvement in the governance of Cleveland State University, the Committee decided to recommend changes within the existing governmental structure rather than encourage the establishment of a new system. Background material was studied, meetings were held and 2 questionnaires were…

Recent hearings have shed little light on how the federal government should restructure itself to deal with the mounting energy crisis. Individual viewpoints and personal observations are presented, showing a lack of consensus on the best way to accomplish this. Office of Science and Technology priorities toward a national energy policy are…

In a better-designed democracy, decisionmakers would be better appraised of public opinion and technical fact through electronic, computer-assisted referenda and the Science Court. Congress's main duty would be to oversee the decision process, and the president's primary responsibility would be to find superior candidates to fill top government…

Views research libraries as posing unique problems for a governance structure because of their ready access to private funding and relative immunity from legislative control. Cited as functions of a governance structure are establishment of policy and development of network standards. (SW)

In this address, President Homer D. Babbidge of the University of Connecticut reviews a number of important issues on his campus. One of his urgent concerns is the issue of race relations in the community. He suggests devoting 1 full day each month to a community-wide consideration of whatever problem most concerns the community at that time. He…

This compilation documents steps taken by approximately 90% of the state universities and land-grant colleges to involve students in governance, and to develop policies and procedures aimed at handling disruption. Part I, dealing with student participation in university policy making, is subdivided into: participation in governance, membership on…

Examines the procedural characteristics through which public policies are formulated in the Republic of Korea and reviews the interaction patterns among the policymaking organizations of its government. (Author/JDH)

All governments or ruling parties contain competing agencies, powerful individuals or small groups that are able to commit government resources to their viewpoint on foreign policy. These configurations make up the ultimate decision unit, whose properties modify the precise character of its government's actions. The first part of this paper…

As old-school officers of the armed forces take over Chile, the think tank-trained ruling military of Brazil and Peru wonder why the Chileans didn't educate themselves to govern. (Editor)

An effective advisory process moves to a workable system from organizational failures to new positions to maintain accord through the people serviced by the school. Such a system contains the elements of participation, effective involvement, communication, and regular review. (Author)