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…

Government funding and the authority for applied research, development, and dissemination should be decentralized across program operations, not consolidated into the educational research and improvement unit. (CP)

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)

The Navajo Nation's government is organized into 102 chapters. Each chapter has a "chapter house", where they meet, have social affairs, read and learn together, and where families get together to talk about their community affairs. This article briefly describes the chapters. (NQ)

The study provides a picture of Norwegian party-union relations today and suggests several observations about the impact of socioeconomic factors on the development of labor's strategy. (MW)

Identified as a "transliteration" of J. L. Lafitau's "Les Moeurs des Sauvages Ameriquain" (1724), this article offers data on the political structure of the Iroquois government when at its height of power in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. (JC)

GRADES OR AGES: Grade 5. SUBJECT MATTER: Social studies; government and international relations of the United States and Canada. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The central part of the guide is divided into 4 subunits, each of which is laid out in three columns, one each for topics, activities, and materials. Other sections are in list form.…

GRADES OR AGES: Grade 7. SUBJECT MATTER: Social studies; Europe and the Soviet Union. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into two subunits--government and economic development. The central portion of each subunit is laid out in three columns, one each for topics, activities, and materials. The guide is mimeographed and…

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 report follows a reappraisal of the size, functions and purposes of Wesleyan's Board of Trustees. The Committee recommended that Wesleyan maintain: (1) a "working Board" organized so as to foster direct engagement of trustees with students and faculty members; (2) a relatively small and stable Board consisting of recent graduate,…

Discusses the role of the national laboratories as new sub-agencies of the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA). (SL)

Provides background on the historical connections between India and the United States and compares their political systems. Offers a number of learning activities designed to promote better understanding between India and the United States. (BSR)

Describes a comprehensive plan whereby citizens can become involved actively in the affairs of their community through district advisory councils, citywide advisory committees for special areas of concern, and a citywide citizens assembly. (Author/DN)