Examination is made of a theory that claims that though schools are ostensibly committed to the personal development of the student and to providing equality of opportunity, their real purpose is to integrate youth into society to reproduce the inequalities of everyday life in capitalist America. (JD)

Describes recent trends in the economic and regional development of Indonesia and examines the internal and external forces influencing the process. Shows how these forces account for the rise of a strong centralized state. Discusses Indonesia's current problems. Includes tables, maps, and graphs of economic investment figures, world trade, and…

Article explores the question of local school control and whether or not it has ever existed in the American public school system. (GB)

Describes a successful ongoing project in Lane County, Oregon educating women about government through home study clubs set up by the Extension service there. (GB)

Pinpoints the need for reform in the Congressional rules and procedures in the House of Respresentatives. (DM)

A federal secretary of education would be more like a school board chairman than he would a superintendent of schools. (Author/IRT)

Updates research from the 1970s and 1980s regarding the achievement of a fully representative federal bureaucracy. Suggests that there is not widespread support among supervisors for the notion of a representative bureaucracy and that such attitudes may have an impact on recruitment efforts. (JOW)

Increasing concern with pollution and the energy crisis surfaced the need for environmental impact assessment. Certain requirements for such statements have been identified by different Canadian groups. Among them are the need for total citizen involvement and the utilization of these statements, once completed. (MA)

Discusses the governance problems to be faced in the next decade due to the necessity for fiscal austerity and the demands of faculty and students for more executive power. (MJK)

This report by the Comptroller General of the United States is a review of the Antilles Consolidated School System (ACSS) in Puerto Rico. ACSS, operated by the Department of the Navy, provides free education to children of certain federal employees. The paper reviews the condition of ACSS facilities and efforts to improve it as well as overall…

The federal government has not come close to fulfillment of its educational responsibilities. The problem will not be solved short of radical changes in the status of education at the national level and a greatly enlarged awareness of the responsibilities of those who wield national power. The changes are needed in two areas: federal policy and…

Comments on changes in the public library in the United Kingdom due to local government reorganization and recurring financial crises, and discusses the implications of networking and technological innovation. (CWM)