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Peer reviewedNagel, Stuart S. – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 1985
Reviews key books used in training programs to cover each of four subject areas--policy studies in general, policy studies substance or issues, policy studies process, policy studies methods--and indicates important relationships between policy studies and public administration. Related books are noted and basic issues are discussed. (EJS)
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Literature Reviews
Direct linkCallison, Daniel – Educators' Spotlight Digest, 2006
Advocates of critical literacy emphasize the empowering role that literacy can and should play in reshaping the environment in which one lives and works. Through mastering the skills of critical literacy, students apply the inquiry process and knowledge gained as a means for political or social action. By gathering appropriate information,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Literary Criticism, Reader Text Relationship, Literacy
Cohen, David – Urban Academic Librarian, 1986
Documentation of the spread of censorship is extensive, and although challenges to films and videocassettes have not figured prominently in the literature, in the future there may be more emphasis on these media than on print material. On the state level, increasing censorship of films and videocassettes has occurred in North Carolina, California,…
Descriptors: Censorship, Citizen Participation, Court Litigation, Films
Download full textKenney, Lawrence M. – 1990
This paper urges teachers and librarians to join hands and make their voices heard prior to the convening of the White House Conference on Library and Information Services (WHCLIS) in July 1991. Issues librarians should consider include how libraries can more effectively support formal literacy education; assist greater numbers of learners and…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Federal Programs, Information Seeking, Librarians
Shore, Elliott, Ed.; Danky, James, Ed. – 1979
The papers presented focus on the library acquisition, processing, and use of alternative publications, which include small press and other materials produced by non-standard, non-establishment groups or individuals. In "Libraries and Alternatives: An Essay," Patricia Glass Schuman discusses the importance of alternative publications and…
Descriptors: Activism, Cataloging, Developing Nations, Feminism
Turner, Anne M. – 1997
In order to meet today's financial challenges, libraries must be ready, willing, and able to enter the arena of politics and compete for scarce public funding. This book offers librarians, library workers, trustees, and friends' organizations practical advice, case studies, and step-by-step guidance for evaluating the existing local political…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Case Studies, Community Action, Fund Raising
