Describes the background, design, and findings of several large-scale, government sponsored income maintenance experiments. Suggests that whether or not the findings indicate that a guaranteed income program could ameliorate poverty, its implementation would be unlikely in view of systemic obstacles. (Author/GC)

Two models of political mobilization are examined--the developmental model (stressing class-based dynamics) and the reactive ethnicity model (stressing the importance of ethnic ties in addition to class-based dynamics). Results show ethnic ties to be important but suggest that a better understanding of the sociological context of economic…

Several problems facing the new US Department of Education (ED) even before it officially begins to function in May 1980 are identified. These include staffing, organizing, and preparing a budget for fiscal 1981. Education programs from other cabinet departments, now under ED jurisdiction, are listed. (JMF)

The opinions of Laszlo Hetenyi on teacher unionism are examined in the light of the writings of William James and John Dewey. (JD)

Compares the 1960 and 1976 presidential debates as part of the political campaign and concludes that the differences between the two in terms of format and content are minor. (JMF)

The audio breakdown during the first Ford-Carter presidential debate in the 1976 presidential campaign raises questions concerning the role of the media in this news event and whether the debate was a news event without regard to television coverage. (JMF)

Suggests that college students must become aware of "today's malady of the soul," a new strain of boredom stemming from such factors as the decline of politics and absence of religion in people's lives. Asserts that students' belief in progress takes a toll, also noting the negative influence of nihilism. Cautions that students turn to…

Investigated differences in views and involvements between two cohorts of first generation Cuban-American immigrants. Interviews with immigrants indicated that the first wave left between 1959-1979 mainly for political reasons and publicly opposes travel to Cuba. The second wave immigrated largely for economic reasons and is enmeshed in…

Argues that writing charged with spiritual awareness can also be politically responsible. Uses poetry as an illustration, specifically the poetry of George Oppen, a Jewish-American who won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1969. Discusses his poetry. Examines what the act of remembering means for a researcher and composition teacher. (PA)

Analyzes the 1969-71 occupation of Alcatraz Island by young radical American Indians as a set of metaphors for Indian America. Examines the central images of cultural revitalization through independence, protest against the position of Native Americans nationwide and rebellion against White oppression. Contains 47 references. (SV)

The authors discuss how to write an effective, persuasive letter to an elected official. They encourage business communications instructors to promote letter writing to their students as a means of political activism. (CH)

Examines the 1984 party platforms from the perspective of Walter Fisher's narrative paradigm. Concludes that though the two party's narratives followed different strategies, they both displayed the internal consistency required by Fisher's perspective as they reflected transcendent values that were both relevant to and consistent with party…

Explores the nature of the political ideology that justified and sustained conservative efforts to prevent the passage of the Library Services Act of 1956 and discusses implications for current efforts to secure reauthorization of the Library Services and Construction Act. Highlights include a historical account of actions by Congress and state…

Paulo Freire's keynote address and subsequent talks with participants at the 1994 International Conference on Experiential Learning in Washington, D.C., reveal his frustration and anger that so many do not have formal education and are dying of hunger. He suggests that we must have hope to emancipate ourselves from those who abuse power. (JOW)

Presents a selected bibliography of scholarship in the assessment of writing. Offers 125 items that have appeared in major scholarly publications from 1979-91, organized in 7 categories: large-scale assessment; classroom writing assessment; theory; politics and issues; methods and procedures; program assessment; and networking resources. (SR)