Young adults were asked about their political attitudes in three interviews over a seven-year period. Case studies of three of these young adults describe the interplay between the personal and social contexts of their lives and their interpretations of national and international issues. (BC)

Report on the 1992 American Library Association (ALA) conference discusses featured speakers, political actions of the ALA Council, guidelines on patron behavior, the resignation of ALA Executive Director Linda Crismond, and conference exhibits. Excerpts from an address by new ALA president Marilyn Miller on empowering people through libraries are…

Reports findings of a survey suggesting that Edmonton, Alberta residents favor a referendum before any changes are made in Canada's constitution. Explains changes proposed by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. Examines plans for House of Commons reform, aboriginal self-government, economic union for Canada, worker training, immigration, and other…

Bolman and Deal use Gorbachev as an example of leadership as a process of mutual influence that produces collective action, a combination of core values and elastic strategies, complex thinking, and multiple perspectives. Kouzes responds that leaders are wave makers as well as wave takers. (SK)

Growing privatization of land and restrictions within parks have led to a limited "right to wander" (the right to be on land or water for the purposes of sport, leisure, or pleasure with minimal limitations). Right wing political economies of the 1980s have placed further limits on access to wilderness. Presents alternatives that may reestablish…

Argues that literary theory is a fact of professional life in English departments and that differences of intellectual concern will always remain. Discusses what should be the object of critical analysis, and questions whether answering such a question is even possible. (HB)

A stakeholder-focused approach to the assessment of racial/ethnic bias and gender bias in the Michigan State Court system is presented. The approach ensures that findings are used to improve the court's response to attorneys and litigants. The process should help evaluators work with client groups involved in politically charged issues. (TJH)

Presents an interview with Richard Ohmann. Addresses a number of questions about political contestation within the study and teaching of writing and the current attacks on political correctness in the academy. (RS)

Presents brief annotations of 55 illustrated children's books that deal with contemporary social and political issues: family conflict; homelessness; social challenges; political conflict; leaders; and caution, despair, and hope. (SR)

Notes the contribution of an earlier article to a geographic study of composition; extends that contribution by using concepts from postmodern geography to explore how spaces/places are socially produced through discourse and how these constructed spaces can then deny their connections to material reality or mask material conditions. Interprets…

Dialogs with the previous article establishing a comparative analysis between the political acceptance present in the reactionary speech of Dom Jose Mauricio da Rocha and in the monarchist words of Joaquim Nabuco. (PA)

Proposes an analysis of the representations produced by the first generations of the Brazilian Republic about 19th-century Brazil. Presents a new direction for reading about the same period. (PA)

Social and political climate in Portugal including workplace change and the focus on lifelong education must be considered for holistic career counseling. The primary goal should be enabling fully empowered citizens to make life decisions. (SK)

Contributes to research on media credibility and media use by surveying politically-interested Web users online to examine whether they view Web publications as being as credible as their traditionally-delivered counterparts. Finds online media tended to be judged more credible than their traditional versions, but that both online and traditional…

A critical first step before engaging in any assessment is to consider the politics involved. This article offers advice on conducting assessments that will have credibility and impact. Issues considered include: determining the needs and interests of the groups; establishing the kinds of information and what people are ready to learn; and…