A schism is developing between Black leadership and the Black community because contemporary Black leaders are probably more conservative than their traditional counterparts. This is due in part to a shift in the institutional basis of Black leadership. (BJV)

This overview of the telecommunications environment discusses: (1) influences of technology, economics, politics, and government; (2) legal separations and jurisdictions; (3) pricing policies; and (4) bypass of local facilities. Probable changes and impacts on national and local information servers, local telecommunications carriers, and…

Examines the media's role and impact in U.S. presidential and congressional election processes in relation to 1988 and poses several research questions. Discusses the invisible primary, the primary-caucus season, the convention phase, the general election campaign, and the role of the media in House and Senate campaigns. (GEA)

The political settings of elementary school principals are examined. All sampled districts had bureaucracies, but in lower income districts, principals viewed the central office more negatively than did principals in upper income districts. In middle income districts, more bargaining occurred between school and district. Neighborhoods had an…

Examines the validity of Canada's claim to her Arctic regions. Discusses the idea of sovereignty and the bases upon which Canada and other nations have asserted ownership of the Arctic archipelago. (GEA)

A survey of Detroit daily newspapers shows that there has been dramatic improvement in the reporting of methodological information on polls. (FL)

Identifies the better known Anglo-American liberal political theories and critically analyzes the values that underlie these theories (i.e. individualism, proceduralism, tolerance, science, and objectivity). Provides an alternative to the present liberal pedagogy and suggests implications for future political education. (JDH)

Approaches the study of New German Cinema through a genre approach. Includes German history and political issues. (PD)

Presents perspective of the executive director of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) on information networking, covering developments in the last 15 years, NCLIS activities, economic and political problems of networking, ownership and governance of networks and databases, and other difficult and challenging…

Examines the state and local campaign news presented to viewers in two Ohio cities during the final weeks of the 1982 campaign. Concludes that the coverage provided little information and exercised little initiative. (FL)

Concludes that the CBS television network gave the most and the NBC network the least coverage to Watergate in 1972 but that none of the networks treated it as a major story until 1973. (FL)

Author investigated the crisis in community work that has developed in Liverpool. (Editor/RK)

The impact of the National Emergency in India on higher education is discussed by a group of educators: P. S. Job, Malcolm Adiseshiah, M. V. Rajagopal, N. A. Karim, I. C. Menon, P. T. Chandy, J. N. Kapur, John Vallamattom, and R. C. Mehrotra. Questions were posed to them concerning improving the quality of education, and the role of the…

This August 2004 issue of "Federal Literacy Facts" contains the following sections: (1) "Influencing Change: The Impact of a Minority Government on Literacy"; (2) "Fall Action Campaign 2004: Renewing Momentum on Literacy"; (3) "Policy Update: News from Human Resources and Skills Development (HRSD)"; (4)…

Although this book concedes that people lack political information and that this ignorance can allow people "of sinister designs" to deceive and betray the uninformed, it does not concede that democracy must succumb to these threats. Rather, the book argues that limited information need not prevent people from making reasoned choices,…