The purpose of this research was to ascertain whether the process of political socialization as the transmission of the political culture through schools contributes to the persistence of the American political system in the black community. One hundred and sixty black urban and suburban individuals over age 18 comprised the sample population.…

New broadcasting technologies have extended the possibility of distributing radio and television programs over extensive areas encompassing different countries and peoples of different cultures and languages. This raises problems of program content and format as well as legal and political questions relating to trans-national information flow.…

Discusses the Pontiac, Michigan public schools, which have been desegregated by federal court order since September 1971, noting that since the court order requires classroom, faculty, and administrative ratios to reflect the community, policy formation has been shared to some extent, and many more opportunities to make equal status contacts among…

Argues that if black writers are to be committed to change and liberation, then they must be concerned with both the image the Afro-American has of himself and the image presented on the mass media, and asserts that blacks are in very grave danger of losing the cultural revolution which is stated to have shown such great promise in the 60s.…

Argues that psychologists must become aware of the unhealthy social conditions affecting the physical and psychological well-being of minority and poor Americans and advocates that sociologists, psychiatrists, and psychologists should use the constructs and principles of their professions to improve the quality of life for the poor and oppressed…

Proposes that a review be made of the entire subject of future international communications developments, including direct international broadcasting via satellite, and that this study should be directed at putting direct broadcasting into a realistic perspective of the range of new technologies and the problems and opportunities which they offer…

Argues that what is needed is a principle requiring mutual agreement for direct international broadcasting via satellite and stipulating that the parties reach such agreements in accordance with applicable provisions of international law, including the principle of free flow of information, arguing that such a requirement would permit each state…

Discusses four issues: (1) whether televised messages exist in sufficient quantity, are produced by certain structures and are broadcast widely enough to cause concern to governments; (2) whether there are people who are exposed to these messages over a long enough period to have an impact; (3) the nature of television's influence; and, (4) the…

Discusses the two strikes underwent by the School District of Philadelphia during the 1972-1973 school year, noting the effect of a teacher strike on the role of the Principal. (JM)

A Jesuit high school is examined in an attempt to discover the nature of the Jesuit educational policy-making process. (Author/ND)

This testimony, before a public hearing of the New York City Commission on Human Rights in May 1974, has the expressed purposes of briefly discussing and evaluating some of the gains that have been made in the 10 years since the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 20 years after the historic decision that ended legal school segregation.…

Student attitudes and the educational consequences of the introduction of controversial course materials into the social studies curriculum are explored. (Author/DE)

Describes a congressional debate in which criticism of National Science Foundation (NSF) funding procedures resulted in the passing of a bill providing for congressional monitoring of all NSF research. The debate involved the question of "seemingly wasteful" research, and the matter of the content and implementation of courses developed…

Discusses developments in the desegregation of Boston public schools: in Fall 1974 the public schools of Boston underwent the first phase of a court-ordered desegregation plan, and in Fall 1975, Boston will commence Phase Two of court-ordered school desegregation. (Author/JM)

Suggests the extent to and particular ways in which urban governments and school systems are undemocratic and unresponsive to community needs. Provides an example of the general inability of minority groups to obtain their social and political goals through either protest or political bargaining. (Author/AM)