The author examines claims that progressive teaching methods are one cause of declining standards and looks at national monitoring systems developed as a political and administrative response to this issue. Finding these bureaucratic procedures inconsistent with the ideals of progressive education, he proposes an alternative school-based…

British government policies affecting education are in four categories: deliberate party policies for education; as part of a tradition of consensual policymaking; forced on government by external constraints; and deriving from other areas such as public expenditure or central-local government relations. Few are found in the first category. (MSE)

Single-issue politics is seen as a threat to both political parties and universities. Single-issue politics rests on the following bases: moral principle, constitutional rights, and protection of a way of life. Single-issue groups will attack a special weakness of universities--their role as developers of moral virtue. (MLW)

Some of the major concerns regarding competency-based education (CBE) and ways of dealing with them are discussed. CBE is viewed as an opportunity for educators to work for real improvement in the teaching and learning process. (MP)

Presents a list of 46 new socio-political terms in Spanish that are being used more frequently in literature today. Definitions of the terms are included as well as the sources where the terms were used. (NCR)

Points out that school yearbooks should report not only school activities but also informal student life outside the school walls and current social, political, and cultural events. (GT)

A study of 863 students from the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh reveals a high level of political knowledge. The author suggests that the governmentalization of economic development in India provides a strong economic incentive for the acquisition of such knowledge. (Author/KC)

This paper proposes to illustrate that current ideology espoused by Amiri Baraka and other Marxists encourages behavior that is supportive of the system of oppression from which Blacks seek liberation. Alternative paradigms and solutions are suggested. (Author/GC)

Problems facing western societies during the 1980s are predicted in this article. Energy-related social upheaval may be ahead. (SA)

Examines the "New York Times" coverage of 18 Southern African nations for the first six months of 1960, 1965, 1970, and 1975. Indicates that violence and economic issues receive the most coverage. (JMF)

Presents the Soviet view of the negotiations leading to the UNESCO Mass Media Declaration and of the American reaction to the Declaration. (JMF)

Asserts that power relations in all societies are partially defined by who has access to and knowledge of the component cultures in complex, multi-cultural societies. "As multi-culturalism becomes more pronounced and elaborated, and the field of power becomes greater with increasing social complexity, multi-culturalism becomes an ever more serious…

Investigates the history of the FBI's attempts to secure authorization to track dissident political activities through the power of executive directives. (RK)

It is suggested that the question posed by DeFunis v. Odegaard and like cases is not whether preferential admissions policies are within the competence of a legislature, but whether they are valid when adopted by a university without explicit legislative sanction. Available from: University of Chicago Law School, 1111 E. 60th St., Chicago, Ill.…