Discusses need for development of higher education study programs that give due recognition to America's extensive black sub-culture and are designed to help Negro Americans realize their legitimate social goals of recognition and achievement. (JK)

Three problems discussed by panel of superintendents--(1) Teacher involves students in bond issue; (2) Parents say teacher uses "obscene books; (3) Bus drivers want to ban troublemakers. (NI)

Student protests during 1968 and 1969 were most prevalent at large universities, non-sectarian, 4-year colleges, and institutions that accept only students with high average ability and achievement levels. These and other institutional characteristics were found to be linked with campus unrest in a survey of a national sample of 427 institutions.…

Students can develop valuable research skills and learn about our political process by obtaining campaign finance reports filed by all candidates in federal elections. Other statistics and information available from the Federal Election Commission are also valuable learning tools. (Author/GC)

Discusses the results of the 1982 elections to the United States Congress and implications for the future of family and children's services and programs. (MP)

School closings may not be efficient. They cause political disruption, impede educational effectiveness (through overcrowded buildings and an aging staff), and show little evidence of saving enough money to justify the trouble. Instead, schools should expand, enter new areas, generate new revenues, and redefine their missions. (RW)

Reviews the history of advertising, through its images, from the end of the nineteenth century to the present. Analyzes advertising and propaganda styles, their symbols, the interaction between commercial and political messages, and the impact of audiovisual techniques on promotional images. (MES)

Describes the controversy over the Legal Defense Fund's (LDF) continued use of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's (NAACP) name, although the former has separated from the latter. Maintains that public confusion over the competing organizations has prompted NAACP to seek legal action against LDF's unauthorized use of…

Interviews with media coordinators Peter Dailey and Gerald Rafshoon reveal the rationale for television advertising techniques used during the 1980 presidential campaign. Epilog reinforces the importance of the study of this kind of reality communication for speech communication scholars and students. (PD)

Presents a two-part analysis of the note on Proposition 20. Findings suggest that environmental concern may be more broadly distributed across different socioeconomic and political strata of our society than previous investigators have asserted. (Author/MA)

Examines the plight of migrant workers who travel from developing to developed nations in search of jobs and a higher standard of living. Maintains that migrants, especially when they are a visible minority, are often victims of individual and institutional prejudice. Identifies Sweden as a country which has developed widespread government aid…

Synthesizes and briefly reviews articles in this issue. Focuses on the "policy arena" (defined as a political culture, a set of interrelated public programs, and a network of political organizations) as it relates to early childhood education and the allocation of resources to children of all ages. (GC)

Discusses results of a Wisconsin panel study supporting the hypothesis that public confidence in governmental institutions would increase during the campaign period and associates this increase with heavier exposure to the campaign and the Ford-Carter debates. Improved evaluations of candidates are associated with interpersonal discussion rather…

Recounts the innovative changes in a newspaper's staff structure, noting the positive and negative results. (RL)

Reviews and critiques the major findings in the simulation impact literature, and offers an impact evaluation of the recently developed urban politics simulation, "Urban Policy Game: A Simulation of Urban Politics." Particular emphasis is placed on the variety of learning experiences accompanying role-play simulations, especially verstehen…