Current political issues arising from interactions between culturally divergent groups and ideals are based on complex value systems. The following themes illustrate the conflict between the function of schools and the role of government: (1) conservatism; (2) current conditions; (3) the current political scene, (4) issues concerning schooling;…

Educators are increasingly criticized because education's implicit promise of vocational success is unfulfilled. This attack is intensified by general public skepticism toward commoditized social services, which has become a political issue. Educators have difficulty responding to these challenges because, in claiming professional status, they…

Reports on rationales that states have used to support recent early childhood education (ECE) initiatives and describes how reform policies were made in 1971-73 in West Virginia, California, Georgia, New Mexico, and Ohio. Outlines background and initiation of reform, building of support for ECE, opposition, and resulting legislation. (Author/GC)

The political and professional issues involved in standardization of educational requirements for school psychologists, as recommended by the American Psychological Association, are reviewed. (MH)

After defining three broad positions adopted in the long-standing French polemic about secularism and education, the author describes how traditional boundaries between conflicting positions have been blurred by interventionist policies in education as well as by the evolution of Catholic attitudes. He illustrates his comments from recent…

Reviews the political context of the changes that have taken place in the relationship between state government and higher education. Examines the impact of these changes on post-secondary education and identifies the implications of particular importance to community colleges. (AYC)

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)