Conclusion will appear in the October 1970 issue of this journal. (DS)

The difficulties surrounding the efforts to establish adequate educational systems in the developing nations are presented. (CK)

The paradox inherent in a situation in which the need for political unification requires submersion of authentic local or subregional differences is illustrated by the case of Occitania (southern France), where a community is culturally and linguistically removed from the center of a movement intending to represent it. (MSE)

The right to university study is analyzed in the context of the more general right to an education, including work experience. Also, problems concerning the right to university study are discussed from the point of view of its fundamental aims (economic, political, social). (KC)

Studied responses of 121 fifth- and sixth-grade students to a television program containing basic sex education information. Results showed the program was effective in disseminating a modest amount of needed knowledge. The political context of the project is discussed in terms of parent reaction and school board policy. (WAS)

Continuing attention to test theory, test development, test interpretation and use, test monitoring and control, test consumer education, and the social and political consequences of testing is suggested as the primary concern of the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME). (CM)

A master of arts program developed by the Center for Teaching International Relations and jointly sponsored by the University of Denver's (Colorado) education and international relations departments is described. The program trains inservice teachers in global education. A summer course on comparative world politics is highlighted. (PP)

To maximize freedom from personal and political conflicts of interest, decentralized mechanisms of federal program evaluations are needed. Block grants mean that state legislatures and governors will become more responsible for oversight of funds. Three proposals are presented for helping the states deal with these increased evaluation…

Provides a classification scheme for recognizing and analyzing the elements of graphic persuasion embodied in political cartoons. (PD)

Recounts experiences and observations of an American teacher during a year of teaching English in Iran. Emphasis is placed on socialization of students, political influences, politics under the Shah's regime, and the need for international understanding. (DB)

Describes a college course designed to explicate the political dimensions of biomedical issues now emerging in American society. The course combines a rigorous overview of the technologies and the accompanying value changes which are producing these issues with a discussion of the problems being raised. (RM)

Ties between the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace and the Reagan administration are discussed. Although established as a research library, the institution became increasingly political after World War II, and is known for its political publications. It is also one of the world's great depositories of historical materials and…

Examines two statewide arbitration decisions between the state of Minnesota and the Minnesota Community College Faculty Association. Describes the effects of the arbitration awards on state politics and on the allocation of state funds to the rest of higher education. (RW)

A physicist argues for the establishment of ground rules in the current nuclear power debate so that vital policy decisions and discussions stay within the realm of rationality permitting useful and meaningful exchanges of information and data. (BT)

Discusses the philosophies of assimilationist liberalism and cultural pluralism as they emerged between 1900 and 1925 in opposition to social Darwinism and the immigration restriction, eugenics, and Americanization movements. (GC)