Examines academic freedom in Fiji after a military coup in 1987. Describes how universities are viewed in developing nations by totalitarian regimes. Discusses the university's visibility, cost, and role in economic development. Refers to numerous studies on the complexity and intensity of relations between the university and the power structure.…

Supports a theory linking social structure with human agencies, and claims critics prefer a structural account not based on individual actors shaped by key institutions. Refutes Francisco Ramirez's theory that the state is the key actor. Contends that the institutionalist approach deflects attention from class, ethnicity, and racial basis of…

Discusses the challenges of running a library in a political environment, and offers observations and strategies to aid in public library management. Areas discussed include governance, funding, personnel management, relationships with the press, working with elected officials, and negotiating strategies and skills. (CLB)

Argues that the dismantling of Mexican American segregation in Texas resulted not only from social protest, but also from fundamental shifts in economic and political conditions, 1940-1970: structural changes in the farm labor market, urbanization, expansion of the Chicano middle class, and political mobilization. Contains 58 references. (SV)

Analyzes the survival of San Francisco (California) public alternative elementary schools from a symbolic perspective. Concludes that the manipulation of symbols and an effective combination of loose and tight management styles have resulted not only in maintenance but in growth. (FMW)

A course at Hampshire College is described that was designed to familiarize students with the progression, key junctures, and general drift of forces and events that are the political and economic history of Spanish America. (MLW)

Examined is the development of the research and thought in educational administration that has attempted to be androcentric and has included perspectives of nondominant groups, particularly the role of gender. (20 references) (SI)

Examined is the assertion by Douglas Mitchell that the dissatisfaction theory be abandoned because it has not been able to predict the political upheavals it described. Reported is the first incumbent defeat as well as suggestions on why prediction should not be the only goal for a social/political theory. (24 references) (SI)

Analyzes shifts in Federal educational policy during the Reagan Administration. Finds the following changes: (1) modification of the basic Federal role; (2) growth and independence of the State role; and (3) development of Reagan's priority of academic excellence over educational equity. (FMW)

School board members refuse to honor the elusive line separating governance and management, policy and administration. Reviews the influence of women board members, accountability, and parental pressure on school boards. (MLF)

A Michigan State senator discusses institutional relationships with the state legislature and communication problems between institution and government that interfere with policy and budgeting processes. (MSE)

Tracks the art education field's development of a national plan to promote growth and awareness. Political attacks and budget cuts in the last decade have created an unprecedented movement built on cooperation and collaboration between local and national educators. (MJP)

Responds to an article by Mark Jaffee and Kenneth Kersch published in the Summer 1991 issue of the "Journal of Law and Education." Argues that the judicial role is often necessary but not sufficient to achieve fiscal equity and that, ultimately, the electorate must be educated and persuaded of the value of public school funding reform.…

Using case study data from a teacher education project, the paper documents changing relationships between Britain's higher education institutions and schools in providing preservice teacher education, explaining how programs achieved integration before a 1992 government mandate to develop partnerships and why so many programs had not adopted more…

Reviews new government publications from various countries; includes reviews of publications released in electronic format as well as addresses for Internet access wherever possible. Covers the topics of business and economics, economic and social development, environment and earth sciences, government and politics, and health science and…