The effect of political influences on the allocation of personnel, money, facilities, and equipment by elementary school principals is discussed in this paper. The use of Zald's political economy framework as a tool for understanding the principal's role in allocating resources is described by the author. He suggests that the principal occupies a…

A significant component of modern migrants are refugees or displaced persons. Historically, most involuntary migrants readily found permanent asylum in the traditional immigrant receiving countries of the New World. This situation is changing. Source areas of refugees have shifted from the European arena to the Third World, and the causes of…

Canada is facing a constitutional crisis. The political options cannot be disentangled from educational considerations and all have crucial implications for the educational future of the nation. The most recent Canadian assessment and appraisal work does not go to the heart of the matter and is subject to both logical and methodological…

Supporting her theory that the Puerto Rican has a uniqueness which she calls "el jibaro," Maria Teresa Babin has edited an anthology, "Borinquen." The anthology, a political treatise in its own right, presents an historical and topical view of "representative" Puerto Rican literature. The literature, sometimes superficially nonpolitical, serves a…

The two parts of this article are a survey of educational interest groups in Washington and a description of the operation of the liaison office that was created in 1980 by the Joint National Committee for Languages (JNCL). The general part of the discussion focuses on: (1) characteristics of interest group behavior; (2) perversities of education…

The handbook, originally designed to portray the educational needs of gifted and talented children in Oklahoma, is explained to be aimed towards other states seeking funding for this population. After a narrative section considering gifted characteristics and the importance of providing appropriate education to gifted and talented students, the…

The political environment for higher education in Australia is becoming more difficult and constrained. Although there are many sources of influence and constraint, by far the most important source is government--both federal and state. Both universities and colleges of advanced education (CAEs) now receive almost all funds from the federal…

At one time the major problems faced by an evaluator involved the best way to collect, analyze, and report data. Today, an evaluator's major problems concern responses to the evaluation report by school superintendents, principals, teachers, unions, and parents' groups. An unwillingness to publicize the evaluation results; the failure to consider…

A reading attitude and interest inventory consisting of 10 questions was administered to more than 300 male students in preparatory classes in two schools at Saida, Lebanon, and in the Siblin Teacher Training Institute nearby. The students were refugees from Palestine who were offered free schooling through the United Nations Relief and Works…

The author describes the development and current status of statewide efforts to establish formalized environmental education planning. To provide a "data base," an inventory of environmental education resources in the State was compiled and distributed. The compendium covered K-12 education, higher education, community groups,…

Like most States, New Mexico's legislature grants not only basic foundation money for public schools but also a small percentage of additional discretionary funds. While the foundation money is almost always dispersed in light of a rigid formula, the discretionary funds present the opportunity for political bargaining. While hardly of as obvious…

This booklet is designed to assist persons who are beginning to work as community organizers. Community organization follows certain patterns: (1) The organizer must enter the neighborhood and learn about its people and problems in the community; (2) The people then get together to form Neighborhood Councils to work on the specific problems of…

The fundamental argument of this paper is that sociologists and administration theorists have not yet constructed appropriate intellectual models for analyzing academic administration, and that the lack is hindering research. Two of the dominant models of university governance, the bureaucratic and the collegial, are examined and criticized, and a…

The 11 variables, in order of importance, that have the greatest ultimate effect in shaping national legislation on education are the following: (1) personal judgment and values of usually no more than six to ten members of Congress and staff, (2) strong views of respected and trusted friends, (3) assumptions about the economy and budget, (4)…

Analyzes media effects during the 1972 general election campaign and concludes that agenda-setting is indirectly effected by voters prior dispositions. (MH)