Discusses the agenda-setting research model and suggests that an extension of this model presents a relevant theory of social change. (MH)

The former superintendent of District 1 on the Lower East Side of Manhattan defends community control and his actions. (IRT)

The views of noted historian Herbert Baxter Adams on the nature of historical inquiry, theory, and use are described. Emphasis is placed on his view of history not as politics but as the record of man's total experience in organized society. (DE)

In a major development in the state politics of resource allocation, two rival political movements--school finance reform supporters and spending/tax limitation supporters--are going to confront each other in several states. (Author/IRT)

The shift in domestic politics away from federal prescriptions is unlikely to have an immediate, radical influence on education policies. The shift is not so much a diminution of the federal role in education as it is a recognition of constraints on the power and influence of federal policy. (DS)

The United States Senator describes the current health crisis in America and outlines the political factors involved in implementing national health insurance. (GC)

Urges the creation of an organization so significant and so important that no one will dare go into court or into any phase of national policy formulation without consulting it and allowing it to shape or influence our national policies on Black education. (Author/IRT)

Discusses the history of the influence of Marr's linguistic theory in France. (AM)

Examines the theory of a postindustrial society and its significance for librarians, with specific reference to Daniel Bell's "The Coming of Post-Industrial Society." Two areas of prime importance are the political environment characteristic of the postindustrial society, and the knowledge base of librarianship. (JPF)

The article discusses what political strategies have been used by politicians to get the Spanish speaking population to help in the presidential elections. (NQ)

The author discusses "academic" and "revolutionary" models of education as perceived in the People's Republic of China and illustrates the shift in official approval from the first to the second, with actual practice being a mix of the two. (MJB)

The pervasive note in Alex La Guma's novels is that of hope in the eventual overthrow of the oppressive regime in South Africa. La Guma's position is characterized by a strong belief in the close correspondence which should be maintained between literature and life, and by the pursuit of social justice. (Author/GC)

Provides a biographical sketch of Barbara Jordan and describes her keynote address to the 1976 Democratic Convention in terms of the rhetorical situation and the rhetorical strategies she used. (MH)

Finds that "low-energy information seekers" of differing values are favorably oriented toward direct reference--or attacking--political and commerical advertisement. (KS)

The paper reviews factors affecting development of early intervention programs for all handicapped infants including changing political and economic conditions and programmatic issues (setting, staffing, identification). Finally, the provisions of P.L. 99-457 creating a discretionary infant intervention program are outlined. (Author/DB)