Analyzing state data for 1959-1978, the author finds that the enactment of laws requiring public sector employers to bargain with majority representatives of their employees was the single most important factor in the growth of teacher unions. (Author/SK)

This article focuses on some contributors to the journal, "The Seven Arts." These essayists and photographers were able to rise above the cultural and political thought of their times to become social critics. They opposed war and welcomed new immigrants to the United States at times when these views were unpopular. (VM)

Provides an inventory of international radioactive waste-management policies and repository siting decisions for North America, Central and South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. This discussion stresses the important role of demographic, geologic, and political factors in siting decisions. (Author/BSR)

Stating that U.S. national political conventions have become media events which lack real decision-making significance, Alpert examines how ratifying conventions strategically define themselves and communicate their messages. Discusses factors such as: timing, host cities, convention facilities, media services, convention officers, speakers,…

Discusses the belief system approach to foreign policy analysis which recognizes that individual, national, and international attributes contribute to a group's world-view. Identifies three U.S. belief systems and states that the geopolitical view, which aligns the world into zones of U.S.-USSR influence, has been predominant toward the Pacific…

The Brazilian system of higher education is discussed, including its evolution, the 1968 reform and its unintended consequences, and the recommendations of the 1985 presidential commission on higher education. Issues of interinstitutional diversity, institutional autonomy, and the influence of special interest groups on policy are addressed.…

Discusses the assessment criteria, methodology, findings, and onclusions of Gilbert T. Sewall's 1987 report: American History Textbooks: An Assessment of Quality (SO 018 768). Contends that the report reveals that standard research procedures were implemented poorly, if at all. Criticizes the selection of the review panel and concludes that the…

Explored social and psychological problems associated with male youth growing up in the 1930s. Examined how transitions to adulthood, search for identity, and role development were affected by social, economic, and political factors in the depression. It appears that the transition to adulthood has not been a smooth evolution but has been affected…

A panel presentation and discussion of the effect of politics on the elected governing boards of the public higher education institutions in Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska, and Nevada, especially in relation to board election procedures and the state system's complexity, is summarized. (MSE)

Discusses (1) the changes occurring socially, politically, and technologically in America; (2) how these changes are affecting private and public institutions; and (3) the implications of these changes for public relations professionals operating in a democratic society. (JD)

The special consideration given to academics in American higher education creates a relatively closed political environment that increases higher education's resistance to change and diversification. However, since in this system the consumer has recognized rights, more study should be made of the interplay of consumers, academics, and political…

The author explores why he believes the Adult Performance Level criteria, related objectives and the instructional strategies, and programs that follow from the objectives are unsupportable by any empirical evidence and detrimental to both individuals and society. (CT)

The textbook dominates curricula at the elementary, secondary, and even college levels. The ideological, political, and economic sources of its production, distribution, and reception are examined. (RM)

Comments on the debate between Rush and Kotelchuck and colleagues, regarding the effects of WIC participation on pregnancy outcomes. Points out the dilemma posed by the need to justify maternal and child health programs by pointing to quantifiable gains, rather than by the advocacy of such programs as a social responsibility. (GC)

Describes a typology that attempts to outline the major phases of the development of ethnic revitalization movements in Western societies. Various phases of ethnic revitalization are described as related primarily to the United States and United Kingdom. Also discusses the rise of anti-egalitarian ideology and research. (CT)