States that adult educators in the United States, unlike their counterparts abroad, have not been key actors in influencing policy with adult education overtones at the national, state, or local levels. Discusses how adult educators can become more influential by applying concepts used by Warren Bennis to describe organizational health: sense of…

American Enterprise Institute (AEI) has launched a study exploring the role the United States government should play in industrial science and technology policy. Highlights various aspects of the study and provides a list of fundamental questions the AEI science policy agenda has raised. (JN)

Discusses changes in the economy that have occurred due to the growth of the information sector, and suggests that the achievement of economic growth in an information-based society without major disruption of the labor force will require policies focused on the development of new sources of employment. (SW)

Continuing the discussion begun in the April 1981 issue (CE 510 963), the author describes policies for situations in which the nurse's patient serves as a research subject. (SK)

Analyzes the UHF television service; concludes that technically and economically UHF is still not equal to VHF and may never be, and that commercial affiliated UHF stations are far from achieving parity with VHF stations in the areas of news, public affairs, and nonentertainment programing in the public interest. (GT)

To avoid "crisis training" and gain management support, professional trainers should develop a comprehensive training policy that includes a mission statement, goals and objectives, a management system, needs assessment, costs, record-keeping method, and evaluation mechanism. (SK)

The terms "development,""socialization," and "culture" are defined and used to discuss new development themes and their relevance to basic cultural policy options which national leaders face. (JMF)

A conceptual framework was used to describe the policymaking process as a component of management in the home and family setting. An inventory of family policies was tested for conceptual validity. Results showed that respondents varied considerably as to the extent of established policies represented by the inventory. (Author)

Presents an interview with Raymond Barbeau, centering on questions concerning his involvement with the Independent Quebec movement. (AM)

Discusses several topics to be considered in the formation of a library publications policy: types of publications, responsibility for them, intended audience, provision for updating contents, source of support staff, cataloging and copyright decisions, and procedural concerns. Includes a review of literature on the value of library handbooks and…

The 1964-66 art education conferences were the last serious attempt to involve professional artists and educators in arts policy planning. This is a call to the art education profession to end this communication gap through a conference to examine the nature of excellence in the education of visual artists. (Author/SJL)

Discusses the impact of public opinion on government decision-making, and develops a model that describes how certain input or control factors can combine to produce discontinuous or divergent policy decisions. Available from: Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, Box 211, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, single copies available. (Author/JG)

Emphasizes the history of educational planning in the United States and draws implications from that history. (IRT)

Retention and creation of jobs is vital for the economic health of the nation. Union action, especially at the state and local level, can push policymakers toward high-road development strategies. (JOW)

Meta-analysis, one strategy nurses can use to influence public policy in health care, can amplify effects too small to observe in single or small studies, bring cost data to the fore, and highlight ramifications of local interest to policy- makers. (SK)