When judiciously interpreted, the findings of the Report to the Surgeon General on Television and Social Behavior cannot support any conclusion other than that televised violence is a cause of aggressiveness in children and young people. Given this interpretation, policy guidance research into the effects of television on society should include…

An annotated bibliography of the most significant and general sources available on central planning for social change in the Soviet Union is presented. This bibliography concentrates on sources dealing with planning and change and includes a few works on forces and institutions of change, such as education, collective farms, trade unions, etc.,…

Guidelines are presented for constructing an employee benefit package for part-time workers in which benefits are calculated on a pro-rated (and sometimes selective) basis, such that part-time employees receive a fair proportion of the total benefit package, based on the number of hours they actually work. Pro-rating is recommended as feasible for…

An overview of events occurring in the National University Extension Association's (NUEA) 1975-76 year are presented by its president. (LH)

The purpose of these remarks on financial procedure and cultural policies has been to plead for a more stringent approach in the dialogue between those whose role it is to give and create and those who are not content to be inactive beneficiaries. (Author)

The purpose of this article is to analyze and critique a sample of major documents which are being used in the development of policy positions by groups outside of vocational education but which have implications for vocational education. Four such documents have been selected for review. (Author)

Summarizes the findings and conclusions of the 1976 Pugwash Conference. Issues discussed included limits on individual income or consumption, natural resource usage, arms influx into developing nations, nuclear arms control, transfer of peaceful nuclear technology, and rising military expenditures. (GS)

This position paper, prepared by the Conference of Local Environmental Health Administrators, places the planning potential of environmental health in its proper perspective in Health Systems Agencies planning and policy formation. (Author/BB)

The Copyright Revision Act of 1976, P.L. 94-553, took effect on January 1, 1978 and brings the 1909 statutes up to date with technological advancements in communication and setting standards of fair use for educators. However, the question of the legality of videotaping commercial and public television programs was not resolved by this law.…

Summarizes statements related to two major issues pertaining to S.991, The Department of Education Act of 1977. The issues are: (1) the advisability of creating a separate cabinet level department of education, and (2) the advisability of including Head Start in that department. (CM)

Uses Eastonian systems analysis to examine the Inner London Educational education. (IRT)

Discusses the development of national energy policy. Examines the economics and technology of solar systems and compares these to other energy fuels. (MA)

Nova Scotia's Micmac Indian leaders presented their claim for aboriginal rights to the Federal Government April 25, 1977 in an historic and symbolic ceremony on their home ground at the Eskasoni Reserve. The article discusses this event and some of the Micmacs' demands. (NQ)

Principles submitted by American Indian leaders to the Federal Government are presented as the basic guidelines for Federal actions regarding Indian water rights. (JC)

Tax support for denominational schools is discussed in terms of: the British Columbia Independent Schools Act viewed in relation to the situation in other Canadian Provinces; the reasons advanced for and against tax support for denominational schools; and Canadian practices compared with what obtains in some other countries. (JC)