Examines the role of planning in the process of legitimating educational policy decisions. Review of the history of educational planning indicates how closely its origins and development have been linked with considerations of economic development. Suggests that planners probe further into the political economy of education as a basis for a…

Analyzes education in light of social structure and social change in Latin America. Identifies styles of education which are correlated with certain social conditions. Concludes that additional research should be done on education as an integral part of the social system. (Author/DB)

Focuses on the social and cultural implications of research. Underlying social research are assumptions about the nature of social control, the order and responsibility of society. Theory and methods give legitimacy to educational and cultural patterns, and function politically and ideologically. The author stresses the responsibilities of…

Traces the effect of society's values, the country's socio-political structure, and economic and technological conditions on social work education. Social work education began in the late 19th century with the idea of using scientific methods to alleviate poverty. The 1920's and 50's were conservative periods, while the 30's and 60's were periods…

Reviews early development of the Socialist school in Russia from 1914-1918. The young Socialist state strove to combat mass illiteracy, promote teaching and textbook publication in the mother tongue, and modify old syllabi and curricula. The state also engaged in converting the intelligentsia and teachers to the side of Soviet power. (Author/AV)

Characterizes Soviet pedagogy during the period 1939-75, when Socialist construction was completed and Communism became influential. Reviews educational growth before World War II; curriculum, teaching methods, and access to education during the war; and efforts following the war to make secondary education universal and in line with modern…

Reviews literature related to nonformal education in developing nations and identifies two major trends: (1) national educational strategies vary significantly among nations; and (2) socio-political constraints inhibit meaningful educational reform. (Author/DB)

Uses cross national data to examine how economic, political and educational structures affect both the participation of women in the labor force and their employment in more powerful and well rewarded positions, and assesses the relevance of comparative studies of women as a status group to national public policy considerations. (Author/JM)

Notes that inequality in the distribution of educational resources may not be a result of racial or income discrimination alone. It may be due to political pressures, administrative presumption, or teacher contracts which allow tenured teachers to choose the school in which they work. Data from the San Jose Unified School District were analyzed to…

The connection between social work and public interest work is examined and an attempt is reported to synthesize the two disciplines in a class for undergraduate social welfare majors. Ralph Nader's approach to social change provides a model for social workers. (Author/LBH)

The growth of higher education in Iran is reflected in the attraction of such institutions as the Iran Center for Management Studies, Araymehr University, and the University of Tehran. The problem of maintaining quality during expansion is explored along with political implications. (LBH)

Argues that the combined forces of recession, inflationary fears, social tranquility, the eschewal of crusades both domestic and foreign, and a commitment to leaner and more frugal government all seem to militate against a dramatic upsurge in support of the social sciences. This pattern is ominously paralleled by a decline in undergraduate…

Asserts that the social science business is here to stay. The use of survey research, of invoking the learned as a form of symbolic action, of obfuscating the realities of limited budget and limited throughput and limited drive by "researching the problem," all provide a flywheel that shows every sign not merely of stability but of acceleration.…

Notes and predicts persistence in the nature of the links between social scientists and the polity, and speculates that we may also be on the threshold of basic alterations in, or at least challenges to, these traditional arrangements. This prognosis is essentially hopeful for those of us who are social scientists and socialists. At issue is how…

Argues that as important as what the Carter administration will do is what the Carter victory has already done: it decisively ended the Nixon era in American society. The Carter administration will attempt to synthesize the striving for excellence of the Nixon era and the push for participation of the King era. (Author/JM)