Outlines a practical application of Dillman's "synchronized survey model" within a community case study context. Presents step-by-step approach to integrating preference survey data with other data sources in development of a comprehensive land use plan. Considers problems and trade-offs of fitting a research process into practical…

Outlines the development of public library policies and relationships with local government. Discussed are the prototype library, the imbalance of funding between large and small libraries, lack of theory in library education, and implications of the collectivist theory. The need for strong leadership and evaluation of library programs is…

Article examines the inequity of government efforts to address rural problems, the unique aspects of social work administration in rural areas, and what must be done in the policy-planning arena in order to deliver rural social services with greater equity. (DS)

The strengths and weaknesses of the British National Health Service are analyzed. (JD)

Among findings of the state surveys were that most states were still in the process of formulating policies concerning minimum competency testing (at the time of the survey) and that either no policy had been established or existing special education programs were expected to meet the need of remedial measures for handicapped students who do not…

Discusses regulations pertaining to federally funded child care and advocates HEW approval and enforcement of proposed revised day-care standards. (CM)

Outlines the language planning situation in Australia, makes a case for the establishment of a national language policy, and discusses the steps that must be undertaken if a successful policy is to be achieved. (AM)

Presents a brief history of the struggle over public telecommunication's use of the satellite interconnection, a struggle in which private stations rejected the Public Broadcasting System, culminating in an alternative for system governance of the interconnection. (Author)

Calls attention to problems faced by children of exiles and immigrants as they attend school in places other than their countries of origin. Major problems include problems communicating in the language of the host country, culture shock, inability to readjust patterns of behavior, and inability to preserve an authentic model of their original…

Examines how interactions among institutions of education, public media, business, and government present non-American culture within American life through foreign languages or presentations of foreign culture in English. Concludes that a lack of focus of national cultural policy fosters an insensitivity to foreign language and culture. (JMF)

Discusses the comparative strength of language use as measured by languages used in transnational radio broadcasting. Findings indicate that politics and Christian evangelism are the two major concerns dominating broadcasting and that language selection policy influences political, social, and cultural change. (JMF)

Focusing attention primarily on the Washington ends of the Tribal-Washington connection, this article analyzes the extent to which tribal leaders can (and cannot) influence the formulation and impact of federal Indian policy. (Author/RTS)

Reports on the status of the Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee (RAC) and attempts to rationalize Suburban Highway Policy. Effective communication among members of the RAC is a current problem facing the committee. A federal transportation priority spending policy is suggested during these times of money and fuel shortages. (MA)

Argues that theories of sociocultural processes in education should take into account the heritage of racial discrimination in the schools. To be effective, educational policy must be formulated from the point of view of the minority groups who have most at stake in promoting student competencies in several cultures and who have experienced the…

The American political process and the institutions through which it operates are dependent upon a variety of factors: economic forces, demographic trends, cultural experience, and psychological dynamics. Responses of the political system to the forces shaping it are examined. (LBH)