Describes new film catalogs, instructional materials, equipment, and development in a variety of science areas. Outlines the National Science Foundation reorganization, the National Science Board policy statements, and recent National Science Teachers Association actions. (GS)

The following steps and alternatives should be considered in developing a well-balanced plan for staff reduction: maintaining current enrollment figures; pinpointing areas of under- and overstaffing; reducing non-salary expenditures; encouraging voluntary reduction; terminating non-tenured faculty; formulating due process procedures; helping…

Emphasizing the necessity of developing a job security system acceptable to employees, the institution, unions, government agencies, and the courts, the author suggests that the place to start is with a review of grievance procedures and of provisions for layoffs of tenured and mid-contract faculty. (JT)

If the scientists working on the Manhattan Project had realized the consequences of the atomic bomb earlier, formulated their recommendations more precisely, and approached the statesmen in time, American policy on use and control of the bomb might well have been different. (Author/BT)

A historical perspective on policy and structure as set out in the major reports, official documents, and legislation contributes a great deal to understanding the present position of adult education in England. (Author/BP)

Seven domains upon which public policy is said to have an impact are differentiated here. A major intention of the paper is to distinguish between science and trans-science and the validity of including non-objective phenomena as an input into public policy evaluation and formation. (Author/AM)

Suggests that given the fact that there is no way to prevent further expansion of the ghettos, spreading school and housing segregation are virtually inevitable in the absence of a powerful policy to alter the normal self-fulfilling prophecies of neighborhood transition. (Author/AM)

A new study (1961-1973) shows that regional differences in unemployment rates are greater than in the early 1960's. (Author)

Considers whether the British Department of Education and Science has too much power and if it has destroyed the British Colleges of Education, by examining the background, concealed strategies, and public strategies of the department. (PG)

English departments should develop policy statements dealing with the selection of books, films, and periodicals. (JH)

The purpose of this article is to summarize a study in which the extent and desirability of key decisions made by selected lay leaders in Catholic schools was explored. The study also examined the effect of school consolidation on decision making. (Author)

The author discusses the development, literature, problems, and possibilities of the politics of education in the United States and Australia. Emphasis is placed upon defining boundaries, priorities, and research projects for the field. (DE)

Investigates the contention that the Commonwealth Grants Commission, through the methods and procedures it employed to determine the special grants it recommended for payment to Western Australia, was influential in education policy formation. This resulted in considerable loss of control by the State government. (Author/WM)

Policies for educational institutions reflect social values. However, modern Canadian society is pluralistic; many values are held, and often these are in conflict with one another. Neither an appeal to the facts nor reasoned argument will reconcile such conflicts. Policy makers must think globally and act locally to ensure that all levels of…