Argues that the predominant theme in prime time commercial television and at the theatre is that small towns are places where bad things happen to innocent people, asserting that it is a view that is neither realistic nor helpful to America or to anyone in particular, but it reveals something about how the media and our culture are shaped.…

How easy is it for schools to discuss the question of language across the curriculum? What impact do such discussions have on more general aims, and how are they affected by existing ideas about language and learning? Authors examines teacher strategies in the light of a course called Writing Across the Curriculum Project. (Editor/RK)

The author lists some 20 principles as restated by state-level decision makers, presents definite ideas on how policy should be stated, and calls on states to review not only their policy statements but also their rules and regulations. (Editor/HD)

This study reviews research on the defeat of incumbent school board members and presents new election data on 104 southern California school districts. The findings confirm that incumbent defeat is episodic, but they challenge previous research regarding its nature and origins. (Author)

In an analysis of British politics, it is concluded that the task will be the familiar one of how to sustain an organic society with a widespread sharing of social values without destroying respect for the individual. (LBH)

The second part of this series on the history of PBS examines the early 1970s-- a period of growth, development, and conflict for PBS and CPB. (Author)

This report presents condensed versions of the prepared statements of the participants on the general topic of "The Clean Air Act: Its Influence on Growth." Session topics included: "Impact of Federal Policies and Court Decisions,""Clean Air and a Thriving Society," and "Energy Policies: The Clean Air Act."…

Examines the nature and accomplishments of social policy research and provides general suggestions for improving information flow to particular areas. The author maintains that the majority of policy research has been carried out in education and has been less successful than it might be due to insufficient feedback systems. (Author/DB)

The vice president for education and research of the Ford Foundation finds that in the last decade important changes have occurred not only in higher education's "planning environment" but in general attitudes toward planning as well, and that a sound plan for the future seems likely to become a top priority in both foundation and…

An account of planning's evolution at American University emphasizes the importance of building flexible working relationships among the various representatives of the university community and the planning staff, in support of the faculty-student relationship at the core of the learning process. (Editor/LBH)

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