The first need after the Bakke case is for an atmosphere in which the right questions can be asked and answers sought. Advocates and opponents of preferential admissions need to be willing to discuss the root issues with candor and courage. (Author/LBH)

The consensus that emerged from the W. E. B. DuBois Conference on Black Health, held at Atlanta University in December of 1976 was that we are in the midst of a period of stagnation in regard to the improvement of black health. (Author)

Presents ideas for establishing the needs of children and families as an important concern of the present administration in Washington. (BD)

An administrator with a hybrid disposition, part scholar and part riverboat gambler, may serve more effectively than either model alone, suggests this executive of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. Many academic administrators try to live by common sense, which is often yesterday's heresy. (Author/LBH)

The role of the architect in the Arab world is discussed from the viewpoint of an Arab professional with some American training. The architect's potential for policy-making and generally influencing society is emphasized. (LBH)

The U.S. guest delegation to the International Conference on Discrimination Against Indigenous Populations issued a statement which asserted that the U.S. government is committed to the policy of self-determination under the recent Indian Self-Determination and Educational Assistance Act (P.L. 93-638). (JC)

Currently, federal emphasis on education is affected by other programs receiving greater attention. As a result, the survival of educational recommendations may be more a result of financial support for, or opposition to non-educational programs. A framework for examining issues related to future federal involvement in education is established.…

A series of articles on the education of American Indians focus on historical studies, teachers, the school and Indian culture, the Chemawa boarding school for Indians in Oregon, urban Indians, and federal policy. (AM)

An interview with Richard C. Atkinson, the new director of the National Science Foundation, is detailed. Topics discussed in the interview include basic research in universities, NSF policies, cutbacks of advisory committees, two year funding, the Science for Citizens program, and the RANN program. (BT)

The 19 sections of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 are briefly analyzed. (JC)

Notes that whether or not the goal of achieving a clearer understanding of the relationships between science and policy is reached, a clearer understanding of the complexities of the relationship is emerging in the process. (Author/AM)

Aspects of American society conducive to separation, sources of strain between partners, beliefs and norms about marital permanence, and evidence as to dissolution precipitating events are examined in the light of the papers in this issue, employing the four factor Kanter model. (Author/AM)

Addresses the need for a better public understanding of science and calls on the scientific community particularly the behavioral science sector, to take an active role in meeting the need. (Author/AM)

This study suggests that elected officials would be well off if they merely attain the support of the constituent voters. Constituent voters are those who have a real or perceived stake in a particular governmental entity. (Author/AM)

The operation and results of an experiment at The National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick, Ireland, are described. A matrix structure, consisting of interdisciplines and departments responsible for academic policy and operation, is used with a U.S.-style modular credit system for curriculum management and development. (Author/LBH)