Describes a practical, university level course which applies principles of social science and public administration to the engineering of social change. The course, modeled on the Michigan Department of Human Rights, provides realistic exercises simulating the operations of a real agency involved in social planning and policy change. (GC)

Large corporations are in a unique position to employ the disabled, but they sometimes lack the motivation to do so. The author discusses elements of a corporate policy for the disabled, ways of formulating and disseminating it, assignment of responsibility, changes in management attitudes, and the special case of the multinational company.…

Accreditation must resume its status as a voluntary system that responds to, rather than demands response from the institutions and programs it was and is intended to serve. Some suggestions are offered that allow institutions to be active rather than reactive to accreditation. (MLW)

Foundations created by public institutions to aid in fund-raising activities and to gain flexibility in managing private gifts are discussed. The partnership between the university and its foundation, including policy and management problems, is addressed. (MLW)

The problems of finding a balance between efficiency in research funding through merit grants and the costs of awarding such grants are discussed as they relate to development of university policy. A 1980 study of the University of Queensland is the basis for discussion. (MSE)

Patent rights at the university/industry interface, with particular emphasis on the constraints universities face because of their nature and purpose, are discussed. Effective working relationships between university and industry scientists are an important element in the national quest for improving innovation. (MLW)

Indicates that policies must not favor high technology corporations over basic industries since the two sectors are not adversarial, having essential common interests. Discusses issues related to and factors necessary for integrating high technology with basic industry including problems in engineering and science/mathematics education. (JN)

Presents a framework for formulating urbanization policies and discusses the application of this paradigm in the context of Islamic ideology. Operationalization of the framework is developed as a five-step sequence. (Author/WB)

Direct service social work practitioners make policy decisions in everyday practice. Social work education should prepare practitioners for these roles in new ways, develop new configurations of knowledge, and create new curriculum emphases. This can help bridge the gap between social policy and direct practice educaton and use agencies better.…

Efforts of the 96th Congress to use evaluation data in considering whether to change policies about reimbursement for psychotherapy services. (Author/BW)

Nondisclosure violates a partnership with the public that engineers have entered by introducing new technologies to the public. If technological progress is to coexist with democracy, technology's creators must rethink their communication with the public. (Author/RE)

Traces the increasing concern among Americans over the energy situation and the state of the economy. Stresses the responsibility of the schools in educating students in matters of energy and the influence of energy on economic growth. A conceptual structure for an energy curriculum in social studies is presented. (DB)

Delineates components of federal legislation advocacy using the activities of the Children's Defense Fund as examples. Reviews seven aspects of the traditional role of the legislative advocate. Reveals that congressional budget procedures adopted in 1974 complicated this role. Considers several pitfalls of the new budget process. Provides a…

Two opinions are expressed: (1) that the notion that lawyers and judges are obliged to answer all hypothetical questions asked about laws and litigation is unrealistic and inappropriate, and (2) that hypotheticals can be intelligent questions illuminating some of the difficulties of legal theory. (MSE)

In the 1960s Siena Heights College decided: to become coeducational; to develop programs in business; and to develop a board of trustees who would have fiduciary authority and be the policy-making corpus and legal entity for the institution. The creation of a new board of turstees is described. (MLW)