The movement to improve the quality of general education (the common courses taken by students outside their majors) continues. Change is difficult because it is resisted by a significant number of faculty. Experiences at the University of Wyoming and the University of Washington are described. (MLW)

Examines the media's role and impact in U.S. presidential and congressional election processes in relation to 1988 and poses several research questions. Discusses the invisible primary, the primary-caucus season, the convention phase, the general election campaign, and the role of the media in House and Senate campaigns. (GEA)

Since Montana's establishment of a state university system in 1893, residents have been divided over how many institutions are needed and what programs should be offered, but the situation is worsened by the state's current poor economic climate and the too-large system. (MSE)

Using recent national survey data, these three articles analyze the political processes involved in electing board of education members, their demographic profile (male, while, affluent), and their top concerns (financial support, curriculum development, and state mandates). Although women and minorities are making progress, board composition has…

Summarizes a variety of classroom activities that have worked successfully in the teaching of Canadian-U.S. relations. Activities include lesson openers, cartoon analysis, student worksheets, board diagrams, and tips on field trips to the United States. (BSR)

Chilean teacher and political organizer, Osvaldo Verdugo, who organized last summer's massive protests against the Pinochet dictatorship talks about the problem in his country and his organization's commitment to nonviolent social change. (Author)

The author suggests that conservative economic and school policy is responsible for a decline in the quality of teaching, basing his analysis on observation of the current reform wave. He suggests that teacher education must be critical, multicultural, student-centered, oriented toward equality, and desocializing if it is to prepare inspirational…

In a recent canvassing of American teachers about their inservice education experiences; 75 percent categorized these experiences as "fair to bad." Five major reasons for the lack of valuable inservice education are discussed. Supporting and constraining factors are highlighted. (MT)

Teachers are in a highly advantageous position to affect public policy in regard to education. How this political muscle has been and can be used is described. (MT)

This article suggests that sharp differences in political attitudes among leaders in the field of school psychology may stem from differences in perceptual style. A series of political observations and prescriptions are presented from what may be a minority perceptual viewpoint. Jack Bardon's proposal is reviewed and criticized from this same…

Outlines the immigration and settlement patterns of Asian Indians in the United States since 1900. The focus is on the structural and institutional factors which isolated and alienated the original Sikh pioneers and how recent immigrants have increased cohesion in the Sikh-American community. (ETS)

Argues that analyses of education which assume a direct relation between the system of production and school operation typically overlook the state's sponsorship of schooling. Describes how the struggle between democracy and capitalism within the state affects the educational system. Focuses on the influence of social movements on equality in…

Since the 1970s the history of educational development has become the object of scholarly research once more. Within the context of recent educational history, the postwar period has aroused particular interest in educational historiographers. The history of the educational development of Berlin in the 1950s and 1960s is discussed. (RM)

Examines Black leadership recruitment, organization, and styles. Draws from literature dating from the 1930s to the mid-1960s, the transition during the 1960s from "Negro" to "Black" leadership, and the new Black leadership dating from the mid-1960s to the present. (Author/GC)

Examines the ideological origins of vocational education and the reasons why people holding a broad spectrum of political and economic opinion found vocational education attractive. Argues that despite differing views on vocational policies, reformers were united by a desire to improve the functioning of society. (ETS)