Compares alterations in the professional role of the chief educational officer in three countries following lay challenges and political turbulence. Reflects on the causes of the politicization of education and its effects on administrators' behavior and values. Contains 48 references. (SV)

Claims of success in Minnesota's open enrollment plan are exaggerated. Transfer requests are based on convenience and location rather than on the quality of education. Using the open market technique means that handicapped or other high risk students will be less desirable commodities. Public funding for private schools will be advocated. (MLF)

Discussing the place of Christian beliefs and values in the political realm, O'Neil examines three future-oriented books which argue that religion has a significant part to play in the public sphere. Analyzes ideas in "The Naked Public Square" by Richard Neuhaus; "Freedom with Justice" by Michael Novak; and "Religion in…

The author examines the background and purposes of open learning in Great Britain. Political motives are emphasized. The distinction between distance education and open education is made. The author calls for more focus on individualizing instruction in distance education. (CH)

Six requirements for citizenship in the 21st century are discussed: civic literacy, critical thinking, social conscience, tolerance and respect for diversity, global citizenship, and political action. An action agenda is proposed that includes promoting student involvement in off-campus political projects and on-campus governance. (Author/MLW)

Responds to Allan Bloom's "The Closing of the American Mind." Concludes that despite cranky comments about bourgeois culture, the focus of Bloom's attack is on historicism, which undercuts his nostalgic vision of a prosperous and just America. Condemns Bloom's exclusion of Blacks, Hispanics, and women from America's cultural heritage.…

Albion College established a study team of board members, faculty, and students on both sides of the South Africa divestment question to educate the campus community and determine institutional policy. After a year of study, the team decided to invest in South Africa rather than withdraw resources and reduce influence. (MSE)

This article reviews and critiques the work of several educational theorists involved in the educational sociology movements of the 1960s and 1970s. Possibilities for a radical educational agenda, considerations of political context in implementing change, and the role of teaching in the process of educational change are discussed. (IAH)

Lists Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) resources that will help bring science, technology, and society (STS) into the classroom. The annotated bibliography of seven references includes Faith Hickman's framework for curriculum reform, which compares the present trend of teaching STS-related social problems with historical trends. (LS)

A review of the literature and a survey of practitioners' views show that the educational reform movement has done little to promote educational equity or to close the gender achievement gap. (Author/TE)

The history of evaluation utilization in policy making and political features of program evaluation are discussed. A five-part continuum describes the evaluation process. Evaluation practice modifications contribute to real growth in evaluation use in congressional policy making as evaluation research improves the quality of information available…

Reviews "Educational Reform and Administrative Development: The Cases of Colombia and Venezuela," by E. Mark Hanson, which relates the policy-making and administrative structures of these two countries to their political, historical, and cultural contexts. (TE)

This article focuses on the social formation of research by considering autobiography, biography, and institutions. The discussion covers the relation of U.S. corporate liberalism, Protestant theology, and Jewish identity, and the role of the university in the administration of the state. (TE)

Discusses quality in American preservice teacher education and training, the political and academic context in which to examine it, and promising practices in teacher education (for example, practice what you teach, use professional development centers, personalize programs, use cohort groups, and use school personnel to recruit promising…

This paper analyzes developments in teacher education and training in Barbados, providing a historical perspective and discussing conceptions of and steps toward ensuring quality. The collegial work of the University of the West Indies and the Erdiston Teachers' Training College is examined. (SM)