Consideration is given to determining strategies that are most effective, deciding which people from the university are most effective in influencing which government officials using what methods, and presenting a united front to state governments. (Author/LBH)

A special committee studying possible changes in Texas higher education is considering a variety of politically troubling alternatives including institutional reclassifications, faculty salary and tenure changes, funding alternatives, restructured governance, and mergers and closings. (MSE)

The design, materials, and content of a college-level course in the civilization of Quebec Province are described. The course covers aspects of the culture, including politics, and emphasizes oral skills for the discussion of issues. (MSE)

European colonialists believed that Africans should be educated in African traditional values, and that Africans should be made into dedicated workers, not holders of power. The African nationalists of the 1960s, in contrast, rejected most of the arduous aspects of European education as instruments of domination, and lay the foundation for the…

This three- to four-week unit for use with secondary students in courses in politics or modern world history generates a basic understanding about the origins, development, and status of the revolution in Iran. (RM)

The author discusses various approaches to the teaching of politics and attempts to determine the optimum provision by extra-mural departments. (Author)

At the National Governors' Association annual meeting, the governors outlined a range of actions that state officials could take to promote increased activity in international education. Their primary motivation was improving the economy. The "global education" controversy is discussed. (MLW)

It is essential that those who aspire to lead nontraditional programs have a realistic grasp of the political expertise such leadership requires. Leaders of nontraditional programs have five special concerns: securing licensure, reassuring constituencies, marketing, guaranteeing program continuation, and mastering the art of compromise. (MLW)

Traces the development of radicalism from the 1789 French Revolution to the present. States that radical philosophy has its roots in rationalism and Enlightenment thought and was linked to positivism during the nineteenth century. Despite the failings of radicalism and the Radical Party, the radical tradition set precedents for current political…

States that the English radical tradition was inclusive of all classes; derived from a fundamental humanitarian impulse; and without an established purpose. Discusses the ideological significance of English middle-class radicalism, investigating who the radicals were, how they operated, and what reforms they wanted. (GEA)

This article uses a specific program evaluation (assessment of the Utah ladder reform report) to explore the role of evaluation information on the legislative decision-making process. Features of the report, responses to it, and its effects on Utah politics are described. Findings are broadly interpreted, and implications are discussed. (JL)

This article considers different ways in which research and policy are connected in an era of educational reform. The relationship between public policy, school reform, and educational research is examined from a political perspective. The article focuses on the uses of research in recent state-level reform activities in Texas. (JL)

President Reagan's plan to reduce federal government and increase states' responsibility for public services was designed to encourage competition and efficiency through a "New Federalism." Since 1981, Reagan has reduced federal aid to education by $15 billion, causing problems for individual states, special needs groups, and educational…

A discussion of university faculty evaluation, a relatively new phenomenon in the United Kingdom, examines three models of assessment geared to personnel management, professional development, and consumer protection, and practical issues in their application. (MSE)

The National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) are attempting to secure a role for teachers in decision making at the building level. Talks between the two unions at the state and local levels are aimed at increasing teachers' overall political clout. (MLF)