The advancement of a theory of bilingual education that has to do with the elaboration of conceptual and analytic frameworks for the purpose of describing, interpreting, and understanding the essential underlying principles and elements of bilingual education is needed as a foundation for policy formation. This paper aims to construct a framework…

There is less geographic variation in the commitment rate of juvenile offenders than is commonly assumed. Apparently, judges across the country develop a similar standard of what percentage of youths they face should be committed. This standard may be similar across the country because it represents broadly shared ideals. However, there is much…

The purposes of this paper are (1) to present a rationale for the investigation of the environments of educational organizations; (2) to examine recent literature on the nature and effectiveness of formal linkages between organizations; (3) to review recent studies, mainly Canadian, on organizational environments, boundary spanning, and…

Knowledge transfer is considered essential to the long term health and survival of universities. The strategy outlined in this paper calls for institutions of higher education to develop policies concerning the transfer of knowledge and technology and to tailor such policies to potential users. It discusses types of knowledge to be transferred,…

Intended to help the laity find their way through the confusion and controversy surrounding minimum competency testing (MCT), this paper explains what MCT is, acknowledges its limitations, weighs the criticisms, and shows how MCT may be used constructively for the benefit of students and for the improvement of schools. Highlights from the paper…

The manual considers the development of a respite care program for families of developmentally disabled children. The development of a respite program in the Archdiocese of Denver (CO) is reviewed in terms of policy development, a pilot phase, and problem areas (lack of consumer interest and funding). The rationale for respite care is described…

In the policy making process, one of the important steps is the consideration of the consequences deriving from the alternative choices. For the case of information policy, the present research has begun the development of a methodology for doing so. The methodology chosen was modeling. Information policy modeling serves the dual purposes of…

The third of eight delegate workbooks prepared for the May, 1977 White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals contains ballots for the workshop on educational concerns of handicapped individuals of all ages. The ballots are intended to enable delegates to assign priorities to various issues and proposals in a way that reflects conclusions of…

This collection of nine speeches, written by researchers and administrators, concerns the relevance of educational research in the making of educational policy in Australia. Some of the topics include the contributions of research to policy, some dilemmas of worldwide policy-oriented research, and establishing dialogue between researchers and…

Discussions at this annual meeting of the Canadian Association for Adult Education (CAAE) centered on the nature and function of the CAAE itself and on the setting of priorities. A paper dealt with political involvement by the CAAE; another raised questions on membership and member participation. Discussion following the chairman's address on the…

Interest has recently revived in the theory that the left and right hemispheres of the brain control distinguishable facets of cognitive behavior. Robert Samples has described the realm of the left hemisphere as that of rationality, logic, linear thinking, and separation of reality into its component parts. He sees the right hemisphere as the…

Presented is the final report of the ad hoc consultant group established to examine the advisability of NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health) making an explicit policy decision to reenter the field of mental retardation, to advise the two institutes (NIMH and NICHD--National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) regarding possible…

This paper outlines the structure of Japanese telecommunication industries and how the various parts of the mechanism work together. Explanations of the Japanese: 1) structure of telecommunication industries; 2) control of regulatory lags; 3) text information service and regulation; and 4) text information service and the telecommunication…

The paper examines major sources of legislative authorization for career education and raises some policy issues arising from that legislation. Selected examples of career education legislation include: (1) Vocational Education Act of 1963 (Research and Training in Vocational Education, Exemplary Programs and Projects, Cooperative Vocational…

Communication policy research has been defined as a response to the policy maker's increasing need for factual information in an environment of accelerating technological change. This definition presumed that the social researcher provided the policy maker with such information. Enough examples of contradition between research findings and policy…