Nova Scotia's Micmac Indian leaders presented their claim for aboriginal rights to the Federal Government April 25, 1977 in an historic and symbolic ceremony on their home ground at the Eskasoni Reserve. The article discusses this event and some of the Micmacs' demands. (NQ)

Principles submitted by American Indian leaders to the Federal Government are presented as the basic guidelines for Federal actions regarding Indian water rights. (JC)

Tax support for denominational schools is discussed in terms of: the British Columbia Independent Schools Act viewed in relation to the situation in other Canadian Provinces; the reasons advanced for and against tax support for denominational schools; and Canadian practices compared with what obtains in some other countries. (JC)

The basic task for long-range planning activities is to help to establish, maintain, and strengthen a future-oriented frame of mind within the leadership of the institution involved. (Author)

Suggests that as the social science knowledge requirements of real situations are met, the theoretical knowledge has been found to be less useful for such purposes than most social scientists believed it would be. (Author/AM)

Suggestions concerning federal day care policy emphasize the need to: provide more after school care, upgrade existing family day care, expand infant care, train more personnel, fund more equitably, set and then enforce realistic standards, set up community referral agencies, and reorganize the federal child care bureauacy. (SB)

Despite the substantial growth of interest in ethical issues in social work, consultation is generally unavailable to practitioners who encounter ethical dilemmas. The recent introduction of ethics committees in human service agencies to educate staff, formulate policies, and review cases that contain complex ethical issues is discussed. (Author)

Identifies and discusses major issues for enhancing mental health services for children and adolescents, including creating a balance between different types of services, reducing reliance on residential treatment, improving coordination of children's services, creating a public sector-private advocate partnership, establishing community-based…

Fifteen National Science Foundation personnel met with Stephen Toulmin to discuss topics/issues related to pluralism and responsibility in post-modern science. Presented is an edited transcript of this roundtable/discussion (part of a series of roundtables which examined theoretical/practical aspects of how the nature of scientific progress is…

The concept of educational policy is analyzed to make clear that any educational policy contains sources of controversy by virtue of its conceptual components. This article examines factors of educational policy and presents guidelines for its formulation, adoption, and implementation. (MT) policy. (MT)

This article looks at how vagueness in policy formation, mistaken for a dysfunction, works to reduce conflict and maintain the pursuit of incompatible but desirable goals within organizations. The various conceptualizations of lifelong education and their underlying assumptions and implications are used to investigate the function of vagueness.…

Presents a model which merges the concepts of entrepreneurship with those of strategic planning to create a library management system. Each step of the process, including needs assessment and policy formation, strategy choice and implementation, and evaluation, is described in detail. (CLB)

Presents a model process by which school boards can set objectives while distinguishing policymaking from policy implementation. (CH)

The Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI) was established in 1972 as an independent and government sponsored educational research and development organization. The responsibilities of KEDI include conducting research and disseminating research findings. (RB)

One provision of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 states that when a tenant pays rent that is less than 5 percent of the appraised value of a property, the difference is considered taxable income for the employee. This provision is forcing colleges to reassess their employee housing policies. (MLW)