Presents a case study of a curriculum project in an Ontario school board to illustrate how researchers can intervene appropriately in the policymaking activities of practicing educators. After discussing and rejecting two traditional models of involvement, illustrates and justifies two practical principles to guide researchers in these situations.…

LUPLAN is a technique designed to assist students in preparing local and regional land use plans. The technique (requiring approximately 3 hours a week over a 13-week period) is a logically consistent and scientific appealing way to present policymaking, resource assessment, and plan evaluation. Sample LUPLAN study is included. (BC)

Uses an external-internal influence model to examine where principals fit within a complex network of forces that influence schools and school programs. (FL)

Adult educators can succeed as public policy educators with these principles: (1) trust in democracy, (2) believe that effective policy improvement can be taught, (3) teach about policy issues, (4) develop a knowledge base, (5) do not advocate a particular policy, (6) promote local leadership, (7) cultivate a supportive institution, and (8) be…

By building credibility and using their expertise, educators can influence education policy at the state and federal levels. Appended is a list of federal telephone numbers to call for information and to reach legislators. (MLF)

Focuses on the critical role of the superintendent and of district level policies in creating preconditions for local school improvement. Describes the dilemma of school leaders who must make important policy decisions in the face of time pressures and political demands. (JOW)

Nine specific projects that could be implemented now to apply future studies more directly to major areas of public concern and government policy are described. The first project deals with procedures, two with basic research, and the remainder address major problem areas of either national or global public concern. (Author/RM)

Discusses science policy issues and concern in China, focusing on how to balance the imperative for centralized planning and coordination in developing and using scientific and technical capabilities with the desirability of vesting a larger measure of decision-making authority in individual scientific and technical institutions and enterprises.…

The Secondary Science Curriculum Review (SSCR), established in 1981, is charged with aiding the implementation of a policy, in which all students aged 11-16 would study science until the completion of their period of compulsory schooling. The organization and current activities of the SSCR are discussed. (JN)

State legislatures rather than educators dominate educational policymaking. Professional educators must learn to work effectively with political institutions if they are to help shape policy in their field. (JOW)

Outlines the grant review procedures by which the National Science Foundation evaluates proposals for curriculum development and describes the attack on the procedures used in the ISIS grant review. Presents the NSF defense, outlines the factors involved in the 1977 budget, and points out the political advantages in attacking NSF. (GS)

Described are the activities of Scientific advisers in the state of Michigan from 1967 to date. (SL)

Developing a clear idea of needs and objectives for any particular school system is the first step in planning for educational processes. (MB)

Current problems within the national parks are detailed and the author determines the crux of the problems to be the inability of the National Park Service to control concessionnaires and resist pressure from natural resource developers. Changes in future national parks policy stressing more planning are advocated. (BT)

The Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF), the Connecticut State Department of Education (SDE), the Connecticut Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities (P&A) and the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents (CAPSS) jointly developed this guide on child abuse and neglect. It is designed to…