Traces the background of the Government's patent policy as a contractor including the Kennedy and Nixon statements, which served finally to establish a government-wide policy. The author considers the new policy consistent and protective of the rights of both Government and the contractor but notes that it is now questioned on Constitutional…

A conceptual model for teaching and practicing social policy is presented, that distinguishes between social policy practice at macro- and micro-levels in order to sort out functional tasks, skills, and the consequent knowledge base. Suggestions are made regarding organizing social policy practice content in both the class and the field.…

The Carnegie Council on Policy Studies in Higher Education released a report which calls for three new programs of Federal aid to higher education: tuition equalization grants, national student loan bank, support for large research libraries. (GS)

Focuses on two problems stated to be central to sexism in psychotherapeutic practice in women : (1) the question of values in psychotherapy and (2) the therapist's knowledge of psychological processes in women. Discusses the results of a survey of 2,000 women in four divisions of the American Psychological Association using an open-ended…

Draws attention to an existing methodology for handling decision-making in a typical planning situation of interrelated alternatives and data deficiency, and describes several important extensions that have recently been made to it. (Oriel Press Limited, 32 Ridley Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8LH, Great Britain, $7.00 yearly.) (Author)

Congressman Joseph L. Fisher's main concern is how to best bring together, balance off, and compromise energy, the environment, and the economy. Presented are alternatives for the immediate future (next two to three years), for the next ten years, and for planning beyond 1985. (BT)

The views of management or of employees regarding enforcement of the job safety law range from general satisfaction to calls for repeal of the act. The complexity of standards, statistics and recordkeeping, and enforcement procedures are major areas of concern. (MW)

Planning means knowing what you wish to do, developing a program to do it, and anticipating the context in which you will have to act. The role of the planning official is to point out options and consequences, not to take responsibility for any policy or pattern of decision. (Author/WM)

Glendale Community College (GCC) has experienced an expansion of study-abroad courses and is contemplating increasing the offerings still further. When the courses were few in number, little college supervision was exercised over the logistical arrangements, the courses were approved as part of the regular curriculum, and the individual instructor…

Increasingly, applied linguists have been working with counterpart teachers who are subject-matter specialists to develop innovative programs to integrate the teaching of language and content. In some places, integration of language and content instruction involves implementation of two-way bilingual (interlocking) immersion programs. Such work…

Looking back over the past 40 years, one can observe at least seven trends in public policy substance and in the study of public policy: (1) There is a trend toward higher goals for society in economic, social, political, and science policy. (2) Major changes in almost all fields of public policy have resulted in increased benefits for the less…

The world's political structure and many economic practices are out of harmony with nature. This disharmony threatens environmentally sustainable growth and human survival. United Nations (UN) conference participants discussed the degree of political acceptance of concepts such as environmental security and sustainable development. Their reading…

Over the past 8 years, the debate over U.S. policy in Central America has degenerated into an unproductive partisan clash that has obscured the issues and eliminated the possibility of a bipartisan consensus. Conference participants agreed that Central America, for historic, geographic, economic, and political reasons is of vital interest to the…

The late 1980s' resurgent appeal to public interest standards entails a misunderstanding of the real meaning of "public interest" and, whatever the merits of the critique of the deficiencies during the recent regulatory period, the standard still contains within it the seeds of its own compromise, if not destruction. Even among its…

These hearings on the Satellite Home Viewer Copyright Act (H.R. 2848) include: (1) the text of the bill; (2) prepared statements by expert witnesses (including executives of satellite companies, the Motion Picture Association of America, and cable television associations); (3) transcripts of witness testimonies; and (4) additional statements…