This study compares the perceptions of the educational policymaking process held by education interest group staffs with those of State legislators. Structured interviews were held with executive officers in six major education organizations, and 207 legislators were surveyed by personal interviews during the 1969 legislative session. Categories…

This synopsis of a symposium on priorities for research and development in education was intended as a planning report for the National Institute of Education. The members of the symposium suggested that the following research and development efforts be undertaken: a) an analysis of the data base for teacher education; b) an analysis of the…

The published statements, reports, books, and other studies of the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education constitute a small library on almost every issue, type of institution, and specific problem of higher education. This book fulfills the definite need for a convenient single-volume guide to the Carnegie Commission's publications. The author…

In 21 reports issued over the span of almost six years, the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education has made available a massive resource of information for policymakers in colleges and universities, government agencies, and philanthropic and business organizations. The Commission has also offered nearly 300 individual recommendations for…

Because state agencies have found that the licensing of family day care homes presents administrative problems which are quite different from the licensing of day care centers this report presents arguments against traditional licensing practices. Six alternatives are suggested for states making decisions about their future directions in family…

The evolution and governing structure for teacher education and certification provide the context for analyzing the probable impact and issues caused by the implementation of performance-based teacher education (PBTE). Because the concept of PBTE is still being refined, such an analysis must be of a prescriptive and speculative nature. However,…

In order to develop and implement new governmental policies in educational research and development (R&D) which meet the needs of R&D specialists and the concerns of the public, it is important to understand the complexity of the research-development-knowledge utilization cycle and to develop a strategy which serves the public interest but…

In early childhood education, there is a growing trend towards greater involvement of parents as educators, as paid and volunteer staff, as decision makers, and as resources. The purpose of this paper is to consider the origins of the trend towards parent involvement, to describe its various forms, and to present some policy implications. Parent…

Because of the interest in an increasing usage of formal planning, programming, budgeting systems (PPBS), this report carefully analyzes the nature and role of PPBS and its potential impact on higher education. Part I describes the salient features of PPBS and traces the development and related analytical techniques in governmental agencies and…

Despite the recent resurgence of academic interest in nonpublic schools, we continue to be relatively ignorant of the political and social composition of these schools. This study of the Chicago and Los Angeles Catholic school systems sought to redress this ignorance. The study first gathered and analyzed school data from central (diocesan)…

As the second report on physics disciplines, a balanced picture of recent progress in relation to other scientific fields and human civilization is presented in this first volume prepared by the Physics Survey Committee. Fourteen chapters are included with the first one dealing with the origin, objectives, and organization of the Committee. The…

This report provides board policy samples and other policy resources on academic freedom. The intent in providing policy samples is to encourage thinking in policy terms and to provide working papers that can be edited, modified, or adapted to meet local requirements. Topics covered in the samples include (1) textbook/supplementary materials…

The 42 contributions that comprise this book (30 of which appeared in the December 1969 issue of the "Social Science Quarterly") present social scientists' current points of view and research activities relevant to planned social intervention. The topics explored are: I. The Social Scientist's Role in Social Intervention; II. Social Science and…

This issue of Science Policy Reviews, a quarterly publication formerly titled the Science Policy Bulletin, presents 438 annotated bibliographic references from the current national and international literature in the area of science and public policy. For brevity, the word "Science" in the title of the Reviews is used to denote engineering and…

There has been a trend in state government toward tighter and tighter centralization that, though done in the name of greater economy and efficiency, is in large part a reach for political power. Not all services of the state can be performed well if integrated into a single monolithic administrative pyramid with all other state services and…