Reviews existing federal tax policy affecting higher education, suggests guidelines and alternative policies that may be addressed in future debates on tax law reform, and describes the economic and political incentives and disincentives for federal policy-makers in modifying the existing laws. (Author/IRT)

Surveys existing approaches to family policy research, such as family evaluation research and family impact analysis, and an additional model termed research for family policy. These models are compared and contrasted. Family policy advocacy is differentiated from family policy research. A list of generalizations is drawn from the discussion.…

Attempts to make sense of a rather confused picture of the varied factors, agencies, and influences concerned with and affecting policy regarding arts education. Presents highlights of a proposal by the Assembly of National Arts Education Associations concerning the federal government's role in arts education. (Author/JM)

Describes the movement toward establishing a national information policy, especially in the areas of privacy and international concerns. Considered are the effects of the information technology explosion on individuals, mass media, institutions, and public libraries. (SW)

Flaws in the tax structures supporting public schools are pointed out and suggestions are made for changes. (JD)

Research on the relationship of instructional time and achievement of handicapped students is reviewed, and implications are considered for policy matters (including the effects of increasing the school calendar length and lengthening the school day and the impact of service delivery systems selected for handicapped students). (CL)

Formed in 1975, the National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education is committed to eliminating sex bias in education. This involves a continuing process of educating lawmakers, monitoring policy makers, and working with educators. (JOW)

Reviewed are the status of conventional sources of energy, prospects for the development of alternative sources of energy, and the consequences of that development on countries that are in the process of industrialization. (BT)

Revisionism and its impact on educational policy and its relation to history and historiography are discussed. History can be useful in understanding the extent to which policy and policymaking are influenced by inertia, the weight of established practice, familiar ideas, and traditional approaches to problem solving. (JMF)

In spite of current questions concerning the relevance, reliability, identity, focus, and utility of the study of educational policy and politics there is increased need for study in this area, particularly because of increasing applications of the approaches of political economists in this domain. (JMF)

Prepared school administrators can devise positive and effective strategies for responding to demands for citizen involvement while minimizing the likelihood of negative effects on educational processes and organizational objectives. (Author/MLF)

Summarizes developments of attempts to standardize written and spoken Japanese, from World War II to the present. (AM)

The national development of public radio as a noncommercial medium is traced through the history of its national organizations, ending with the formation of its single programing and representational entity. (Author)

The authors analyze three major hypotheses for the worsening youth employment situation in Europe: demographic, cyclical, and structural; and review the advantages and disadvantages of various policies designed to lessen youth unemployment. (SJL)

Discusses four elements involved in the formation of social policy. (MP)