Describes the decline of foreign language study in the United States and lack of a national language policy. Encouragement has been fostered recently by the President's Commission on Foreign Language and International Studies, the Modern Language Association, and the American Council of Learned Societies Task Forces. (JMF)

Considers the implications of possible policy initiatives in the United States in light of Swedish experience in dealing with the privacy of computerized records. (CWM)

Discusses social science research and policy decisions in terms of a closely scrutinized RAND Corporation project for the United States Commission on Civil Rights. Describes the design process of the RAND proposal for desegregation research and critiques the style of social science associated with technical and theoryless empiricism. (RH)

It is very difficult to know who controls such educational agencies as the home, television, the churches, youth groups, and factories. Control of the schools shifts a little bit daily among such forces as social class, American business, the sexes, teachers, administrators, racial and ethnic groups, the citizenry, the courts, and the young. (JM)

Netherlands Universities Foundation for International Cooperation policy memorandum lays down Netherlands university research policy. (Author/RK)

Implied remedies, recognized in a wide variety of statutory contexts, play a proper role in state court and federal agency forums; but preemption and agency discretion doctrines limit federal review of denials of implied remedies. Chronic failure of such forums to recognize the federal statutory right may be a proper factor supporting direct…

In the continuing saga of the perils of public television, the author, University of Georgia School of Journalism TV Coordinator, gives the viewer an inside look at the unwieldy structure of this non-commercial medium. Today's episode: Will high-quality programming survive? The players: 265 independent public TV stations, a decentralized public TV…

Argues that head teachers need to find ways of drawing all staff into a school's fundamental policy discussions. (Editor)

Addresses those individuals who seek to know, in nontechnical terms, what affirmative action is, how to develop an effective affirmative action program and how an effective affirmative action program can benefit the employment organization. (Author)

An approach to health policy is proposed that can lead to a more rational use of America's resources to meet the people's health needs. The Federal government's pursuit of two goals needed to implement this approach are discussed along with other aspects of health and health conditions in America. (HD)

Gives us the perspective of school administrators who must develop policy and procedure in accordance with law, other codes, and educational concerns that protect the welfare of children. (Editor/RK)

"Psychology's progress during the last quarter century is reviewed and its potential for significant scientific advances in the future assessed. Some reasons underlying the public's current mistrust are considered; one of these is the tendency for some psychologists to become advocates for particular public policies and/or to misrepresent the…

Examines the significance of leadership in policy-making, using the metaphorical framework of the body, its inherent dependence on the heart for life, and its requirement of a soul for virtuous direction. Ethical leadership, the heart and soul of policy-making, is desirable in all arenas. Striving for an ethical leadership ideal in a shared…

Accumulating empirical evidence documents the significant contribution of biological variables to the determination of social behaviors. More appropriate biosocial models may need to allow for causal relationships between biological and social determinants and for effects that are interactive, nonlinear, and discontinuous. Demographic surveys…

Although individual components of reform initiatives may appear promising, little thought is given to possible inconsistencies resulting from implementing multiple reform components simultaneously. This article describes some unintended consequences arising from inconsistencies between and within components of Kentucky's systemic education reform.…