(Article reprinted from "The Linguistic Reporter", vol. 15, no. 4-5, May-June 1973) The Center for Applied Linguistic has recently completed a study on language policy in American Indian Education. The study, prepared for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, will be used as an aid in designing new classroom curricula and materials as well as…

Examines some evidence about public understanding of education policy, compares it to similar understandings of other public policy fields, and discusses some of the steps that may be taken to deal with the prevailing levels of understanding. (Author)

This chapter discusses the relationship between the various processes of educational policy-making and the corresponding sectors and processes of general governmental policy-making, particularly at the federal level. In her discussion, the author describes and analyzes educational governance as a subarea of the overarching system of American…

The papers are: "Making Higher Education Policy at the National Level" (Ralph K. Huitt); "Federal Impact and Higher Education Systems" (G. Homer Durham); "External Control and Institutional Governance" (Allan W. Ostar); "Federal Regulations and Institutional Autonomy" (Louis W. Bender); "Making Federalism Work" (Warren G. Hill); "Advice for Policy…

The position of black Americans is reassessed in this book. The first step in evaluating where blacks are now is to ask what constitutes progress for blacks in America. A theoretical framework for analyzing the structural position of blacks and for developing criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of racial public policy is developed. Then, an…

Volume V of a six-volume final report (which covers the findings of a research project on policy and technology related to rehabilitation of disabled individuals) presents consensus findings of multidisciplinary experts who have dealt with specific areas of rehabilitation technology. Following a chapter on the basic concepts of the work-session…

Presented are study guides for selected aspects of public policy for science and technology, and their impact upon society and public affairs. Each guide includes a topic outline, bibliography, and leading questions. The topics include: (1) Science and Man's Self Image; (2) Science and Social Relationships; and (3) Science, Technology, and Human…

An appraisal of the Country Educational Policy Reviews conducted during November 1973 to December 1975, is presented. The Internal Report, the substance of which is embodied in five regional reports from the Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Western, and Federal regions, is summarized. The problems and issues in Canadian education identified in the…

The political economic ideas of philosophers John Rawls and Robert Nozick are compared in this paper, and their implications for mass media public policy are explored. The paper first examines the position of each philosopher, noting the major principles set forth in their works, historical antecedents for their ideas, and possible applications to…

The Cuban missile crisis of October 1962 forced the Canadian House of Commons to consider whether Canadian forces in NORAD and NATO were effective without nuclear warheads on special weapons systems. This paper provides an overview of the debates and their milieu, identifies the issues involved, and analyzes the effects of the argumentation. The…

Argues that psychologists must become aware of the unhealthy social conditions affecting the physical and psychological well-being of minority and poor Americans and advocates that sociologists, psychiatrists, and psychologists should use the constructs and principles of their professions to improve the quality of life for the poor and oppressed…

Proposes that a review be made of the entire subject of future international communications developments, including direct international broadcasting via satellite, and that this study should be directed at putting direct broadcasting into a realistic perspective of the range of new technologies and the problems and opportunities which they offer…

Argues that what is needed is a principle requiring mutual agreement for direct international broadcasting via satellite and stipulating that the parties reach such agreements in accordance with applicable provisions of international law, including the principle of free flow of information, arguing that such a requirement would permit each state…

Excerpts from a study made in 1954 for the U.S. Information Agency based on 142 intensive staff interviews, the objective of which was, it is stated, to identify the principles, explicit and implicit by which operating decisions are made: this was intended, it is stated, to lead to a systematic research program that would examine areas of…

Examines changes in student values and the apparent policy implications which alterations have for postsecondary education in the United States today. (Author/KE)