A study of decision processes in 10 small- to medium-sized colleges examined academic program review, faculty performance evaluation and budgeting, and the use of information and analytical data. A resultant description of college decision-making and information systems and hypotheses for future research are included. (JT)

In answer to the quandry of environmental law teachers as to how to deal with the magnitude of environmental problems, the author proposes focus on the nature of the legal decision system as a tool for handling the environment before examining specific areas such as energy, transportation, etc. (JT)

A group of research projects are designed to measure various impacts of this program. The research has provided a new base of information and identified limitations of the procedures used for making allocations. (BT)

Argues the need for a broad perspective in primary care policy, for government decision making to replace the normal market, for policy makers unafraid of controversy, for recognition of the difficulty of quantitative measurement of health care services, and for strong leadership including that from the academic sector. (JT)

New health practitioners (NHPs) are defined as nonphysician personnel being trained to carry out many tasks in the provision of primary care. The author traces historical background and legal issues involved in their training along with other policy issues and related problems, e.g. need for team training and practice. (JT)

Contending that when a college fails it is the governing board that holds final responsibility, the author points out the early warning signals and most frequent mistakes and lists eight rules for survival. Emphasis is on the need to consider more seriously the long-range consequences of decisions. (JT)

Issues such as income, occupations, affirmative action, family structure, social class, and poverty are discussed in terms of their appropriate assessment to develop social policies and programs. Methodological biases, such as making generalizations about groups on unrepresentative samples, are discussed. (AM)

Discusses family planning, genocide, policy implementation, blacks as human guinea-pigs, and the effect of liberalized abortion laws. Family-planning information and services are said to be abundant but comprehensive health care is badly needed. A series of recommendations are made. (AM)

Shows the trends in school desegregation of black and white children both within and between districts and examines the relationships between trends indicating policy implications which might be drawn from these results. (Author/AM)

The article presents extracts and summaries from the UNESCO preliminary draft recommendation to Member States concerning the development of adult education, and, in anticipation of confirmation by the 1976 General Conference (with profound consequences for adult education predicted), it outlines steps to be taken by adult educationists before the…

Two strands of futurism share values of equality, development, and peace, and can catalyze each other into potentially transformational forces. The path is re-education: World order thinking provides an appropriate content for adult learning, and women's movements provide the energy of commitment and a worldwide network for communicating policies.…

This report focused on special education activity at three different levels in the educational establishment: teacher-handicapped child interaction, educator-handicapped child level, and policy maker-handicapped child interaction. (Author/RK)

The British Broadcasting Cooperation (BBC), the Trades Union Congress (TUC), and the Workers' Educational Association (WEA) recently announced a joint multi-media project for active trade unionists. The author describes the organization and content of the program, and explains why the present cooperative venture is a remarkable achievement. (AJ)

This document highlights some of the major accomplishments in early childhood care and development in the 1970s. Accomplishments noted include the following: (1) Practitioners were able to "sell" many people on the importance of early childhood care and development based on the economics of the investment; (2) Practitioners created an abundance of…

A study examined dimensions of oral proficiency curriculum and testing (OP) in American colleges and universities for the purpose of appraising the implementability of educational policy derived from them. The framework used for this policy analysis looks at the system environment, demands and resources, the process that converts demands into…