People may perceive little opportunity for personal participation in international affairs due to their early socialization. Based on the assumption that people will participate if they can see international links in their activities in the local community, experiments with participatory learning in foreign policymaking were undertaken in…

Presents a preliminary position paper for future submission to the American Geological Institute (AGI). Addresses the problems of educating the decision-makers and lay public, improving earth science education in secondary schools, educating professional geoscientists, and continuing education and retraining of professional geologists. (MA)

Examines reasons why educational research has failed to solve educational dilemmas. Explanations include that research cannot solve problems which are political and that research should not be undertaken as a propaganda activity by educational policymakers. (Author/DB)

Describes and evaluates a graduate history program at the University of California, Santa Barbara, which prepares students for careers in local and state government. Feedback from students, government agencies, and corporations participating in the program has been generally positive. (Author/DB)

The utility of the Wilms study for policy making in vocational education is critically examined. A set of criteria for examining research for policy is presented and then applied to the Wilms study with the conclusion that because of its weaknesses the report cannot be taken seriously for policymaking although it has done a service to the…

Discusses controversies surrounding the issue of whether college newspaper editors must be enrolled as students; points to distinctive features in recent issues of numerous high school and college newspapers; offers tips relating to news writing and front page art. (GW)

Data for administrative and financial control are being confused with data needed for policy and planning purposes. Implications for information systems and data collection in Canadian higher education are discussed. (Author/LBH)

A checklist for closing is presented in the hope that institutions can anticipate their problems while they can still be solved. Considered are: establishing a base of reliable information; public announcements and public relations; and disposition of records, property, and current endowment. (Editor/LBH)

The development of the Russell Sage Foundation, devoted to social science research, is reviewed with emphasis on its outlook under the new president, Aaron Wildavsky, and his expertise in policy analysis. (LBH)

Literature from the broad field of administration was examined by the authors for clues to pressure groups and other factors operating in policy- and decision-making situations in vocational education administration in schools. Eight major sources of pressure and ways that administrators respond to them are given. (MF)

An eight-point policy statement on adult education in India is presented, followed by an outline of operational details for putting it into effect. Focus is on combatting illiteracy by providing those citizens with skills for self-directed learning. (LBH)

In this reply to Furniss' statement (see HE 509 669) on AAUP policy, members of AAUP's Committe A on Academic Freedom and Tenure offer personal comments on: the formation of AAUP policy; AAUP standard-setting and collective bargaining; adopting or disclaiming AAUP policies; and AAUP standards in the courts. (LBH)

Suggests teaching methods and materials for use by high school and college social studies teachers as they help students develop valuing skills. Entitled Valuing Confrontation With The Future (VCF), the materials promote consideration of provocative episodes such as electrical stimulation of the human brain and a congressional ban on large pets…

Suggests that the relationship between policy outputs and community power may be more fruitfully conceived as variable, depending on the type and characteristics of the policy in question. (Author/AM)

Essential to the success of affirmative action is the understanding that it demands sensitive interpretation and broad based support as a concept and aggressive, uncompromising execution as a tool. (Author/AM)