From the viewpoint of a state legislator, discusses ways that educators and legislators can combine their expertise to improve the educational policy-making process and to develop useful information on educational programs that can serve as a basis for constructive, informed legislative action. (JG)

As governmental involvement in pharmacy increases, pharmacists need to be increasingly aware of the workings of government and how these working may affect the development and implementation of public policies. Management techniques must also take into account the social responsibilities demanded by the public. (LBH)

Because of the broad powers of Congress to allocate funds for parks and recreational sites and maintenance, public action and active participation in the legislative processes at all levels of government is essential. (JD)

Suggests that the government's new administration will have to consider the implications of national education policy in terms of the role of the Federal government in seeking to shape an overall strategy for the economic and social direction for the nation. (Author/AM)

Notes that attention and action should focus on three institutions: the family, the school, and the big city. (Author/AM)

Author has just completed his third spell at the Department of Education and Science. Here the ex-Minister of State looks at some of the policy initiatives which he had been involved in during the past two years. (Editor/RK)

Suggests ten major factors that may influence students' feelings about and participation in activity programs. (Author/RK)

The forward plan for health for 1978-1982 represents the Public Health Service's view of the health world for the next five-year period. Six main themes are outlined: knowledge development; prevention of illness; improving the health-care system; assuring the quality of health care; health-care financing; and tracking and evaluation. (LBH)

Describes an economics game for adult education designed to simulate the real world by setting up national economic policymaking in which participants can exercise their own judgment. Assesses some of the conclusions to be derived from the use of such a game. (MF)

Analyzes Federal educational policy from the viewpoint of a Congressman who for 18 years has sat on the committee with principal responsibility for education legislation. Notes that "the fundamental question of the role of the Federal government in education is itself controversial and gives rise to a number of important issues." (Author/JM)

Reviews the meaning of "political ideology" in political science, reviews findings from the literature on local school districts, discusses implicit assumptions about political ideology made by these studies, and presents findings from a study of political ideologies among a sample of school board members, lay citizens, and professional educators.…

Argues that, "If we are going to assess and evaluate creatively and in ways which reflect the organic complexity of the schools, we must begin to describe the methods of actual evaluation processes. We must move away from evaluations that exclusively concern professions and toward those that are the responsibility of persons at all levels."…

Argues that "we are moving toward the notion that the national policy-oriented evaluation may not ask a useful question--useful neither to the national policy-maker nor to the educator. On the other hand, the research question which seeks to understand the teaching/learning process (rather than to evaluate a program) may ultimately be the most…

Two kinds of affirmative action in the recruitment and selection of college faculty are distinguished and discussed: procedural (ensuring judgment of applicants without consideration of race, religion, or national origin) and preferential (characterized by attention to the same criteria that procedural affirmative action eschews). Argues that…

Identifies the stages in the development of language policy in Australia and notes that language issues are no longer considered central to a multicultural society. Argues that the underlying rationale for language policy has moved to the economic sphere and that policymakers must understand the nature of language learning. (19 references)…