Interviewed 155 general assistance recipients aged 50 through 64. Found many had suffered long-term disabling conditions and could not be expected to return to paid work. Implies the appropriateness of case advocacy on their behalf to increase the likelihood of receipt of federal disability benefits. Advocates liberalizing Supplemental Security…

Reviews information technology trends that relate to the collection, transfer, and dissemination of information and their implications for information policy; examines the roles of government and both public and private sectors in information policy formation; and suggests a broad course of action for citizen involvement. (CLB)

Describes the role of the government in and the direction of social planning in the United States from the late 19th century through the 1980s. Topics discussed include planning style; the balance between planning methodology and social objectives; and the incremental nature of planning in the United States. (CLB)

The decline of agriculture in the 1920s and 1930s was compounded by the subsequent collapse of the rural social community, leaving the rural poor without a community and thus exacerbating and prolonging their poverty. Present restructuring of agriculture in the United States may have a similar impact on rural communities. (JHZ)

Reviews the history of the response of professional social work organizations to the problems of rural poverty. Offers specific strategies to increase the involvement of the Council on Social Work Education and the National Association of Social Workers with rural poverty. (JHZ)

The advantages are discussed of an institution's taking on a full-time, salaried board chairman to tend to the institution's external affairs while the president manages internal matters. (MSE)

Reviews the development of information resource management philosophies, methodologies, and techniques over the past five years. Areas that need improvement are discussed, including information resource management techniques, methodologies, research and educational bases, and professional associations. (13 references) (CLB)

Reviews the process whereby Metropolitan State College (Colorado) developed a series of recommendations concerning the assessment of student learning. Discusses problems encountered and offers a sampling to show the style and detail of the recommendations. (DMM)

Describes the development and introduction of television in India's higher education system. Topics discussed include policy formulation, the Indian educational system, the administrative structure supporting educational technology in India, goal setting, and problems encountered in implementation. (LRW)

Describes a Delphi Study of 70 small and medium-sized companies that had diverse specializations and needs. Presents the results as a set of cooperative research goals and objectives thought most desirable and feasible. Analyzes the top four potential goals indicating the policy areas and programs for cooperative research. (CW)

Belgian official policy toward the teaching profession as developed in the last 10 years is examined in the context of the special situation of education in Belgian society, its complicated relations with the government, and the position it occupies in Belgian politics. (MSE)

Foreign language teachers' organization leaders criticize the ideas and planning behind a privately-funded National Foreign Language Center, charging that: they were not adequately involved in its preparation, adult language education would be overemphasized, the funds could be used otherwise, and a tendency toward a single language education…

Research findings on the effects of student financial assistance on persistence/withdrawal are reviewed and conclusions are drawn from this research. The impacts of changing financial aid policies on the educational careers of students are discussed, and recommendations for student aid policy are provided. (MLW)

Describes the redesign of standards of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and roles played by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and the National Education Association. Examines five categories into which new unit-based NCATE standards fall and predicts some important outcomes of the…

Presents historical and contemporary challenges facing the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate School, a consortium of teaching and research faculty. Discusses its unique characteristics, the consequences and available resources of the urban setting, maintaining a public image, and sustaining the financial integrity of the university. (SA)