Presents the historical background of the recognition of racism as a factor in low achievement of nonwhite students in England. Discusses reactions of various education groups towards offical reports on the education of minority children. Concludes with comparison of England's policies with United States' policies toward the education of…

The Association for Children with Learning Disabilities encourages a Regular Education/Special Education Initiative as a system of integrated planning, delivery, and evaluation of the effects of services to disabled children. Specific recommendations regarding the development of pilot projects and competency training for school personnel, related…

Using data from several western nations, this article maintains that policy analysis has over-emphasized policy substance and neglected the influence of the political process. Focuses specifically on how political and institutional constraints influence policymaking in the Federal Republic of Germany. (JDH)

Using Latin American examples, this article examines the influence of four types of constraints (technological, cultural, clientelistic, and political) on bureaucratic-authoritarian, liberal-democratic and neo-patrimonialist regimes. Maintains that policy will be more effective if aided by an understanding of these constraints. (JDH)

Raises questions about current rural sociology from a critical theory perspective. Provides a brief historical analysis of its theoretical and applied roots. Suggests interweaving of research, practice, and advocacy as way to bring rural sociologists back into policy making. (LFL)

Rule changes are summarized and the institutions and conferences voting against some of them are listed. The rules concern institutional self-study, academic reporting, member discipline, coach rule violations, eligibility, expenditures, playing season, compliance, meetings, sponsorship, and playing rules. (MSE)

Assesses the evolving role of state governments in the reindustrialization of America, discussing recent changes in the American economy that have helped state/local governments move to the forefront in the formulation of industrial policy. Also considers the impact of industry, university, government, partnerships on elementary/secondary…

This simulation can be used to help secondary students examine the national and global energy issue. Students role-play various groups, including the Departments of Energy and Transportation, the U.S. Automobile Manufacturer's Association, oil lobby groups, conservation groups, citizen groups, a solar lobbying organization, and a nuclear power…

Suggestions are made for defining policies and maintaining the quality and integrity of the educational processes that are part of social science internship programs. The suggestions relate to sponsorship and supervision, the desired learning outcomes and performance standards, and student evaluation. (MSE)

The benefits of an institution's planning ahead for possible financial exigencies are examined and the procedures on several campuses are outlined in the context of the American Association of University Professors' guidelines on faculty involvement in policy formation. (MSE)

Results of interviews with presidents and trustees of 10 private liberal arts colleges concerning the president-trustee relationship include observations about the presidency as a political office, the president's role as a bureaucrat, the committee system, presidential evaluation, and prospects for presidential leadership. (MSE)

A review of the relationship of law and academe covers the legal implications of social and educational change, the dichotomy between public and private and between secular and religious institutions, and preventive legal planning. (MSE)

The debate over faculty's mandated retirement age involves emotions, professional careers, academic traditions, demographic forces, faculty-administration relations, and national politics, but the arguments are largely technical and cynical. Uncapping the retirement age would serve to further dignify academic work. (MSE)

Faced with dwindling resources, some colleges and universities have experimented with a variety of staffing alternatives, but good staffing strategies must be realistic, flexible, and fair to all involved. (Author/MSE)

Under Secretary of State Thomas Johnston's leadership, the Council considered seven wide-ranging issues in education and produced a series of exemplary reports directed at reforms capable of speedy translation into practice. In the post-war period, the Council lost its influence and the Scottish Education Department returned to its traditional…