Reviews some efforts to develop national policies for families, lists policies and programs that have helped families as well as those that have burdened them, and discusses recent recommendations that have been made to support families. The attempt to have no family policy is rejected. (Author)

Emphasizes link between objectives and quantified outcomes of rural support programs. Synthesizes a hierarchy of objectives based on the state aims of the 40 public institutions active in rural areas in England and Wales and programs they operated in financial year 1987-88. Describes allocation of financial resources between various objectives,…

Few articles in the professional counseling literature address the healthcare crisis. This paper examines the current state of the United States healthcare affairs. Topics discussed include the problems in healthcare, including an inspection of the uninsured, the underinsured, rising healthcare costs, and the growing inequality in the healthcare…

Two questions provide the focus for this paper: (l) Does England have a policy in regard to multicultural education, and, if so, what is it? (2) If it does have a policy, how and when did this policy get formulated? "Multicultural" is used here to mean Black-White. (Author)

This National Council on Disability (NCD) annual progress report to the President and Congress covers the period December 2005 through December 2006. The report is divided into 13 chapters, each dealing with a major area of public policy. These subject-specific chapters are preceded by an introductory Major Trends section that identifies…

The Office of Technology Assessment is conducting an assessment of the effects of new information technologies--including high performance computing, data networking, and mass data archiving--on research and development. This paper offers a view of the issues and their implications for current discussions about Federal supercomputer initiatives…

Examines the differences in the reception given to immigrant racial minorities in the post-war years in Britain and Canada. Suggests that differences in the institutional structures of immigration of the two countries have resulted in different climates of interracial competition. (FMW)

Discusses public programs related to maternal employment including Aid to Families with Dependent Children. Reports on economic and social forces which discourage employment of mothers outside the home. Describes programs dealing with barriers to maternal employment. (RC)

Exploration of major causes underlying the growing amount of classified national security information examines both recent and perennial tendencies. The consequences of this growth for public access, constitutional checks and balances, and changes in the classification system and product are assessed, and corrective measures available to Congress…

This documentary study is based on 12 national dossiers on vocational education and training in the tourist industry. Part 1 is an overview of school vocational training diplomas and curricula and the provision of training programs in the tourist industry. The description of the provision of training in this sector is followed by a review of…

Examines current reforms in early childhood education, and the nature and scope of changes in the care and education of children since the 1960s. Emphasizes the need for: (1) coherent child and family policy in the United States; (2) appropriate curricula for children of different ages; (3) establishment of a federal office of early childhood…

Noting that the advance of new technologies and the rise of service economies have dramatically changed the socioeconomic development of the world and forced nations to adopt national information policies, this handbook explores the concept of such policies. It is based on the experiences reported in numerous country case studies, meeting…

Influences upon trends in literacy research include national and international agendas, active networks, and public images of literacy. Five trends in literacy research can be discerned. The first trend is research that tries to determine the extent of difficulties with literacy and its causes. Another trend is a shift in views and definitions of…

Articles in this collection clearly illustrate that the debate over indigenous and Western knowledge confronts the Pacific microstates with polarities that are difficult to resolve. Among them is the colonial heritage of an educational system designed to promote docility. National leaders face hard choices in addressing national goals. (SLD)

Organizing adult education must be done within the context of development policy. Cultural filters should be used in considering theory and research knowledge. A sensitive use of cultural filters also applies to learning from practice. An assumption is that there should be interfacing and interlinking structures of primary education and adult…