In this special issue exploring parents' responses to neoliberal policy changes, especially shifting notions of risk and responsibility, this article provides a historical account of local and national policy initiatives in the contemporary United States that have increased risk and placed responsibility for this risk on the shoulders of parents…

Sweden and Denmark are becoming aware that the "at risk" group of unemployed young people present a double-edged risk in that they are economically and socially disadvantaged and constitute a risk for society at large. Sweden and Denmark differ in their responses to the problem. (BRR)

The authors highlight three important areas in which changes significant for American education are likely to occur in the 1980s. They discuss the implications of shifts in the American population, emerging developments in educational technology, and the federal role in education. (Author/SJL)

During a time of great unrest, formerly White schools have undertaken, with considerable success, one of the most critical educational innovations attempted in the African continent. Success appears, ironically, to be due to the same strong structure which for nearly 50 years made the schools effective instruments of White supremacy. (BRR)