Discusses the politics involved in creating programs for gifted and talented students and the nature of the students and teachers who should be involved in such a program. Available from Private School Quarterly, P.O. Box 21587, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33335. (IRT)

More than half the items come from the "Washington Post" and "The New York Times," and the proportion from these two papers seems to be rising. (KS)

Explores the relationship between knowledge use and curriculum-change management with respect to technical dynamics, political dynamics, and cultural dynamics. The conceptual framework is explained, and results indicate that the political dynamics of the implementation process stand out as being an important correlate of knowledge use. (Author/LRW)

Suggests nursing curricula have changed over time due to the influence of prevailing ideologies, such as the current market orientation. Notes that to meet the needs of both students and society, educators must recognize the influence of contexts and their ideological underpinnings. (SK)

Conducted a study of school choice in Boulder, Colorado, throughout the 1990s, showing how interest groups took advantage of federal, state, and district policies meant to promote school choice and molded them into a system of schools that met individualistic interests more than the common good. (SLD)

Looks at the changes in values that perestroika has wrought and at the complexities of implementing adequate educational reform that truly reflects the changes in values in the USSR. (Author)

Networking for adult literacy can provide opportunities for influencing legislation, enhancing communication among professional organizations, disseminating research findings, and generating funding for adult literacy programs. (JOW)

Describes and appraises the difficulties experienced by British unions since 1979. During that period, union membership declined over 20 percent and three Conservative governments enacted labor legislation opposed by unions. Economic and structural changes are likely to have more lasting adverse effects. (JOW)

Despite recent criticisms of andragogy and a shift toward critical pedagogy in the current sociopolitical climate, andragogy is supported by literature and research. The more central role it gives students in their own educational processes and its compatibility with the concept of care make it a suitable underpinning for nursing education. (SK)

Critical social theory is used to analyze the American Medical Association's proposal to deal with the nursing shortage by creating registered care technologists. The discussion highlights strategies nurses can use in future efforts to support health care reform. (JOW)

The 101st Congress and the Administration have cooperated to provide a solid increase for education, research, and statistics for 1991, but a new deficit reduction measure prohibits increases for the next three years. Observes that appropriations committees now favor research and are unlikely to divert these funds. (DM)

Asserts that pedagogical respect for individuality is consistent with appreciation of the social, political, economic, and technical realities in terms of which individuals develop and which make different kinds of individuality possible. Argues that the possibility for individuality depends on social and school factors. Explores the views of…

The Ulster People's College continues the tradition of radical adult education by seeking to assist both Catholic and Protestant communities with social and economic problems and by attempting to bridge cultural and political divisions by fostering communication between communities. (SK)

Argues that public administration assumes an impoverished definition of "profession" and has neglected important dimensions of the practice that need examination in a more constructive debate. Illuminates the roles that public administrators have played and must play if they are to govern effectively and professionally. (Author)

Discusses current debates in the field of electronic archiving. Considers the decisions archivists face concerning which content, media, and political or ideological biases will combine to constitute a historical record, and discusses the control of archival content. (LRW)