Explores how the framing of environmental communication influences attitudes and environmentally responsible behaviors. Finds that communication that discussed losses (rather than gains) to the current (rather than future) generation gave rise to the most positive responses and the highest levels of intent to participate in…

Increased parent involvement means better financial support for public schools. Parent involvement at the secondary level is most effective when teachers feel comfortable working with parents; parent convenience is considered; school-parent communication is frequent and positive; programs build self-esteem and feature social and educational…

Argues that the addition of nontraditional judges will improve the educational value of forensics, strengthen public support of the activity, and help increase cultural diversity. (SR)

Although Public Agenda surveys document parents' confidence in their child's public school, their support disintegrates at the slightest probing. "Charter" can describe the trust placed in teachers. Confident, satisfied parents allow educators broader discretion over curriculum and instruction. When dissatisfied, parents can restrict or…

Over the past decade Israel has experienced dramatic change in the legitimization of same-sex relationships. In recent years the LGBT social movement has succeeded in mobilizing public support not only for the rights and well-being of adults, but also for the younger generation-LGBT youth. Using a large-scale survey of the Israeli LGBT community…

This report discusses the findings of a study that investigated the number of magazine articles focusing on gifted and talented children. Results found that between January 1, 1982 and December 31, 1996, 170 articles on gifted and talented children were located. The largest number of articles published was found to be in 1984 (12 percent),…

Even though the United Negro College Fund receives support from Corporations, Foundations, and National Organizations, it is still not enough to cover the needs of black colleges. More support from the black community is stressed. (AM)

This survey assesses the local impact and issues presented in the National Commission on Excellence in Education's report, entitled "A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform." Macomb County, Michigan, residents no longer view unemployment as their number one problem. Although unemployment remains a major concern, almost…

This workshop, concerning private funding for the arts, resulted from a previous research workshop (Munich, 1983) which had concluded that growth in public sector arts financing in Europe had ceased. A major conclusion of the 1985 workshop was that private funding had entered a high development phase, but participants were encouraged to develop…

South Carolina's Education Improvement Act of 1984 is motivating, innovative, challenging, and satisfying. The law is motivating to the citizens of South Carolina because it promises increased student academic achievement, better services to special groups of students and school personnel, improved school conditions, extensive community…

Three years of survey data show that over time concern with pollution and support for the environmental movement were drawn from increasingly broader bases of social structure. Certain social aggregates, however, remained indifferent, suggesting that class and status interests are important determinants of support for environmental reform.…

Two overarching tasks face school public relations directors. These tasks are gaining public support for education and fostering understanding and acceptance of the professions of school public relations. Both are difficult. Schools today suffer from a lack of public confidence. School public relations suffers from a lack of understanding by the…

Immediately after the November 1978 general election, the Education Finance Center of the Education Commission of the States conducted a public opinion poll by telephone in four states that had tax and expenditure limitation measures on the ballot: Colorado, Ohio, Michigan, and Oregon. Those who voted positively and negatively on both tax cut…

The public broadcasting service in Japan, the NHK, is a nongovernmental, noncommercial, and nonprofit making organization that is financed solely by fees collected from viewing households. At present, 80% of the total number of households in Japan have a contract with NHK and 96.5% of these households have actually paid the receiving fee to NHK.…