In this article, I argue that it is now particularly pertinent to examine the implications for diversity of different conceptions of citizenship, given the current socio-political climate globally, as well as the current national context in the United Kingdom. I have categorised conceptions of citizenship into four main…

Australia has been one of the countries to most enthusiastically embrace the neo-liberal conditions conducive to the dismantling of equitably provided public schooling. The article argues that part of the explanation for the absence of any effective challenge to this trajectory lies in the contradictory nature of the Australian identity. The…

The outbreak of the First World War and the emergence of Russia as Britain's "glorious ally" swiftly changed public attitudes in Britain, which had been largely, but not entirely, hostile to Russia. The sense that Britain needed to cure its 'abysmal ignorance' of Russia, coupled with the strong desire to replace Germany, the enemy, as a…

The collection of essays in this book illustrate commonalties and differences among the theories, practices, and forms of organization of participatory action research in different countries. Participatory action research expresses the recognition that all research methodologies are implicitly political in nature, and this is reflected in the…

Attempts an articulation of the concept of legitimacy and applies the concept to problems in university governance. Through application of the idea of political legitimacy, it is contended that more solutions to governance can be developed and that crisis-oriented tactics can be reserved for situations that require them. (Editor/PG)

This third and final article of a series on the political socialization of children discusses the development and significance of political attitudes in Hopi Indian children. (EH)

Art education research is examined to indicate the importance of having an adequate research base to make informed educational decisions. To examine the ways in which research proceeds from sociopolitical assumptions and, in turn, shapes perceptions of the field and guides actions, the following are discussed: (1) art education research trends;…

In his analysis of Cicero's "Philippics," Cecil Wooten (1983) describes the strategy the Roman advocate used in a rhetorical situation of national crisis as a contest of black and white, the struggle of good against evil; at stake is the very existence of the civilization that he is defending. Choices offered in crisis situations can be…

This handbook is designed to help women become effective lobbyists. Although written for women in New Jersey, it can be used by women in other states as well. A lobbyist is defined as a person representing a group who conducts a campaign to influence members of the legislature to vote for the group's special interest. Several factors which…

The more critical the decision, the less useful a cost-benefit analysis is to library decision makers. (Author)

A survey of secondary social studies teachers in St. Louis asked questions to determine a political profile and attitudes toward social studies curriculum for each teacher. How the greater dissatisfaction of the more liberal teachers toward the curriculum is manifested in the classroom is an area, however, in which study is still needed. (JH)

The argument of this paper is that universities are not politically neutral and cannot become so, and if this argument can be sustained it should be evident that arguments about whether or not they ought to be neutral are utterly mistaken. (Editor)

Systematic analysis of educational problems has had less impact on policy than its proponents in the United States had expected and is meeting with increasingly strong opposition from some segments of the traditional decisionmaking process. Suggests that such analysis will have little impact on policy until it is properly integrated into the…

The expansion of Egyptian radio and television, with underlying political motivation dating from the 1952 revolution, is due to extensive resources committed to the establishment and programming of radio and television systems. Television, introduced almost ten years after the revolution, remains a limited and urban medium, while Egyptian radio…