This document is an English-language abstract (Approximately 1,500 words) summarizing a report presented at an international meeting of representatives of teachers' unions held in Sofia, Bulgaria. The scientific and technical advances of recent years as well as economic and social development in certain countries places upon teachers the…

The work of the United Nations Social Defence Research Institute in the area of manpower and training to develop policy and practice for crime prevention and treatment of offenders is described. A bibliography of 1,444 items is included. (NF)

This publication is the result of a survey conducted to compile information from European and North American countries about the various agencies which decide or influence the policy concerning science in the particular nations. The information is categorized for each country on the basis of four criteria: state, higher education, private sector,…

The utility of a particular citizen participation planning approach as applied to educational facilities planning is described. With the aid of a clear-cut decisionmaking procedure, citizens could participate effectively in the development of specific planning policy statements. Such statements could be used to discuss planning priorities, focus…

The purpose in preparing this bibliography is to provide access to a sampling of thought, primarily from the United States, on the formulation of international environmental policy as of early 1972. An attempt is made to avoid items which focus on specific international problems, cataloging only those with a broader approach to the whole problem.…

This paper cites some of the contributions that sociology has made to desegregation policy. The major contribution, made by public opinion research, is establishing the level of support or opposition to busing policy. A second contribution to desegregation policy has been made by those sociologists and social psychologists who have studied the…

The MINK (Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas) Network Educational Resources Center is a regional, collaborative effort among Teacher Corps Projects and a model of shared governance to improve learning environments and understanding among teacher educators. The governance of this group comes from a Board of Directors comprised of project…

This publication is intended to provide valuable suggestions to local school officials to help them develop and adopt policies and procedures designed to assure equal opportunities in education without discrimination. The guide deals both with concerns related to instructional and extracurricular school programs and issues related to employment…

A study was conducted in order to determine appropriate components for a full-time faculty workload policy at Central Florida Community College (CFCC). A questionnaire was utilized in a survey of 27 CFCC faculty on what should constitute workload, and workload data for fall term 1976-77 were tabulated. The faculty workload policies of other states…

Two proposed college governance plans for the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) were compared to determine which plan allowed for the greatest participation of all members of the college community in campus decision-making. A questionnaire submitted to a sample of BMCC faculty provided data for comparison. Results indicated that…

An examination of the political context of adult education at a pragmatic level is presented. Topics include: four levels of decision making (employment of staff, program planning, student selection, and tutor and student relationship); less controversial areas; political neutrality; and politics and policy. (LH)

Describes the organization and operations of the Community Services Team of the Juvenile Welfare Board. Through consultation, planning and funding to child-serving agencies, the team assumes responsibility for identifying weaknesses in service programs for children. (ED)

A more effective approach to strategic planning and management must be based on an understanding of the political dynamics through which policies are made. (Available from Subscriptions Manager, Pergamon Press Ltd., Headington Hill Hall, Oxford OX3 OBW, England; $60.00 annually.) (Author)

Noting limitations of applying corporation techniques to universities, the author develops a model of decision-making which utilizes marketing techniques within a structure designed to encourage, sensitively record, and facilitate the efficient implementation of policy politically determined by the collision of various interests in continuing and…

The old empirical-rational and power-coercive system of policy development and implementation is inappropriate in our pluralistic environment. The problem-solving strategy combines rationality, involvement, flexibility, and decentralization. It has new implications for administrators' roles. (Author/SJL)