Analysis of 27 indicators gives California a "D" for the way it treats its children. A number of other reports have documented the crisis facing children. Proposes citizens becoming a strong diverse group of advocates for the needs of children. Summarizes the action agenda of "The Right Start for California's Children." (MLF)

This article focuses on the political and economic realities surrounding textbook publishing. A discussion of the publishing industry includes an examination of industry decision makers and the influence of profit. State textbook adoption policies are also explored. (IAH)

The changes in postsecondary education's relationship to government generally and to the federal government specifically are discussed. It is concluded that, as the array of issues, participants, and special interests mounts, the academy is less and less able to speak with a single voice in Washington. (MLW)

Compares the administrative structures and educational ideologies of the writing center model and the curriculum-based model of peer tutoring. Argues that while the curriculum-based model may be administratively more efficient, the writing center model offers a collaborative learning environment in which students critically understand themselves…

Educational reform efforts in China, in response to the national modernization program, are linked with socio-political changes. This article presents general observations and perspectives on Chinese educational reform, emphasizing the transition from traditionalism to republicanism and the socio-economic, political and cultural aspects of the…

Summarizes a paper prepared for the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) on the evolution of distance learning which begins by describing technological, the demographic, economic, political, and pedagogical forces involved. A new field is proposed called technology-mediated interactive learning (TMIL), which synthesizes distance learning,…

Analyzes the party politics of religious education within the London School Board in the 1890s. Concentrates on the parliamentary struggle between two London School Board members: Edward Stanley (Progressive Party) and Joseph Diggle (Conservative Party) over the role of religion in education. Includes reactions of the Australian public to the…

Examines academic freedom in Fiji after a military coup in 1987. Describes how universities are viewed in developing nations by totalitarian regimes. Discusses the university's visibility, cost, and role in economic development. Refers to numerous studies on the complexity and intensity of relations between the university and the power structure.…

Supports a theory linking social structure with human agencies, and claims critics prefer a structural account not based on individual actors shaped by key institutions. Refutes Francisco Ramirez's theory that the state is the key actor. Contends that the institutionalist approach deflects attention from class, ethnicity, and racial basis of…

Discusses the challenges of running a library in a political environment, and offers observations and strategies to aid in public library management. Areas discussed include governance, funding, personnel management, relationships with the press, working with elected officials, and negotiating strategies and skills. (CLB)

Argues that the dismantling of Mexican American segregation in Texas resulted not only from social protest, but also from fundamental shifts in economic and political conditions, 1940-1970: structural changes in the farm labor market, urbanization, expansion of the Chicano middle class, and political mobilization. Contains 58 references. (SV)

Analyzes the survival of San Francisco (California) public alternative elementary schools from a symbolic perspective. Concludes that the manipulation of symbols and an effective combination of loose and tight management styles have resulted not only in maintenance but in growth. (FMW)

A course at Hampshire College is described that was designed to familiarize students with the progression, key junctures, and general drift of forces and events that are the political and economic history of Spanish America. (MLW)

Examined is the development of the research and thought in educational administration that has attempted to be androcentric and has included perspectives of nondominant groups, particularly the role of gender. (20 references) (SI)

Examined is the assertion by Douglas Mitchell that the dissatisfaction theory be abandoned because it has not been able to predict the political upheavals it described. Reported is the first incumbent defeat as well as suggestions on why prediction should not be the only goal for a social/political theory. (24 references) (SI)