Description of the accreditation process of the American Library Association addresses the purposes of accreditation, development of standards, eligibility, application for evaluation, visiting team, the visit, the team report, action on the report, appeal, reaccreditation, relations with other accrediting bodies, and advisory services. Issues of…

Presents a personal review of conditions influencing educational administration's well-being in developing countries. Discusses some forgotten influences, such as myths, external pressures, the selection of appropriate policies and strategies, personnel and training programs, and professional support problems. The greatest sin of commission is…

Discusses principles to guide policy development for early childhood programs. Argues for an early childhood "ecosystem" that integrates early childhood and child care services. Discusses federal legislation and urges communities to accept responsibility for providing comprehensive academic, health, social, nutrition, and transportation…

The objective of a conflicts of interest policy is to ensure that a school is obtaining goods and services at the best available price. Summarizes the requirements of a policy and explains how a "Right-to-Audit" clause in all purchase orders and contracts is a way to monitor policy adherence. (MLF)

Language-in-education planning is the field that exists between language policy making and the classroom curriculum. A survey of language-in-education planning in the 1980s focuses only on that part of language-in-education policy concerned with foreign language teaching and learning and areas of literacy and bilingual education. (118 references)…

Reviews conflicting West German immigration policies toward the growing number of foreign workers since 1973. Emphasizes the contradiction between policies that encourage foreigners to return home and those that encourage the integration of foreigners into German society. (FMW)

Examines why instructional, curricular, and political reforms return again and again. Rejects the common explanation that reforms fail because of a lack of rational proposals and implementation, and suggests political and institutional causes. (FMW)

Dublin (Ohio) High School developed a process to assess its program and expand its curriculum. This article describes the roles of consultants, faculty, and the board of education in creating a policy document without specifying procedures for curriculum revision, staff selection and deployment, and time management. (MLH)

An Italian conference on the role of language instruction in Italian schools is summarized. Special attention is given to the potential for linking language teaching to secondary education reform efforts. (MSE)

This report on the American Library Association's 1989 midwinter conference summarizes the interactions and recommendations of various speakers, committees, and special interest groups. A profile of presidential candidates, summary of the most significant board and council actions, and agenda for the next conference are provided. (CLB)

Examines some of the policies and procedures that can be implemented to minimize the possibility of theft or willful damage to manuscripts by researchers or staff. Topics discussed include reading room procedures, record keeping, marking collections, and legislation that addresses thefts from repositories. (10 references) (Author/CLB)

The perception that educational research does not significantly contribute to policy and practice is inaccurate. However, the impact of research is not as frequent or effective as it might be. To remedy this, researchers should study the action mind frames of policymakers and practitioners. (BJV)

The first of two articles on the nature of the growing problem of automated information systems security, especially in the federal government, this article presents a brief history of the problem and describes the need for integrating security activities into overall policies and programs to help reduce system vulnerabilities and risks. (23…

Discusses the status of U.S. federal information policy. Topics covered include definitions of policy, the range of issues being covered, current actors and policy initiatives, and ways in which information science faculty can participate in the policy process. A bibliography of selected sources is provided. (10 notes/references) (Author/CLB)

Recent pressures on educational psychology services developing from special education legislation are discussed, with particular reference to Scotland and other European countries. It is argued that educational psychologists must re-examine their responsibilities toward special education needs and promote formation of constructive public policy…