Used 1984 national survey data to test whether marital status affected political orientations and participation. Found married and single persons to differ consistently in their politics, with married being more conservative. Marital status only modestly affected some dimensions of political orientation, including presidential vote. These effects…

Gilbert Grosvenor, editor of "National Geographic," is interviewed about the importance of geography for Americans. He claims our lack of geographic knowledge impedes our ability to act and compete in the world market as a world power and points out that geographic ignorance extends to people employed at high levels of government. (MD)

If one is concerned with education, one shouldn't spend too much time arguing about the adequacy of a particular philosophy or political theory in terms of its educational applications. A steady focus on social and political ends tends to treat schools, children, and teachers as mere means to those ends. (JL)

Discusses the political issues involved in institutionalizing continuing education. Addresses (1) the political nature of institutions, (2) how continuing education fits into the campus environment, (3) political role of the dean of continuing education, (4) assessing the politics of continuing higher education, and (5) coping strategies. (CH)

Argues that since technical and prose writing are both rhetorical discourse, technical writers should use the same devices as prose writers (such as metaphor and humor) and should be as aware of the political, ethical, and moral context of their writing as writers of prose. (ARH)

The author argues that the key problems for the financing of adult education in Australia are political, stating that recurrent education has been subsumed into the rhetoric of education but has been ignored in practice. He calls for arguments to establish the importance of adult education in traditional terms and to challenge current practices.…

McDonald contends that in the 1820s economic and technological changes were creating sectional differences in the United States while the political arena declined in influence. Genovese argues, however, that from the earliest days of the republic different ways of life in the north and south led to a sectional division changing the political…

Implications of academic freedom are discussed. The need for faculty to administer its own standards of objective scholarship is indicated. The politicization of many American universities is criticized. (MT)

This article provides an analysis of why the arts suffer from a lack of support by school administrators. It includes five recommendations to help maximize acceptance and support for arts education programs. (JDH)

This response to Trachtman's article (TM 510 399) argues that the Trachtman paper is inappropriate due to the time elapsed since the original Bardon proposal. The author acknowledges the difference in perspective between Trachtman and himself. He expresses the hope that discussion concerning this aspect of school psychology politics may be ended.…

Explores the failure of market and political solutions to a common civic problem: a shortage of winter parking spaces. Narrow self-interest and a lack of community mindedness are seen as sources of this civic problem. (JDH)

This study was conducted to identify the characteristics of the technologically literate generalist. Results indicated that the technologically literate individual has a broad understanding of technology in reference to its many and varied impacts on consumerism, politics, culture, values, work, and basic societal institutions. (CT)

Finds that the three networks acted alike in their selection of news sources in each convention but that the selection patterns differed over the 12-year period. (FL)

Since the revival of Marxist theorizing on the state in the 1960's, there has been an evolution from quite abstract formulations toward historically concrete research focusing on the relationship between specific state policies and changing class struggles and compromises. (RM)

During the course of an interview, Terry Eagleton, one of England's foremost Marxist critics, talks about his political and critical position and about related contemporary developments. (HOD)