A model is provided for a political action workshop to educate individuals in the political process and productive participation. The workshop begins with a quiz designed to make the participant recognize the inadequacy of his political involvement and of political involvement in the country in general. A segment on the legislative and policy…

Planning traditionally employs a rational decision model that leaves the planner poorly equipped to deal with constraints of organizational process and governmental politics. To be more effective, the planner must now begin in depth to analyze the procedures related to organizational processes and political bargaining. (Author)

Family and sex role transformations in Chicano families are analyzed. (NQ)

Author attempted to solve the problem of how he could bring politics into the classroom without becoming a propagandist. (Author/RK)

The world's primary concern is finding a way out of the crises of resource usage, environment, and development. The world does not suffer from a lack of resources, but rather from unfair distribution and misuse plus the behavior within and between nations. A new international order is therefore required. (BT)

At the Lake Campus of Wright State University, students are required to complete two courses in English composition. In the second, English 102, the focal assignment is an eight- to ten-page research essay, typically with either an argumentative slant or a topic that requires some sort of interpretive analysis. When the department selected an…

The administrator who is open and authentic in his use of power and resources and who is sensitive to the meanings attached to his use of power, will be seen as a leader among those he serves. (Available from Department of Educational Administration, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E1) (Author/WM)

Aspects of the language in the Watergate tapes are examined. (JH)

This paper tried to show that education is one of the mechanisms developed by the dominant segments of (or the segments competing for influence in) Brazilian society, through direct initiatives and/or use of the political system, to enforce their respective interests. (Author/RK)

Article presented some considerations on the problem of conceptualization of politics of education and of decision-making processes and then analyzed questions that are raised when a decision-making approach is applied to the study of the educational institution. (Author/RK)

After seeing a keen interest stimulated by a residential course of political training, the executive of the Youth Movement (Democrazia Cristiana) in the province of Reggio Emilia (Italy) decided to abandon the traditional training methodology, which consisted of one or two residential courses evey year on current political issues on the party's…

In an examination of the dynamics that mold a bill and keep it before the attention of the national legislature, this paper traces the behind-the-scenes history of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), H.R. 925, from its origin as a benefit solely for pregnant women workers to its current status as a broad remedy for the stresses of modern…

Contrary to the conventional notion that the principles of Western higher education were significant factors in predisposing Western educated Africans toward political liberation movements, this paper attempts to demonstrate that factors more complex than the ideals of Western higher education were involved. Specifically, the paper argues that it…

This annotated bibliography lists 43 books, periodicals, and essays in the area of governmental-political communication. Topics include: social justice, lying, cheating, ethics, public duties, public policy, language, rhetorical strategies, and propaganda. (MS)

This annotated bibliography compiles a variety of bibliographies and reference tools in the McGill University Library System (Montreal, Quebec) that are useful for research on Quebec, and its emphasis is on the sociological and political aspects of Quebec life and culture. The bibliography is presented in two parts that include reference sources…