Examines two views of the policy process (AA 527 184) and takes them a step further to see what they portend. (Editor)

Notes that party decomposition is likely to continue. The probable future pattern is one where the major parties continue to exert influence on the voting choices of the American public, but where many voters are available for mobilization by competing movements. (Author/AM)

It is argued that political input at a local level can be justified in terms of the importance of the institution to the community, of the total responsibilities of a local authority, and of a need for some other power to offset the power of a national body. A regional policy for higher education in Great Britain in advocated. (Author/LBH)

Politicization is seen as dysfunctional to the academic goals of Indian universities. Eliminating political control of higher education, however, poses a challenge to the Indian political system. Suggestions for doing so are offered. (LBH)

In the last 25 years, 80 to 100 chairs or institutes focusing on the study of capitalism have been established on college campuses, sometimes facing criticism because of potential conflict with the institution's mission. (MSE)

Middle-class moderates had begun to adopt the confrontational tactics of student protesters when the ruling party in South Korea made dramatic concessions to opposition demands for direct presidential elections. It indicates that politics is beginning to bow to societal conditions. (MLW)

Offers a hypothetical case as a learning activity in which government regulation of campaign advertising and free speech is questioned. Provides questions for discussion. (BSR)

Highlights of the National Education Association's (NEA) annual meeting include endorsement of a national network of "learning laboratories" designed to help restructure public education. (MLF)

Examines various views--from conservative to anarchic--of the literary canon. Notes that although these perspectives have shifted in popularity, the curriculum for a college English major has remained essentially constant. (MM)

Discusses the role of the University of Toronto's humanities chair in dealing with other disciplines at the university. (MM)

Presents a model for the selection of instructional leaders, based on the need to provide continuity and change, as well as competence and compassion in curriculum development. Suggests that leadership can best be provided by a central curriculum council, composed of members reflecting each aspect of the continuity/change-competence/compassion…

Stating that U.S. national political conventions have become media events which lack real decision-making significance, Alpert examines how ratifying conventions strategically define themselves and communicate their messages. Discusses factors such as: timing, host cities, convention facilities, media services, convention officers, speakers,…

This article serves to provide a background for and an introduction to four articles which center on the concept of schools as organizations and the match between the intentions of education reformers and the organizational/management realities of school systems. (JL)

Higher education must tell legislatures how the state should raise the money the colleges want to spend--even if it means higher taxes--and then lobby on behalf of those proposals. This also means addressing new and potentially controversial issues about the role of colleges in state politics. (MLW)

Presented at the National Council for the Social Studies annual meeting in Dallas on November 16, 1987, this article discusses issues such as military spending, peaceful competition with other nations, and minority group affairs, which face the United States and its students as the year 2000 approaches. (GEA)