Conceptions of politics and myths of campus politics are explored, the organizational context for the politics of curriculum development are examined, the dynamics of "pork barrel" curriculum development (i.e., driven by self-interest) are outlined, and criticisms of this process are considered. (MSE)

Two social studies educators talk about the roots of their professional commitment, teachers who influenced them, politics, and social studies education. (RM)

This paper updates the concept of test validity. This new conception entails a set of 10 categories combined together in pairs: curriculum and instructional validity, statutory and forensic validity, media and journalistic validity, political and legislative validity, and partisan and activist validity. (Author/DWH)

School boards can be oriented toward narrow interests or broader constituencies, bureaucratic or informal in organization, and private or public in their deliberations. Various board styles may be more or less suited to given electorates. Corruption appears more closely associated with secrecy in deliberations than with tendencies toward…

Explains why political concerns and actions have been neglected by authors of young adult novels while other subjects, once considered taboo, have been used.(EL)

Discusses the importance of collaboration between teacher education institutions and schools. At the heart of these collaborations should be the goal of improving the way children learn in school. (MD)

Notes that while less than half of the radio stations in the United States have used the President's weekly radio broadcasts, they have nonetheless been widely covered by CBS, NBC, and the New York "Times." (FL)

Freire responds to questions about the relation between philosophy of language and pedagogy, the possible importance of a "magical way" of understanding material and political reality, his literacy experiments in Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde, his impressions of the U.S., and the power of his methodology in practice. (RDN)

Each educational policy should be justified in terms of a comprehensive view of the school and its implementation should be collaborative with educators. In addition, policymakers must state what will count as policy success and how much time they are willing to commit to its implementation. (MLF)

Presents factors to consider in deciding whether to have a school be included in the national class action suit that is being brought against 54 asbestos manufacturers. (MD)

This bibliography assumes readers are familiar with environmental literature and are seeking complementary resources in women's studies. Entries (N=143) are presented under these headings: historical material; theoretical studies; North American concerns (ethnic groups, technology, urban, wilderness, political issues); international concerns; and…

By creating a working, sharing partnership between the private sector and public education, the political threat of tuition tax credits can be converted into opportunities for educational reform based on genuine need and rational priorities, rather than political reaction and opportunism and social discontent. (MLW)

Examines the state and local campaign news presented to viewers in two Ohio cities during the final weeks of the 1982 campaign. Concludes that the coverage provided little information and exercised little initiative. (FL)

Higher education focuses largely on acquisition of knowledge and development of skills of rigorous argument, rarely giving attention to subjective perceptions or subjective value assumptions, in either the parties of a controversy or the student himself. Elements of the college curriculum, when properly developed, can help students identify…

Politics of education in 1980s will be played out primarily at the state level. The task will be to maintain existing support levels, and advocates will have to provide hard evidence about the benefits of particular policy choices and about the larger social interests associated with public education. (CMG)