Suggests that the mass media serve as socializing agents by providing direct linkage to media and contents which are essential for the development of political values, and by contributing to the structuring of social contexts in which adolescents may exercise such value orientations and reinforce ties with primary socializing agents. (JMF)

Reviews research indicating the effectiveness of parent participation in the schools on increased student achievement. Argues that the most effective community involvement occurs at the policy level. (IRT)

An analysis of 156 television political spot advertisements revealed that the most prevalent type of content was issue-related (although very few advertisements revealed a specific candidate issue position), followed by content focusing on candidate qualities, then by references to certain demographic groups, and finally by the transmission of…

The politicization of education as a means of protecting the rights of children is examined in terms of the objections to it raised by critics and the context within which such politicization has occurred. (JMF)

Green forecasts that unless evaluative thinking moves away from the educational research model, frustration will grow because findings are not applied to policy. Similarly, Gowin feels that concepts and values are just as important as facts. (CP)

Traces the political and social factors (including Black nationalism) that have influenced Federal policy regarding bilingual education since the mid 1960s. Holds that current policy is ethnocentric and robs schools of their traditional integrative function. (GC)

This article analyzes a critique of Dewey, written in 1975 by Chou Jung-hsin, China's Minister of Education, showing that Chou was utilizing a traditional Chinese technique of "attack by analogy" and that his real target was the ultra-leftism in Chinese education resulting from the Cultural Revolution. (Editor/SJL)

Eight articles focus on various aspects of curriculum and instruction in the elementary and secondary schools of the Soviet Union. Titles include "The Esthetic Education of Pupils in School,""The Joint Educational Work of the School, the Family, and the Community," and "The Grade Leader Teacher as the Organizer and Leader…

Describes the Heritage Foundation, a nonprofit organization with considerable influence on policy formation in the Reagan administration. Recommendations from this group regarding science policy are discussed. (CS)

Eight articles focus on various aspects of curriculum and instruction in the elementary and secondary schools of the Soviet Union. Titles include "The Subject Matter and Tasks of School Pedagogy,""Principles of Education in the School,""The Principles of Teaching,""Instilling a Communist World View," and…

Reviews the influences that city and State politics have on school desegregation in Los Angeles. Asserts that the Los Angeles desegregation plan reflects the influence and power of the city's westside by providing an escape from its provisions of mandatory busing while meeting the school district's desegregation guidelines. (Author/GC)

Proposes that English teachers have an obligation to give more attention to how language can be used in politics. Examines the characteristics of the basic political message. Offers eight suggestions for classroom exercises. (RL)

The fear that the new responsiveness to ethnicity is undermining what has been, on the whole, a success will not go away. Whatever their backgrounds, when students leave the school they must function in an English-speaking environment. (Author/IRT)

Sketches some educational, social, political, and economic trends that are likely to take place in the 1980s. (IRT)

Presents an account of political and religious influences affecting the French secondary school, Louis Le Grand, during the eighteenth century. Shows how the development of a major institution of education can be related to historical events and pressures. (DB)