A meta-analysis combining expert evaluation with naturalistic case study methods indicates that such investigations must use special methods to render evaluative judgments of worth. It is demonstrated that descriptive, interpretive, and evaluative aspects of such a study must be combined to yield justifiable conclusions. (TJH)

Although place names, national capitals, and physical environment are important aspects of geography, a well-rounded geography curriculum includes other themes, such as the regional approach, locational and perceptual considerations, population and food balances, urbanization trends, economic development, man-nature relationships, and political…

Educational, economic, and political conditions in China now favor cooperative programs uniting Chinese and American universities in educational and revenue-producing ventures. Such sister-institution initiatives are just beginning to be studied, but have great promise. (MSE)

Describes the Blacks' struggle for educational improvement in South Africa through alternative education. (JOW)

Takes a critical look at the idea of "news routines." Examines a politically oppositional news room to determine which elements of production make its news "oppositional." Argues that economic and organizational factors help determine news content more than do routines. (RAE)

The economic and political implications of a linguistically incompetent America are far-reaching and frightening. While other nations attain direct access to U.S. information through the public media, Americans need translators and interpreters. Self-interest is also a worthy incentive for choosing and studying foreign languages. Includes 19…

Florida is working to improve its university system's reputation at the same time that it faces increased demand for limited spaces, stiff civic competition for public funding, international political issues, continuing regional disagreement, and conflict between legislators and institutions. (MSE)

Cultural studies, an amalgam of literature, social history, sociology, anthropology, and media studies, looks at the intersection of culture and politics. The discipline is still evolving and has drawn criticism, but proponents do not want it to become too institutionalized at the risk of losing its critical integrity. (MSE)

Elaborates a conceptualization of news as a discursive resource, and suggests a dialogical model for media-movement relationships. Describes how two "branches" of the United States women's movement understood news differently and developed different and specific strategies which are called "media pragmatism" and "media subversion." (SR)

Examines popular culture in terms of its position in social structures of power, looking at the Ivoirien music made popular by state television in Cote d'Ivoire. Focuses on Cote d'Ivoire's international singing star, Alpha Blondy, and how this singer and others negotiate the relationship between state television and the Ivoirien popular singer.…

The nature, quality, purposes, and value of the curriculum are central issues for adult educators concerned with social transformation, equity, social justice, and democracy. There is a danger in adult education becoming professionalized and "technicized" and allied with the purposes of centralized states and multinational institutions.…

All forms of English-as-a-Second-Language are ideological, whether or not educators are conscious of the political implications of their instructional choices. Ideology is unavoidable, a position supported by various L1 and L2 scholars whose work is surveyed. Accommodationist politics of apparently neutral pragmatism in English for academic…

The imperatives and complexities of introducing human rights principles at primary and secondary school levels in postcommunist societies are presented, focusing on presentation of concepts of individualism, democracy, and human rights in textbooks; teaching practices that reinforce learner-centered approaches; and consideration of a national…

Argues that today's political correctness atmosphere is a throwback to attempts made by the Nazis and Stalinists to force society into conformity. Academia, it is claimed, is being forced to conform to gain control of the institution of higher education. It is predicted that this effort will fail. (GR)

Synthesizes the theoretical implications of the studies presented in this issue on social repercussions of a unified Germany, highlighting the effects of economic and political change on women, families, and youth, and their relevance for cultural-historical theories of human development. (JW)