A case study of a health promotion coalition to reduce deaths from AIDS and substance abuse illustrates how empowerment planning can take place, as well as how political and ethical issues influence planning decisions. (SK)

Discussion of politics of the French language looks at the nature of linguistic politics, offers historical perspective on French linguistic politics, and argues that, in France, language is always linked to the State. Aspects of French linguistic politics concerning the language itself and its role in everyday life are examined. (MSE)

Describes what went on as a "Children's Plan" was being designed to meet the needs of children in a state with a very high juvenile incarceration rate. The state program was to be compared with a contemporaneous private sector program, but the private program was taken over by the state after two years, thus making comparison impossible. (JPS)

A steady diet of bad news and undeserved criticism has created a national climate of skepticism about public education. As reports about schools' failings are publicized by the news media, educators turn inward, failing to rebut the reports and triggering unwarranted attacks by the political far right. News media and a skeptical public must become…

Reports on a visual content analysis of 1,104 Gulf War-related pictures. Finds that a narrowly limited range of images (with a special emphasis on cataloging military weaponry and technology) dominated the pictorial coverage. Suggests that the scarcity of pictures depicting ongoing events in the Gulf contradicts the impression of first-hand media…

An interview with Arthur Levine, the president of Teachers College, Columbia University (New York), discusses diversity, school vouchers, recruiting new teachers, affirmative action, student attitudes about race, the need for advocacy groups to counter the conservative National Association of Scholars, and his latest book, "Diversity on…

Describes a multiyear effort to restructure one teacher education program, highlighting constraints, barriers, and limitations such as turf protection, fear of risk taking, conflicting ideologies, and struggles for power and influence that emerged during the restructuring process. A prototypical model of how the psychological, social, and…

Acknowledges that the term "education for the environment" has generated powerful images and proposes that the term has become a slogan. Identifies anomalies and inconsistencies associated with the use of the term. Contains 41 references. (DDR)

In one Chicago high school, nationalist ideology and education based on principles of Puerto Rican self-determination are powerful methods for creating student success. Ironically, the ideology focused on critical appraisal of U.S. policies encourages youth to pursue mainstream achievements. (SK)

Poses the ethical challenges involved when an evaluation report is being misinterpreted to serve political ends through program cancellation and considers the internal evaluator's responsibility and effectiveness. Commentaries reflect on codes of behavior and the position of an evaluator with respect to program management. (SLD)

Examines the influence of negative political advertising frames on the thoughts and feelings undergraduate students generate in response to campaign advertising. Finds that participants were more likely to generate cynical comments and hold politicians accountable for the country's ills when reading candidate theme advertisements than ad hoc issue…

Provides information on the experiences of 50 children displaced during Argentina's "dirty war" of the 1970s who underwent DNA and protein analysis and subsequently were reunited with their biological families. Considers not only genetic evidence but the moral, political, and emotional dimensions of these children's stories as well.…

This investigation seeks to develop data to help understand the direction being taken in university programming in Manitoba over a 35-year period in terms of the perception of alleged growth of the labour market orientation of universities. The impact of the political party in power is examined, as are features of the post-secondary program…

In recent decades higher education institutions have been encouraged but also pressured to adapt to new demands in the environment. The need for higher education to become more innovative and dynamic has not least been communicated through politics and various reform initiatives. By analysing how six Norwegian higher education institutions have…

A major goal of education for Tibetans, as for all China's "minority nationalities", has been to encourage patriotism towards China and to foster a sense of nationhood. This paper considers the ways in which this priority has conditioned the schooling of Tibetans since 1950. Although this priority is unchanging, the paper looks at how it…