Political controversy over curriculum is as old as public education. When early educational researchers tried to "take the schools out of politics," they merely replaced working-class political influence with business and upper-middle-class influence. Nongovernmental and professional influences on U.S. curriculum are as fragmented as…

Three types of change in higher education resulting from the establishment of the European Community and related educational initiatives are examined: (1) those that are compulsory or unavoidable; (2) those that will be facilitated or encouraged; and (3) those for which the approach of 1992 represents an exceptional opportunity. (MSE)

Presents a deconstructionist perspective of competency-based educational (CBE) technology. Traces the growth of CBE, emphasizing the political and philosophical context. Identifies the mechanisms of power and knowledge that form the constituent elements of CBE technology. Discusses the impact of the implementation of CBE at personal,…

Constituents, seen as only average information sources, are the primary influence on both state and federal legislators. If principals worked with superintendents (as community leaders) and school board members (as highly regarded local officials), educator teams could significantly shape state and national educational policy. (MLH)

Illustrates the experience of politically active students at Southwest Associated University (Lianda University) in the 1940s. Describes the exodus of students to the countryside where they established bases which proved to be of great political benefit when civil war broke out. (KO)

Describes the liberal heritage of academic freedom which existed at Lianda University (Southwest Associated University) in the 1940s. Examines the intellectual pluralism and student activism which pervaded the community. Discusses the significance of the December 1 Movement. Sees this movement as representative of the University students' quest…

Uses library research and international fieldwork to describe local social services for elderly in Hungary stating that supplemental local services are needed to compensate for inadequate universal entitlements. Concludes that current economic and political situation is unfavorable to improving benefit system. (Author/CM)

Two articles ("Popular Education in Nongovernmental Organizations" by Magendzo and "Transference and Appropriation in Popular Education Interventions" by Vaccaro) provide a view of the Interdisciplinary Program for Research in Education's role as an organization sponsoring popular education programs and research in Chile and…

British prime minister Margaret Thatcher's policies for higher education in Britain are compared with the influences of Ronald Reagan and Jerry Brown on California's higher education history. (MSE)

Based on a review of research on evaluation use, the implications for future research and for improving the practice of evaluation are discussed. Six principles of evaluation use are outlined, and internalization of evaluation functions by decision makers is addressed. (TJH)

People's Education is a mobilizing force aimed at involving increasing numbers in the struggle for the transference of power to the majority of South Africans. It is also part of a political strategy to contribute to the overthrow of the apartheid regime. (JOW)

Recent theories in formal political science are used to show that a common deterrence theory model for estimation of the impact of regulatory program enforcement on intended outcomes is likely to produce biased estimates. The function should include simultaneous equations for compliance and enforcement. (SLD)

Provides some of the results of an international survey involving 20,000 faculty members in 14 countries to obtain a comprehensive view of the professoriate. Some of the topics presented are academic freedom, faculty influence on countries' policies, and student level of preparedness. (ZWH)

Neoconservative marketplace rhetoric commodifies knowledge, learning, and culture for economic ends. The liberal-humanist tradition of adult and higher education is threatened by the consumerist mentality. (SK)

"The Bell Curve"'s racist overtones have caused a furor, but the book's real (equally controversial) thesis is intellectual segregation's economic and political consequences. The authors bemoan this elitist segregation, yet favor industry's use of IQ tests to select workers. By using IQ to measure a person's ultimate worth, they…