With the expansion of the technological revolution, the danger of dehumanization is ever present. Governmental domination of individual and social thought, coupled with economic manipulation, are areas of concern relating to basic educational philosophy. (RAO)

Reports on the first Soviet-American meeting on psychology held in April, 1978 at the University of California at Irvine. The meeting was attended by 10 Soviets and about 30 Americans. The big difference between the two groups was that the Americans had small theories and lots of data, and the Russians had large theories and much less data. (BB)

Reports a study designed to determine whether interpersonal communication in the form of direct personal contact with a political candidate influences voting decisions. (MH)

Discusses the need for more political coverage by high school newspapers and gives a few solutions or alternatives to get students motivated. (MB)

At the 19th General Conference of UNESCO a declaration on the "use of the mass media in strengthening peace and international understanding" was discussed. This article focuses briefly on views of the media by authoritarian and democratic states. (LBH)

As a result of a UNESCO declaration on the use of the mass media in strengthening peace and international understanding, this Indian journalist examines the need for news from a Third World perspective as well as the relationship between developing and developed nations in this area. (LBH)

From the literature on economic, scientific, technological, social, and political futurism an appropriate selection has been made for an undergraduate college course on the future of politics, which has twice been offered at the University of Delaware. Justification and features of the course are described. (LBH)

Recommends that linguists follow Communist Party leadership as they investigate and criticize Chinese language reform. Linguistics based upon bourgeois thought does not take into consideration the viewpoint of the masses. (Author/DB)

This article shows that the language situation in Quebec cannot be characterized as a diglossic one (as defined by Ferguson) because of the links existing between Standard Canadian French and "joual." Due to political factors, Quebec is moving toward a mixed standard language. (Text is in French.) (CDSH/CLK)

Focuses on five types of political alienation: estrangement; negative evaluation of the American political system, negative evaluation of the competence of public officials, negative evaluation of the motives of public officials, and rejection of the institution of elections. (Author/AM)

This article explores some general notions about politics, evaluation, large city districts, and their interrelations. Different segments of the evaluation process are analyzed to isolate specific political elements in operation. (Author/AM)

The humanities, more than an academic discipline, are an inclination of the liberal imagination. As liberal democracy undergoes its crisis of confidence, they are endangered. Higher education must adjust to five strong forces: science, technology, democracy, mass communications, and the culture of capitalism. (Author/LBH)

Reviews Japan's educational system in terms of three major time periods: the Meiji Period 1868-80, Occupation Period 1945-52, and from 1978 to the present. Discusses strengths and weaknesses of education in each time frame. Concludes that Japan's educational system is in need of reform once again, but questions whether it has the ability to reform…

The first wave of recent educational criticism focused on educational mediocrity, and the second wave faulted teacher education. Reform initiatives then began in state government and the business sector. While the obstacles are formidable, hard choices and creative solutions can move real reform forward. (MSE)

The National Security Council has barred the National Science Foundation from providing a grant to help finance American participation in East-West research because the federal government cannot control the research, causing the institute's supporters to seek money directly from Congress. (MSE)