Franco-American parish priests in Vermont no longer oppose the anglicisation of the state's French-speaking population. This shift in policy helps to explain the progressive decline of Franco-American institutions in Vermont today. (Author/AM)

Argues that the expert is partisan, inexpert, and manipulated. Concludes "that American society is not operated in a rational, technologically based way. In self-help activities, in the thrust toward consumer advocacy, in new notions of causation and cure, a more humane and comprehensive understanding of our social environment is being offered."…

Examines women's political persuading between 1964 and 1984. Draws data from existing surveys done during Presidential election campaigns. Finds women's political persuading increased significantly during these years but lagged behind men's. Explores antecedents of women's political persuading represented in two constructs, access and competence.…

The moral reasoning of Israeli Jewish, Israeli Bedouin, and Palestinian school children (N=93) who had been exposed to varying degrees of political violence and socioeconomic advantage was evaluated. Mutual solutions to moral dilemmas were given more frequently by Israeli Jewish children than Israeli Bedouin or Palestinian children as questions…

Explores the forces that will influence the number of children in foster care needing adoption and the number of families seeking to adopt in the next century. These forces are likely to challenge current policy and practice and place greater demands on the child welfare system that should be approached through a supply-and-demand perspective.…

Examines black adolescence and schooling within the conceptual framework of mediated action theory by analyzing the discourses of six black high school students. These discourses connect the concepts of "space," relating to the body, and "place," in the sense of arrangement of public institutions, to the political construction…

Explores some features of controversies about the production of knowledge by considering assumptions that have guided social theory at least since the 19th century. When systems of reasoning in educational studies are examined as social practices, it becomes apparent that the stakes of educational research are social and political as well as…

Explores the debate over affirmative action in higher education in the larger historical context, arguing for a broader interpretation of affirmative action that expands it beyond racialized imagery. The expanded use of affirmative action in the 1960s and 1970s should be understood as a component of a movement to attack causes of inequality in the…

California's legislature voted overwhelmingly to extend the charter of the Council for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education, which regulates most of the state's for-profit institutions and is credited with reducing fraudulent schools. The Republican governor, however, has vetoed the measure amid heavy lobbying by trade-school officials,…

Analyzes developments in the Western Australia educational system between 1983 and 1989, a period of dramatic, unprecedented change. Shows how patterns of control are underpinned and shaped by ideologies existing in a wider sociopolitical context. Major changes proceeded from opposing ideological strands--a social imperative that ultimately became…

States Norwegian Nazi leader, Vidkun Quisling, attempted to control dissenting Norwegian teachers by developing a compulsory union. Reports Nazi beliefs centered on controlling teachers, curriculum, and textbooks as a key to success. Notes Norwegian teachers' refusal to comply with the union scheme stymied Norwegian Nazi leaders' plans for…

An analysis of changing terminology in special education notes the influence of social, political, and advocacy forces on phraseology. The history of terms as they reflect social changes, changing views of various professional groups, legislation, and research terminology are described and discussed. (DB)

Specifies some of the conflicts in philosophies, values, and priorities regarding scientific knowledge present in the development of science education curriculum standards through the use of the "Science for All Americans project." Excerpts interviews to identify key issues. Examines interest groups concerned with controversial issues…

Depicts the context of adult and community education (ACE) in Papua New Guinea in terms of geodemographic and cultural, economic and ecological, and political factors. Discusses challenges facing ACE: getting on the political agenda, resolving competing ideologies, strengthening civic society, and resisting ecological colonization. (SK)

Draws on research measuring the impact of economic, demographic, and political variables on state and local education spending to examine the determinates of state spending patterns for education. Findings confirm the importance of the median voter in setting state funding priorities. Also finds political context and interest groups have…