A principal area of conflict exists between the full employment and improved jobs goals of government employment policy and de jure and de facto immigration policies. Reconciliation of these differences is vital as the number of immigrants continues to increase. (SK)

This research summary presents data collected on Florida teacher centers. The role of colleges of education in teacher center development is emphasized. (JD)

Teachers and students worked together to improve behavior in the schools and to decrease violent incidents and vandalism. A workshop and new discipline policies have caused a significant decrease in school violence. (JD)

Reviews the resolutions and recommendations issuing from the 1980 conference of the International Labour Organisation. New standards were proposed in the areas of age and employment discrimination, workplace safety and health, collective bargaining, and safeguards for workers with family responsibilities. (SK)

Discusses the present state of governmental support for basic scientific research and for technological advancement. Explores various sources of advice for the coordination and integration at the federal level in technological-social-economic-political interactions. (CS)

Reviews existing federal tax policy affecting higher education, suggests guidelines and alternative policies that may be addressed in future debates on tax law reform, and describes the economic and political incentives and disincentives for federal policy-makers in modifying the existing laws. (Author/IRT)

Surveys existing approaches to family policy research, such as family evaluation research and family impact analysis, and an additional model termed research for family policy. These models are compared and contrasted. Family policy advocacy is differentiated from family policy research. A list of generalizations is drawn from the discussion.…

Attempts to make sense of a rather confused picture of the varied factors, agencies, and influences concerned with and affecting policy regarding arts education. Presents highlights of a proposal by the Assembly of National Arts Education Associations concerning the federal government's role in arts education. (Author/JM)

Describes the movement toward establishing a national information policy, especially in the areas of privacy and international concerns. Considered are the effects of the information technology explosion on individuals, mass media, institutions, and public libraries. (SW)

Flaws in the tax structures supporting public schools are pointed out and suggestions are made for changes. (JD)

Research on the relationship of instructional time and achievement of handicapped students is reviewed, and implications are considered for policy matters (including the effects of increasing the school calendar length and lengthening the school day and the impact of service delivery systems selected for handicapped students). (CL)

Formed in 1975, the National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education is committed to eliminating sex bias in education. This involves a continuing process of educating lawmakers, monitoring policy makers, and working with educators. (JOW)

Reviewed are the status of conventional sources of energy, prospects for the development of alternative sources of energy, and the consequences of that development on countries that are in the process of industrialization. (BT)

Revisionism and its impact on educational policy and its relation to history and historiography are discussed. History can be useful in understanding the extent to which policy and policymaking are influenced by inertia, the weight of established practice, familiar ideas, and traditional approaches to problem solving. (JMF)

In spite of current questions concerning the relevance, reliability, identity, focus, and utility of the study of educational policy and politics there is increased need for study in this area, particularly because of increasing applications of the approaches of political economists in this domain. (JMF)