Presents, as a general model for ecological reform in universities, a four-step process that has awakened The Pennsylvania State University to its ecological impact and is moving it toward sustainable resource-use policies. (EV)

Studied the development of the new Norwegian curriculum and the formulation of the subject syllabuses within broader related principles. Data from several sources, including interviews with educators and policy makers, show the tensions, conflicts, and achievements of the formation of the curriculum policy. Considers some implications for…

Reviews the development of educational statistical indicators, particularly as applied to national and cross-national issues of education, examining how an internationally cooperative effort reversed an earlier pattern of failure. The paper focuses on: history of social indicators; growth and institutionalization of international data collections;…

An overview is provided of the President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education's report. Four recommendations are discussed: focus on results not on process; embrace a model of prevention not a model of failure; consider children with disabilities as general education children first; and target funds for direct services. (Contains 5…

Discusses how the controversy surrounding Franklin Roosevelt's court-packing plan was crucial in convincing law teachers that engagement with popular controversies through punditry could and indeed should become part of their job description. (EV)

Attempts to define what counted as policy documents and discourse during the three days of a Reading Leadership Academy, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. Presents a discourse and critical policy analysis of the Reading First initiative. Explores further the statements around what constituted good programs and, by inference, what…

Discusses problematic aspects of multilingualism, looks for plausible reasons to explain the deficits educators have to deal with, and gives a brief sketch of what appears to the author as recommended directions for future research. Concludes that multilingual reading instruction must rely on responsive instruction and reflective teaching. (SG)

The paper describes current research interests and priorities of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, relates those interests to dentistry and oral health, and discusses the development of practice guidelines within the context of other initiatives of the Agency including the Medical Treatment Effectiveness Program. (DB)

Using three Oakland, California, case studies concerned with implementing the Public Works and Economic Development Act (1965), this article explores the limits of science in policy implementation. Sources of uncertainty are examined and the science of chaos introduced as a possible interpretive framework for extending policy science. Includes 20…

Description of the accreditation process of the American Library Association addresses the purposes of accreditation, development of standards, eligibility, application for evaluation, visiting team, the visit, the team report, action on the report, appeal, reaccreditation, relations with other accrediting bodies, and advisory services. Issues of…

Presents a personal review of conditions influencing educational administration's well-being in developing countries. Discusses some forgotten influences, such as myths, external pressures, the selection of appropriate policies and strategies, personnel and training programs, and professional support problems. The greatest sin of commission is…

Discusses principles to guide policy development for early childhood programs. Argues for an early childhood "ecosystem" that integrates early childhood and child care services. Discusses federal legislation and urges communities to accept responsibility for providing comprehensive academic, health, social, nutrition, and transportation…

The objective of a conflicts of interest policy is to ensure that a school is obtaining goods and services at the best available price. Summarizes the requirements of a policy and explains how a "Right-to-Audit" clause in all purchase orders and contracts is a way to monitor policy adherence. (MLF)

Language-in-education planning is the field that exists between language policy making and the classroom curriculum. A survey of language-in-education planning in the 1980s focuses only on that part of language-in-education policy concerned with foreign language teaching and learning and areas of literacy and bilingual education. (118 references)…

Reviews conflicting West German immigration policies toward the growing number of foreign workers since 1973. Emphasizes the contradiction between policies that encourage foreigners to return home and those that encourage the integration of foreigners into German society. (FMW)