Describes legislation in Great Britain designed to reform university policies by abolishing security of tenure and forming the University Funding Council replacing the University Grants Committee. Discusses the background of these events and possible implications for university research and teaching. (CW)

The effects on policy and practice of national surveys of education conducted in Scotland were evaluated. Surveys carried out as early as 1953 and 1963 have had little impact. Research must deal with contemporary issues and be relevant to local circumstances in order to influence policy. (SLD)

The article examines trends in statistical data and educational policies in Israel since 1948 toward students with handicaps. Considered are relevant legislation and procedures, the special education population in 1985/6, and the role of the family, community, and society. (DB)

A British government memo on contracts between funding bodies and higher education institutions is outlined and its implications for Australian institutions are discussed, focusing on maximizing institutional control over academic offerings and managing faculty resources. (MSE)

The Office of Instructional and Management Services at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, has been involved in the development and administration of several evaluation programs that contain an assessment component. These programs are described. (MLW)

Most attorneys urge school boards to develop policies that allow a student or staff member infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to continue attending school or working under carefully designed monitoring procedures. Guides for policy formation regarding AIDS and HIV are presented. (MLF)

There are a variety of ways in which governing boards and board members can help create opportunities for successful enrollment management, through institutional policy, personal action, or support of faculty efforts. (MSE)

This paper addresses the challenges student affairs professionals encounter in translating student development theory into practice, concluding with recommendations for maintaining a successful dialog between theoreticians and practitioners. (Author)

Discusses paradigm shifts in racial relations that are redefining existing models and redirecting race relations in U.S. society. The author examines the implications of five dominant and emergent racial paradigms on policy formation and their significance for Asian American Studies. (GR)

Cross-national educational policy "borrowing" seldom has much to do with successful implementation of particular policies in their countries of origin; rather, it has to do with legitimating other related policies. Discusses similarities and differences between the United States and Great Britain with regard to school choice policies and…

Although formal western-oriented educational planning is the basis of the search for educational direction in South Pacific countries, the planning process has often been subverted by tensions based in local cultural contexts. In Vanuatu, planning has been hindered by political instability and a colonial inheritance of two languages of instruction…

Concerned with Stephen Ball's theoretical and empirical contribution to contemporary "education policy sociology," this article examines the efficacy of his theoretical eclecticism, highlighting incompatibilities in his interpretation and application of certain social and political theorists. Ball's representation of the policy cycle, as…

Discusses political implications of the restraints imposed by business groups and how they are affecting the depository library program, the National Research and Education Network, and the National Information Infrastructure. Highlights include pertinent legislation; the architecture of information networks; and possible future outcomes,…

This paper outlines key issues in developing whole school policies on special educational needs of English students, including educational quality; school accountability; school capability to provide for pupils with special needs; policy audit, implementation, and review; and the role of the special education needs coordinator in monitoring…

Worldwide political influences on language policy and planning are discussed, including the growth of nationalism, scripts as political symbols, the symbolism of a name, regionalization, democratization, minority rights, and multiculturalism. (Contains 50 references.) (LB)