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Burd, Stephen – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1998
Despite Democrats' and educators' concern over the first Republican-led reauthorization of the Higher Education Act this year, Republicans supported the bill. Some observers feel the support is a G.O.P. survival strategy, and will not continue; some conservatives feel the party is caving in to higher education interest groups' demands. (MSE)
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Higher Education, Legislators
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Miles, A.; Waller, J.; Hiom, S.; Swanston, D. – Health Education Research, 2005
The incidence of skin cancer has risen rapidly in the UK over the last 20 years, prompting public health organizations to try and raise awareness of the dangers of sun exposure and the need to practice sun-safe behaviour. This study aimed to assess baseline levels of sun-safe knowledge and behaviour in a British population-representative sample,…
Descriptors: Incidence, Legislators, Public Health, Cancer
Lennon, Tiffani – Education Commission of the States (NJ1), 2006
The nation faces a youth citizenry that is disengaged and lacks the necessary knowledge, skills and dispositions to participate in and carry out their civic duties. This ECS Policy Brief summarizes the state-level goals and accomplishments of the Youth Legislative Engagement project and is intended for state policymakers, education leaders and…
Descriptors: Voting, Legislators, Democracy, Citizenship Education
National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, 2006
A case study of Nebraska early childhood legislation, passed unanimously in 2005, shows the role of science in effective policymaking. By combining citizen advocacy, skillful work by legislators, and testimony by local experts as well as national scientists, Nebraska succeeded in producing bipartisan consensus on the importance of early childhood…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Legislators, Young Children, Advocacy
Douglass, Adele; Winterfeld, Amy – 1995
This guide to the legislative process provides information on how to work within the legislative process for changes benefiting children and families. The guide is divided into 5 major sections: (1) know the issues and know the state and congressional legislative systems; (2) know how to express an opinion; (3) communications from non-profit…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Children, Federal Legislation, Government (Administrative Body)
Mohapatra, Manindra K.; El-Houcin, Chaqra – 1995
Following an assessment of need among state and local public administrators in Indiana, Internet workshops were organized at Indiana State University and offered to state administrators, judges, and legislators. Each workshop began Friday morning and included a lecture-demonstration on the Internet System. After lunch participants each worked at a…
Descriptors: Administrators, Higher Education, Institutes (Training Programs), Internet
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Minnesota House of Representatives, St. Paul. Research Dept. – 1994
This resource guide describes one state's statutes and cases so as to profile those rights, responsibilities, and protections for young people which are different from those applicable to adults. The purpose of this guidebook is to give legislators an overview of all laws affecting young people in order to have a reference aid on current state…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Civil Law, Courts, Criminal Law
Richardson, Richard C., Jr.; And Others – 1984
Results of a survey of public attitudes toward the activities conducted by Arizona's three public universities are presented, with a focus on the total Arizona university system rather than individual institutions. Priorities were assigned to the activities conducted by the three universities by all Arizona legislators and trustees, and random…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Role, Higher Education, Legislators
Fico, Frederick – 1983
Reporters' perceived concern for their editors' news priorities and their own role self-concepts were examined for their effects on how reporters covering the Indiana State Assembly used diverse sources of information. Subjects, 34 reporters and 39 state senators, were surveyed concerning their contacts with each other during the 1982 legislative…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Content Analysis, Decision Making, Influences
Fico, Frederick – 1982
A study tested five sets of hypotheses derived from an interaction model of the ways reporters and legislators exchange information. Three hypotheses attempted to distinguish among election-oriented, policy-oriented, and specialist legislators in the ways they seek information, and two hypotheses predicted the patterns of reporter-legislator…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Information Seeking, Information Sources, Interaction
Curley, John R. – 1983
Educational policy decisions are political and are affected by demographic, economic, and social factors that influence policy-makers. As the number of federal government programs grew from the 1960's to the 1980's, so did the number of special interest groups lobbying in Washington, District of Columbia, to promote legislation, regulations, and…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Federal Regulation
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1983
One of a series of papers resulting from a Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) project to improve evaluation and planning in community colleges, this working paper presents the results of interviews with community college policymakers conducted to assess their views on matters such as non-governmental accreditation,…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), College Planning, Community Colleges, Educational Policy
Lemus, Frank C. – Aztlan, 1974
The names of 1,887 Spanish surnamed elected officials are listed alphabetically by State, county, and city. (NQ)
Descriptors: City Officials, County Officials, Directories, Government (Administrative Body)
Lutz, Frank W.; Hess, Paula K. – 1982
Survey and observational research on educational lobbying organizations in the Pennsylvania state legislature yielded both data on influence processes and a set of seven guidelines for educational lobbyists. A survey of Pennsylvania legislators at the 1973-74 session examined their attitudes about education bills, educational lobbies and their…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Legislators
Goodrum, Charles E. – 1978
The Congressional Research Service, founded in 1914, is staffed by 542 research specialists who provide information services solely to the legislative function of the United States Government. The Congressional Reference Division and seven subject divisions--American Law Division, Economic Division, Education and Public Welfare Division,…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Information Centers, Information Needs, Information Retrieval
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