Citizen involvement in the public decision-making process can be facilitated if appropriate forms and functions of involvement are used. The issue cycle, which can help public officials to ensure that citizens have constructive and timely input into the decision-making process, involves awareness of some condition in the community; community…

Principals and other educators fear litigation over defamation. Defamation means an injury to character or reputation by false, malicious statements, whether by printed words (libel) or by spoken words (slander). To constitute defamation, the words must be actionable, defamatory, refer to the plaintiff, and be communicated to others. If the words…

This critique charges that public administration writers who view the future city as being manned by a corps of technically skilled, mobile professionals fail to realize that cities are increasingly peopled by Blacks and are run by black elected officials: the administrations of these cities are not likely to eliminate jobs for black people. (JM)

Elected officials have a special obligation to monitor and make informed decisions about computer expenditures. In doing so, officials should insist that a needs assessment be carried out; review all cost and configuration data; draw up a master plan specifying user needs as well as hardware, software, and personnel requirements; and subject…

The project described in this final report was designed to test and evaluate the impact of two-way cable television (CTV) on the delivery of public services to senior citizens in Reading, Pennsylvania. The experimental design, evaluative framework, and costs of establishing the system are presented, as well as the results of a before-and-after…

The federal government is approaching a new round of consideration of administrative reorganization, including the areas of education and of support for scholarly endeavors. The concern of the Carnegie Council is that the government, in view of its recent experience with rapid program expansion and of the vast problems ahead in health care and…

SECTION 10 OF THE WASHINGTON STATE PROGRAM PLAN AMENDMENT, FISCAL YEAR 1968, TO THE STATE PLAN FOR TITLE 1 OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965 CONSISTS OF A SUBMITTAL STATEMENT TOUCHING ON PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND COORDINATION AND ON THE SELECTION OF PERTINENT COMMUNITY PROBLEMS, A PROGRAM STATEMENT (INCLUDING A LIST OF SPECIFIC PROGRAMS) STRESSING…

The informal, out-of-court methods used by newspaper editors to open up and to keep open the public meetings and records of their communities were investigated in this paper. The findings of a 1974 national survey of 352 city editors indicated that the size of newspaper circulation was a significant factor in determining the editors' attitudes…

Examines folkways devised by political leaders in general and those specifically engaged in campaigning as cues to social and policy constraints and manipulative strategies. (For availability see EA 507 214.) (Author/MLF)

A study of Canadian community college goals as perceived by their chief executive officers and the provincial personnel responsible for college development shows continued emphasis on early development goals and goals reflecting provincial differences in priorities. In general, the results show diversity in community college role and contribution.…

Bad economic times and the election of a staunchly conservative governor have forced Wisconsin university officials and government leaders into controversy over the future of the University of Wisconsin System. (MSE)

There are almost 3,000 charter schools operating in the United States. In Arizona about 500 charters enroll about 74,000 students. The question of whether charter schools "work" is, therefore, of considerable interest to policymakers and the public nationally and in Arizona. To charter school proponents, the fact that charters exist is…

This booklet offers techniques and insights to assist the lobbying efforts of Minnesota advocates of individuals with disabilities. It begins by explaining lobbying and the legislative process. Suggestions for effective meetings with legislators are provided, along with ways to get an author for proposed legislation. The following sections discuss…

Text of a speech delivered by a journalist at the School Desegregation Seminar at Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., July 21, 1970. (RJ)

The implementation and evaluation of the 1968 Reform in Israel's educational system are reviewed, highlighting trends and problems in the relationships among researchers, research, and policymakers. The multifaceted aspects of these relations, their ramifications, and the various groups' ambivalent attitudes toward the study are discussed.…