Excerpts from questionnaire sent in preparation for the World Conference on Adult Education to all member states of Unesco and to international nongovernmental organizations. (MB)

Notes that modern advertising and marketing practices are becoming an integral part of Chinese economic planning and are being used to stimulate higher quality and productivity. (FL)

Sketches some educational, social, political, and economic trends that are likely to take place in the 1980s. (IRT)

Evaluates various theories of causes of revolution (particularly, the Conservative, the Marxist, and Thermidorian) and concludes that existing theories generally avoid systematic study of revolution's consequences. Advances a theory that maintains that the economic effects of revolution are neither as pervasive nor as disruptive as commonly…

Discusses the political meaning of the interviewee's music, his attitudes toward sex, dancing and partying, the status of reggae music in Jamaica, the response of white audiences to reggae music, the mass media image of reggae musicians, and the influence of Marcus Garvey upon the interviewee's music. (JM)

Discusses current Chicago, Illinois, school reform in the context of economic restructuring, the drive to become a "global city," and the cultural politics of race. Focuses on high stakes testing and accountability. Suggests that education policies are part of a cultural politics of race aimed at the control and regulation of African…

Although place names, national capitals, and physical environment are important aspects of geography, a well-rounded geography curriculum includes other themes, such as the regional approach, locational and perceptual considerations, population and food balances, urbanization trends, economic development, man-nature relationships, and political…

The economic and political implications of a linguistically incompetent America are far-reaching and frightening. While other nations attain direct access to U.S. information through the public media, Americans need translators and interpreters. Self-interest is also a worthy incentive for choosing and studying foreign languages. Includes 19…

Synthesizes the theoretical implications of the studies presented in this issue on social repercussions of a unified Germany, highlighting the effects of economic and political change on women, families, and youth, and their relevance for cultural-historical theories of human development. (JW)

Clarifies the concept of globalization and explores how globalization affects national education systems. Compares eight mechanisms of external effects (borrowing, learning, teaching, harmonization, dissemination, standardization, interdependence, and imposition) and organizations associated with them. Effects have been largely indirect, the…

Explores the high demand for higher education in South Korea and attributes this phenomenon to a loss of flexibility in the management of "developmental policies" by the South Korean government. Suggests that a "personalist ethic" prevails in education and government in South Korea. (SLD)

Sustainable development demands institutions manage the conflicts and struggles that inevitably arise over material and ideal interests. While current cooperative theory privileges the economic element, a political economy of cooperation emphasizes cooperatives' tentative bridging of economic and political spheres with a democratic ethos. The…

The article compares the educational policy trajectories of four societies in the South-west Indian Ocean: Madagascar, Mauritius, Ile de la Reunion and South Africa. The main purpose is to trace the political pathways and differing educational policy trajectories of former colonies of Britain and France. Five metaphors are invoked in this paper to…

Commentators tend to agree that the rural resource is becoming increasingly subject to pressures arising from an ever wider range of economic, social, political and environmental influences. This paper focuses on the case of rural tourism in illustrating the advantages of adopting a sustainable development approach to identifying suitable policies…

Examines influence of political and economic factors on the public employee bargaining process. (PKP)