Notes and predicts persistence in the nature of the links between social scientists and the polity, and speculates that we may also be on the threshold of basic alterations in, or at least challenges to, these traditional arrangements. This prognosis is essentially hopeful for those of us who are social scientists and socialists. At issue is how…

Argues that as important as what the Carter administration will do is what the Carter victory has already done: it decisively ended the Nixon era in American society. The Carter administration will attempt to synthesize the striving for excellence of the Nixon era and the push for participation of the King era. (Author/JM)

Discusses some of the variables affecting environmental decision making. Addresses ecological, legislative, cultural, political, and economic forces that influence such processes. Urges more attention to the contextual basis of environmental decision making. (TW)

The political economy of education treats education as a factor shaped by the power relations between different economic, political, and social groups. Specific topics discussed include the economic value of education, education as an allocator of economic roles, education and social class, education and income distribution, and education and…

Important educational development issues in the USSR include development of not only today's but also tomorrow's tools for technological advancement, improvement of the training and teaching process, interdisciplinary integration, increase in the scientific content of education, and improvement of the education-economy link. (MSE)

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Using data from Rhode Island, this study investigated the extent to which teacher unions have won control gains, but not economic gains, at the bargaining table. (Author/PN)

Explores the evolution of equal educational opportunity from legal, historical, philosophical, and policy perspectives. Suggests how the goals of equal education may be pursued under "new federalism" and current economic decline, and describes the role that State legislatures and departments of education must play. (Author/GC)

Argues that the discipline of organization development needs to be scrutinized from a critical perspective. Objects to mainstream consulting practices and organizational theory. Urges the legitimacy of advocacy intervention and a recognition of the political and economic context within which the practitioner operates. (Author/RC)

In analyzing the political economy influencing Canadian schooling and psychology, the author finds that Canadian teachers and psychologists have abdicated their leadership role to those, both foreign and domestic, who know less than they do about Canadian educational needs, but who seem to have greater power and prestige. (SJL)

As Internet 2 takes shape, the university administrators and researchers behind it are taking care to address the political and economic challenges experienced by the original Internet. The new, privatized system will be faster and more powerful, but some fear privatization has shifted the balance of power toward profit-making instead of meeting…

Against the backdrop of declining performance, political transition, and the increasingly dominant role of donor agencies in educational decision making, this paper questions the feasibility and sustainability of educational expansion in Malawi. Three critical features of the Malawian political economy (land scarcity, declining wage economy, and…

This article identifies the critical problems (economic, political, and social) facing the university system in Poland and argues that the university system can survive only by embracing such functions as forming values and ideas needed for democracy, fostering international and intranational links, and providing service functions. (DB)

International examples of professional learning demonstrate the need for (1) recognition of political, economic, and social trends and issues; (2) attention to emerging knowledge and technology; (3) analysis of work settings as learning enterprises; and (4) appreciation of the abundance of providers/opportunities. (SK)

To succeed at strategic planning, principals must involve important stakeholders and be able to identify and monitor crucial information. Identifying critical success factors involves reviewing the existing beliefs statement and the internal scanning data (test scores and climate surveys) and external scanning data (laws and policies, public…