Reports on the annual meeting of the American Federation of Teachers and of the National Education Association. Both meetings were dominated by presidential politics and by federal-level concerns such as the Department of Education and federal aid. (IRT)

Discusses teacher unions as political forces in the 1980 presidential election. Notes that many, but not all, of the positions teachers are fighting for at the federal level are the same as those favored by boards and administrators. (IRT)

Recounts the less obvious deleterious impact that Proposition 13 has had on education in California. (IRT)

Introduces the notion of spending limitations into an analytical framework in which government possesses a form of monopoly power that results from imperfections in the agenda formation process. Journal availability: see EA 511 898. (Author/IRT)

It is proposed that the external environment of the dean or chief administrator of programs for the professional preparation of educators is intensely and intrinsically political, and that orderly politics is impossible without commonly agreed-upon ground rules. (LBH)

China's educational system is undergoing sweeping change. (MM)

This article examines the important alterations in China's educational policies since the death of Mao Tse-tung. (MM)

Children were questioned in order to discover their principal source of political information as well as the amount and type of television exposure. (LS)

Traces the history of Populism and stresses various characteristics of Populist rhetoric such as its educational nature and concern for individual worth and rights. (MH)

The increase in the number of middle schools seems to be caused primarily by economic factors rather than by educational considerations. (Author/IRT)

Focuses on two main communication technology themes: debate on the contemporary cultural turn predicted by new technologies; and implications of that disputed turn for some core concepts of the public sphere. Presents a series of elemental analyses regarding whether the Internet strengthens the political model of representation and lobbyism rather…

Both the United States and other countries would have benefitted from an analysis of public administration from a comparative perspective. Understanding the constraints and dynamics of politics and administration in each nation is necessary for the development of public administration. (JOW)

Focuses on the growth of the European Union and the subsequent pressure on nation states as it relates to higher education policy. Outlines some consequences of the European construction of higher education for Europe and higher education research. (SLD)

Argues that accurate perception of informal networks can itself be a base of power, above and beyond power attributable to informal and formal structure positions. Those understanding the advice network of a small entrepreneurial firm were rated as more powerful by other organizational members. Accurate understanding of the friendship network was…

Explores the political influence of 100 organized agriculture and rural interests, as perceived by 195 Congressional staff, lobbyists, and organization officials. Finds that organizational influence is related to high activity and policy involvement within the Congressional agricultural establishment and to perceived usefulness to the policy…