Twenty-two papers presented at the International Seminar on Research in Music Education (held in Dresden, East Germany, July 15-22, 1980) comprise the bulletin. They represent current research in music education around the world as well as some current philosophies of music education research. Seminar participants included 28 music educators from…

Presents country-by-country information on teacher militancy and the repression and victimization of teachers by Latin American military regimes, as reported to the World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession (WCOTP). Condensed from "ATA Magazine," published by the Alberta (Canada) Teacher's Association, January 1981, pp4-9.…

Discusses the pros and cons of using aptitude/IQ tests with preschoolers to predict later school performance. Condensed from "Early Years," April 1981, pp24-25. (SJL)

The author argues that the "children's rights" movement is an attack on the authority of parents and teachers and that it is undermining school discipline and traditional family roles. Condensed from "American Educator," Spring 1981, pp30-33. (SJL)

Suggests some self-study methods which middle school educators may use to improve their teaching methods and their curriculum. Condensed from "SAANYS Journal," published by the School Administrators' Association New York State, Winter 1980-81, pp5-8. (SJL)

The author considers that, although a year has passed since the President's Commission on Foreign Language and International Studies called for increased emphasis on languages, American schools and colleges have done little to implement this objective. Condensed from "Basic Education," January 1981, pp6-9. (SJL)

Large-scale Markov chain models and Monte Carlo simulation, two types of models useful for academic managers to analyze academic staffing policies, are described. Their relative advantages and disadvantages regarding technical requirements and performance, as well as managerial usefulness at different levels of the university, are discussed.…

The structure and scope of faculty unionization in American, British, and Canadian universities are compared. The importance of the legal foundation for unionization, the organizational characteristics of the unions, and the status of the bargaining contract are analyzed from the standpoint of their impact on management. (Author/MLW)

An alternative conceptual framework to the traditional hierarchical bureaucratic picture of organizations is the "organized anarchy." How collective decisions are made, what university administrators can do to influence the input, process, and outcome of anarchic decision making, and points of leverage are discussed. (Author/MLW)

A study testing four hypotheses that investigated various relationships existing between satisfaction obtained from interpersonal relationships, disposition toward superordinate/subordinate interpersonal participation and opinion about literature defined participative processes of management by objectives (MBO) is discussed. Subjects were 85 deans…

Whether university research can be organized and, if so, what organizational measures can be taken to make university research efficient is discussed. It is concluded that a university researcher requires freedom of action for his/her research work and the mass university must shrink to a university for the elite. (Author/MLW)

The use of computer-enhanced resources throughout a second-year algebra course had no significant effect on algebra achievement or attitudes, but some ability differences were noted. (MP)

A look at the history and nature of mathematics education and instruction, a review of the current status and ongoing evolution of mathematics, and a glance at what the future may hold are all covered in this document. (MP)

Changes in the concept of function in mathematics is the light of the revolution that has occurred since the beginning of the nineteenth century are reviewed. (MP)

Aspects of teaching concepts of periodicity using special applications of nonperiodic functions are presented. (MP)