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An introduction to a symposium of four papers (see abstracts in this section of SA 39:2) seeking to define the place of the state in sociolegal research. Three basic observations emerge: (1) attention to ideology & structure within the state can assist at both individual & institutional levels of analysis; (2) thorough examination of law within the state requires analysis over long periods of time & in various locales; & (3) focus on the state leads to a more comprehensive analysis of legal & political processes. The four papers presented here also serve as an invitation to other researchers, who, it is suggested, should attempt multilevel analyses & pay attention to context & chronology. The role of law must be examined in light of the power & ideology of the state. 8 References. J. W. Stanton

This article presents the contemporary situation regarding the National Research Act of 1974 that established the human research protection system to ensure the rights of human participants in biomedical & behavioral research. In recent years, national advisory bodies, federal agencies, & the US Congress have attempted to address key concerns in the human subjects protection arena. The authors provide an overview of the current actors & activities, their recommendations, & an analysis of the current situation & future prospects. 13 References. E. Sanchez

In recent years, there has been increased discussion and even debate about how to
reconcile a commitment to the ethical conduct of research in the social and behavioral
sciences with a regulatory apparatus for the protection of human subjects that seems too
often to fall short of its own aspirations and ideals. The gap between regulations and their
implementation whether at the federal, state, or local levels is typically grist for the
mill in political science. When, however, the issues are more in our own backyard—in our
academic and research institutions—insight, interventions, and even empirical study are
harder to come by. The purpose of this essay is neither to applaud what is right nor to
decry what is wrong with the current system for the protection of human subjects as
practiced. Our goal is to help further catalyze through this PS symposium a
conversation about the need to produce system reform, illustrate some readily doable steps
for doing so, and entice social science colleagues to work at their own institutions and at
a national level for system change.

Literacy and language diversity : challenges for education research and practice in the 21st century / Ingrid Gogolin -- Framing global education in the United States : policy perspectives / Laura C. Engel and Megan M. Siczek -- The education of refugee children : human rights enactment and educational policy discourses in Italy and the UK / Valentina Migliarini -- Differentiation in middle-class identities, values and responses when integrating to predominantly working-class and multi-ethnic school of choice / Berglind Rós Magnúsdóttir -- Education as a community project : understanding place-based learning / Wenche Rønning, Jennifer Wood Adams, and Bronwen J. Cohn -- The children come and go : how educating military-connected students impacts the work of school teachers, counselors and administrators / Johanna K. Garner, Pamela Arnold-Puchalski, and John A. Nunnery -- Social inequality in attitudes and behavior : the implications of the Flemish tracking system for equity / Jannick Demanet, Laura Van den Broeck, and Mieke Van Houtte -- A transnational analysis of students' interests in science and science related research careers / George L. Wimberly -- Exploring possible effects of differential item functioning on reading achievement across language subgroups : a South African perspective / Surrette van Staden -- The conceptualization and measurement of student engagement in science : a cross-cultural examination from Finland and the United States / Justina Spicer, Barbara Schneider, Katariina Salmela-Aro, and Julia Moeller