This report evaluates how effectively Scotland's colleges have embraced and taken forward sustainability in the context of the Scottish Government's commitment to improve Scotland's natural and built environment and the sustainable use and enjoyment of it. "Greener Scotland" is one of the five strategic objectives that form part of the…

Over the last decade, the Intelligent Computer Tutoring Group (ICTG) has implemented many successful constraint-based Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITSs) in a variety of instructional domains. Our tutors have proven their effectiveness not only in controlled lab studies but also in real classrooms, and some of them have been commercialized.…

Adopted by the 18th Convention of the AFL-CIO, this document contains discussions and resolutions in four areas: economics; international trade and investment; takeovers, mergers, and leveraged buyouts; and employment and training. The discussion on the economic situation focuses on unemployment and the economy, inadequate jobless benefits, jobs…

Using information on time costs of training and gains in wages attributable to training, rates of return on training investments were compared. The range of estimates based on several data sets generally exceeds the magnitude of rates of return usually observed for schooling investments. It is not clear, however, that the difference represents…

This report summarizes the findings of the National Education Association's 1985 Retirement Provisions Survey. The survey encompasses all U.S. public retirement systems that include teachers or educational support personnel. The survey addressed all major plan administration topics including retirement eligibility provisions, benefit formulas,…

Part of a series of classroom aids designed for real estate instructors, this instructional packet was developed to help real estate students understand the opportunities and pitfalls associated with investments in undeveloped land, and ways to reduce the risk of ownership. A summary instructor's presentation is provided, which: (1) defines…

Previous economic models suggested that, due to the high channel capacity of cable technology and its capability of pricing television programs directly to the viewers, its diffusion would promote specialized "narrow appeal" programming designed to serve relatively small audience segments. While this has clearly occurred, these models do…

This report relates the operations of the Manitoba Teachers' Retirement Allowances Fund for its fiscal year ended on December 31, 1982. A copy of the Provincial Auditor's Report on the Accounts is attached as well as the related financial statements. Included in the report are: (1) graphs displaying notable financial and statistical items; (2)…

This bibliography lists resources concerning divestiture by major oil companies. Materials provided in the first section are classified by topic and by position on the matter of divestiture and include government documents, sections of the "Congressional Record," the proceedings of congressional hearings, and information from the…

This booklet is part of a series of monographs focusing on conflicts of interest in different sectors of the financial industry. This particular study examines a number of conflict-of-interest problems related to the management of public pension funds. In his discussion, the author analyzes a variety of related problems, such as the selection of…

The background and development of the Securities and Exchange Commission's "ectoplastic" theory are discussed and as a case study provides a detailed analysis of its application to pooled income fund trusts maintained by charitable and educational institutions. Implications for the qualified pooled pension plan are also discussed. (Author/LBH)

Considers World Bank activity and goals in developing a telecommunications infrastructure in the Philippines. Suggests that "national" projects are best understood as part of the transnational economy and, for political and economic reasons, benefit the corporate players over the local population. (NKA)

The tax exempt bond market continues to be unsettled, but many issues have been resolved by the Tax Reform Act of 1986. These range from very narrow technical adjustments to sweeping new limits applicable to all issuers, with some restrictions aimed directly at colleges and universities. (Author/MSE)

Spectacular advances in microcomputers are forging new technological frontiers in robotics. For example, many factories will be totally automated. Economic implications of the new technology of robotics for the future are examined. (RM)

This paper provides an overview of how the Department for Education and Skills (the Ministry of Education of the United Kingdom) is managing, monitoring, and evaluating investment in school accommodation in England. School infrastructure in the United Kingdom is going through a period of significant change as the government seeks dramatic…