The article makes a case against the structuring of intramural sports programs on the basis of the varsity athletics model, arguing that the latter model's components of competition and aggression mar the former's intrinsic rewards of play, creativity, and enhanced human relationships. (CB)

The 1987 Foundation for Public Relations Research and Education lecture asserts that the basic and fundamental principles of public relations remain unchanged and that strategic communication is still the main activity of the field. (MM)

Contends that large telecommunications users and state commerce and defense interests are served well by the AT&T divestiture, but that the traditional recipient of universal service will suffer. (MS)

Discusses various assumptions about excellence in education: (1) excellence must be imposed on the educational establishment by those who are outside education; (2) test scores are the best indications of excellence; and (3) American education will become excellent only if we adopt a common core of academic subjects that all students must…

This article analyzes characteristics of competition and cooperation, identifies associated benefits and risks, and examines ways in which each strategy can be used by library managers as part of a flexible communication style. Considerations in choosing a communication strategy are noted. Thirty-three references are cited. (EJS)

Six artists offer visions of the future after 1984 in a poster competition in honor of George Orwell and his famous novel, "1984." (RM)

Explores the dimensions of the question of competition in mass media and the diversity of information sources. (PD)

The author presents four reasons why principals should not belong to unions. He believes that competition among principals ultimately improves the educational process. (MD)

The editor of the NDT transcripts since 1978 confirms statistically Professor Southworth's observations about the trend of debaters toward rapid speaking rates and garbled, incomprehensive reading of large quantities of evidence; also agrees that decisions ought to be rendered promptly after the debate. (PD)

Analyzes publications produced by local businesses. Concludes that these publications are neither newspapers nor magazines and that affluent readers are their greatest asset. (FL)

Summarizes research on competition as a part of normal development that is disproportionately reinforced within American culture. Concludes that the negative effects of competition are widespread and damaging and that the members of the helping professions have a responsibility to create and protect cooperative environments. (LLL)

Hiring new colleagues is a matter that engages individual faculty members intensely, for peer control of admission to the professoriate has been a highly successful source of academic quality in American higher education. "Super Stars and Rookies of the Year" analyzes the fixation on research acclaim as a negative version of academic hiring…

This paper systematically reviews the cross-sectional research evidence on the effects of competition on educational outcomes. Competition is typically measured using either the Herfindahl Index or the enrollment rate at an alternative choice (for example, private school). Outcomes are separated into those relating to academic test scores,…

Identifies events in the competitive process that could be employed to discriminate between competition and individual, nonsocial behaviors. If a subject is working for the competitive contingency and checks his progress against another's, his behavior may be classified as competitive rather than individual, nonsocial behavior. (DP)

The authors, present and recent presidents of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), discuss that organization's endorsement of federal funding for long-term, large-scale educational research and development and its insistence that current competition for funding be both fair and open. (GC)