Reviews Hong Kong's School Management Initiative implementation strategies (rational-empirical, power-coercive, and normative-reeducative), compares them with New South Wales, Australia's strategies, and suggests an appropriate strategy for future reforms. In Australia, changes were radical and thorough (using power-coercive strategies), whereas…

The challenges of bringing together information professionals from a variety of information agencies with different backgrounds, cultures, and skills are discussed in terms of their implications for the education of information professionals. (Author/JAK)

Describes the implementation of the Missouri School Improvement Process in the Springfield School District in Missouri. Suggests that supplementing the outside-school-district evaluators with in-school-district auxiliary evaluators greatly contributed to the success of the outcomes process in Springfield. (JDI)

Maintains that multicultural education is a key element in the ongoing struggle to solve current educational problems. Presents Banks's (1988) phases in the evolution of multicultural education. Examines three developmental models describing the implementation of multicultural education for their usefulness in assessing the current stage of…

Presents suggestions for the implementation of focus groups among Latino farmworkers in the United States. Recommendations are based on a study of risk factors for HIV and AIDS among Latino farmworkers. They center on group membership, facilitation, and the focus group process. (SLD)

Reviews critical issues in selecting a product fund-raising program for schools. Suggests that the most important considerations should be the quality of the product or service and its "fit" with the school. (JDI)

Describes two components of a program that involves low income and minority parents in their children's education. In the program, parents are taught techniques and strategies to prepare their 3- and 4-year-old children for successful school experiences and teachers are made aware of the concerns, needs, and problems of low-income and minority…

Management-development programs will lose strategic impact without attention to higher enabling competencies or "meta-abilities" such as multiple perspective taking, self-knowledge, emotional resilience, and personal drive. (SK)

Nebrask@Online is a computer-based electronic information and communication service created by the Nebraska Library Commission. This article discusses its development, describes the operation of an online service and options for network development, and describes the public/private partnership that emerged as a model for network management…

Describes a study focused on the amount of time students spend on task while using Total Quality Education tools and principles in their daily academic activities. Classroom observation found that elementary students in TQE classrooms spent more time on task. Teachers should trade their traditional boss-management role for a lead-management role.…

This article discusses strategies for encouraging children with and without disabilities to have fun together and learn with computers, the rationale and benefits of inclusive computer play, and the outcomes of a study in which children engaged in inclusive computer play. Recommendations for materials, grouping, and scheduling are provided.…

The current academic tenure system is unacceptable, since the reward system favors research over work with teachers. Four alternative models include developing a charter with education faculty exemptions, reforming tenure codes, specifying tenure alternatives and differentiated tasks, and dispensing with tenure altogether. Implementation tips are…

Fully 27 states grade or rank schools to force improved student performance; some states are instituting teacher-performance portfolios. Accountability is becoming a threat rather than a process for setting student-achievement targets. Principals should work on long-term cultural goals and short-term test-improvement strategies. (MLH)

Examines theoretical and practical elements that lead to successful implementation of change. Discusses research on planned educational change and change agent theory; describes a school library media specialist's effort to implement a learning-centered library program; and includes a list of practical ideas for implementing "Information…

Highlights 26 American community colleges that have implemented ground-breaking programs. Describes a survey conducted to glean information from 670 colleges. Discusses projects such as the Chesapeake Area Consortium for Higher Education--a partnership between Chesapeake College (Maryland) and two other institutions--which offers Physical Therapy…