Assumes that America's economic difficulties and resulting social tensions will continue over the next two decades. Predicts consequent negative and positive trends in curricular content and organization and in decision-making processes affecting curricular change. Suggests that social change is crucial if curricular change is to be effective.…

Examines central issues in the future of occupational education: uncertain enrollment patterns; changing instructional strategies and delivery systems; influences of national and international policies and technological advances on future employment markets; an uneasy economic climate; and collaboration with liberal arts faculty, government…

Clinicans promoted to middle management positions have a good deal of difficulty coping with the use of power and with a variety of other unfamiliar and uncomfortable dilemmas. Among the most difficult of these is their responsibility for supervising the work of the professional staff. (Author)

The first part of this three-part feature, subtitled "Do they measure anything worth knowing?", reviews and evaluates numerous employee survey instruments. The second, "How to pick an employee survey that works--and fits your needs," presents selection criteria, and the third is a resource list describing the most used instruments. (MF)

Economic trends in health care delivery and medical education in the United States are examined. It is noted that the market for physician services is being more extensively socialized due to insurance practices and it is suggested that there is a trend toward desocializing medical education and transferring a greater share of the cost to the…

Describes leader behaviors that create a constrained and negative institutional climate, illustrating those behaviors with detailed scenarios. Urges leaders to maintain formal and informal communication channels to monitor how their behavior is perceived, and to use this information to develop positive leadership behaviors that can change…

A survey of 580 senior medical students in 10 schools investigated perceptions of mistreatment during undergraduate medical education; a follow-up survey of 571 subjects examined perceptions of mistreatment during the first year of residency. Similar results from the two surveys is seen as providing compelling evidence that the perceived level of…

A study investigated the knowledge and skills of college and university institutional researchers (n=601) in relation to their perceptions of the effectiveness of their work. Analysis found that relationships between background characteristics, knowledge and skills in institutional research, and perceptions of effectiveness were minimal.…

A study examined four "bimodal" medical schools (University of Washington, University of North Carolina, University of California/San Francisco, University of California/San Diego), ranked highly in both production of primary care physicians and receipt of National Institutes of Health research grants. The study examined institutional…

As the battle over college and university tax-exempt status escalates, institutional public relations officers are offered advice for making their case for tax-exemption without alienating the community, including: getting facts straight; communicating internally first; going to the source of criticism; illustrating economic and nonmonetary…

Although urban community colleges enroll increasing proportions of minority and low-income students, their transfer rates remain low. However, there are some urban community colleges whose transfer rates exceed the national average by two or three times. Their approaches to transfers encompass both bureaucratic elements and informal, cultural…

The success of the Community College of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) transfer program is in part the result of the approach taken to institutional conflict. The institution's academic culture has benefited from even the unsuccessful aspects of its efforts to structurally reform the academic program and the institutional culture. In the process,…

Discussion of community college campus activities that celebrate cultural diversity looks at institutional development theory as it relates to the college environment and some basic assumptions about community college students and culture, then suggests program types and outlines considerations in developing specific events that bring students to…

Delineates the role of mentors for first year science teachers in assisting with policies and procedures, the community, and implementing model strategies. (DDR)

Reviews the literature on the development of full-text electronic libraries in the academic setting. Organizational factors can have impact on electronic library development and ultimate usability. Topics include strategic management, planning and implementation; system specification and design; document provision; user support and training; and…