Claims that agencies serving children and families will need to use managed care concepts to reorganize and fund their activities, and that agencies will need an effectiveness-oriented administration to survive in this managed care environment. Claims that good managed care can result in consistent, yet flexible, long-term caring relationships…

Despite evidence linking youth unemployment to labor market conditions rather than poor educational preparation, British policies have focused on education and training. Hard-core youth unemployment needs a wide range of policies concerned with the economic, social, and physical context. (SK)

For successful school reform, educators must think differently about the purpose of schools and educational delivery, and redesign infrastructures built on shared values and beliefs, multiple interacting linkages, and teamwork. School leaders are catalysts for change and, working with the school's power agents and modeling expected behaviors,…

Argues that quality in faculty research does not translate directly into quality in teaching, and industrial modes of quality-assurance involving strong central management control are inappropriate for universities. The link between research and teaching is in mechanisms supporting quality. Academics know how to support quality in research; the…

A survey of 222 large-city administrators indicated that 76.7% approved of co-worker friendships but fewer supported friendships across the vertical hierarchy. Despite risks (gossip, romances, distraction), there was strong agreement on rewards: mutual support, improved work environment and communication, support for diversity. Ways to encourage…

Presents highlights from the annual endowment study by the National Association of College and University Business Officials (NACUBO), which found that nearly three-quarters of all endowments experienced negative returns in fiscal year 2001. Includes a table ranking surveyed institutions by the market value of their endowment assets. (EV)

Using variables measuring organizational characteristics and environmental influences, this study analyzed job satisfaction in community-based HIV/AIDS organizations. Organizational characteristics were found to predict job satisfaction among employees with varying intensity based on position within the organization. Environmental influences had…

Discusses how a long recession will increase students' need for financial assistance, but that unfortunately, institutions are unlikely to cut back on merit aid to do more for the neediest students. (EV)

Describes how, for the first time since 1984, the value of college endowments dropped last year. Includes data charts and a listing of endowment fund amounts and the annual change for over 600 universities. (EV)

Discusses the career paths of several black and other college presidents, focusing on how they rebounded from firings or forced resignations. Considers political and other issues that particularly affect minority presidents of community and private colleges, as well as the importance of the fit between institution and president. (DB)

Examines school personnel salaries in relation to discretionary and cost factors, drawing from the "Schools and Staffing Survey" and "Current Population Surveys." Educators with greater educational preparation and experience, who exert greater effort and attended selective colleges, earn higher salaries. Urban and high-crime areas pay higher…

Technology is a key element in the U.S. economy because more nontechnical workers are using it, not because there is a need for more technical workers. Workers in the United States are highly educated and employers will have to do and spend more to maintain their training commitment. (JOW)

Examines several dimensions of high school organizational health and faculty trust factors involving students, colleagues, principals, and parents. Finds that the greater the degree of faculty trust the better the organizational health of a school. Draws implications for research and practice. (Contains 26 references.) (PKP)

This article discusses the recent progress made by three states--Indiana, Kentucky, and New Jersey--toward statewide goals to improve transfer and articulation. Legislation and/or policies that prompted the initiative in each state are presented, along with any additional policies and organizational structures that were implemented to promote…

To develop scientific literacy in today's global era, however, it is important that students learn about interactions within the Earth's systems worldwide. A unit exploring El Nino and La Nina-phenomena that can result in extreme weather events in locations all around the world-can help bridge this gap and broaden students awareness of global…