Many administrators and educators have questioned the wisdom of establishing competitive goals for forensic programs. Many appear to believe that the acceptance of competitive goals necessarily leads to such abusive behavior as atheoretical teaching, the prioritizing of style over substance, the promotion of education shortcuts, and the…

The Federal Reserve makes mistakes in monetary policy and causes business cycles. A free market solution to the failure of central economic planning is competition in money and banking. A second currency, the "Gold Eagle," should be issued and allowed to compete with the dollar. (SR)

Considers two alternative views of competition found in the economics literature. The author demonstrates that these alternative views of competition underlie alternative views in other areas of economics, including welfare economics and micro-economic policy. Implications for college students and teachers are examined. (Author/AM)

Examines objections to competition as presented by educational philosopher Michael Fielding and others. The two major types of criticism of competition are that it is unfair and divisive and that it is selfish and immoral. The author advocates educational experiences which combine self-competition with cooperation. (AM)

The Olympic Idea--an acquired educational cooperative-competitive attitude toward sport--is an important concept for athletes. This ideal can and must transcend nationalistic zeal, ideological struggles, and the omnipresent profit motive. (Author/RJG)

After discussing the pros and cons of school- and non-school-sponsored national athletic competitions, the author presents a list of questions school boards can use in evaluating whether to let a student athlete participate in a non-school-sponsored sports event. (IRT)

Encourages the dismantling of the "corporatization" of higher education, asserting that the unalloyed promotion of the free market as the standard of value has, as Adelphi and Enron make clear, led neither to truth seeking nor to sound education. (EV)

Asserts that college rankings symbolize the increasing corporatization of higher education, and suggests that campuses should be evaluated on more than their resources. Encourages rankings to acknowledge the contributions of lower-profile institutions that serve the masses and make do with few resources. (EV)

Describes how, rather than compete with campus bookstores, the company once known as VarsityBooks.com now seeks to replace them at some colleges. (EV)

Using event-history analysis techniques, a longitudinal study of the semiconductor industry found that substantial technological innovation lengthens development times and reduces the speed with which first products reach the marketplace. Organizations that undertook lower levels of technological innovation had relatively lower monthly…

This article analyzes the meaning of ritual and reviews the literature on the relationship between sport and ritual. It suggests the sport-as-ritual model, which tends to denigrate the significance of sport as a distinctive cultural behavior, is of limited use in understanding this relationship. (IAH)

Contends that competition is, by definition, inherently good. The concern should be with the term "conflict," meaning conflict-based athletic interaction. Offers a model that attempts to reveal the dichotomous relationship between coaching and teaching in the competitive mode and the conflict-based athletic interactive mode. (Author/JOW)

Describes high school students' preparations for the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition at the Kennedy Space Center. Provides step-by-step guidelines for participation. (JOW)

Discusses how the chancellor of the California State University System wants the system to be able to confer a doctorate in education. However, such degrees are the province of the University of California, which is vigorously opposing the initiative. (EV)

Explores how Pittsburgh's traditional colleges did not fight the for-profit University of Phoenix when it arrived, but are now going after a tiny for-profit institution, Potomac College, that wants to expand into the area. The colleges claim the school unnecessarily duplicates offerings they provide. (EV)