Introduces an interscholastic social studies competition designed for high school students by teachers at Sydney High School (Ohio). Briefly describes the game and the success that it found with regional high schools. Offers information for those interested in adopting the competition for their own local schools. (DSK)

Develops an analytical methodology for service organizations by examining four key cultural and managerial developments: understandings of markets and marketing held within the school; organizational responses to the market; use of analytical tools; and development of appropriate marketing strategies. Shows variations in schools' development of a…

Electronic ground was broken in 1995 with the development of the completely Internet-based bank Security First Network Bank. This article discusses the need for developing online services, outlines the reasons for the formation of an Internet-based bank and argues that to remain competitive financial services providers must provide easier customer…

Discusses the connection between creativity in the arts and competitions, and shares a sampling of competitions that might entice secondary students to maximize their creative abilities. The benefits of competitions are described; they include the opportunity for students to enhance self-directed learning skills and their sense of autonomy. (CR)

Establishes a managerial context for the expenditure of funds for research and development by academic libraries. Topics discussed include for-profit research and development; sustaining a competitive advantage; traditional library funding strategies; organization environment; and library strategies for facing an uncertain funding environment.…

Examines how low- and high-trust individuals (n=111) react to messages of intended behavior in a social dilemma situation. Subjects played a two-person prisoner's dilemma; the opponent was a reciprocal strategy programmed by the experimenter. During the game, subjects received a message status that the opponent planned to be cooperative or…

Introduces a collection of articles on educational accountability, outlining the framework used to select and order the articles. The framework clarifies the concept of accountability and identifies assumptions and tools associated with four different approaches to accountability (market competition, decentralization, professionalization, and…

Reviews nine notable education books of 2000, including Jeannie Chall's "The Academic Achievement Challenge," Jonathan Kozol's "Ordinary Resurrections," Chester Finn's "Charter Schools in Action," Neil Howe and William Strauss's "Millennials Rising," Meredith Maran's "Class Dismissed," Paul T. Hill's "It Takes a City," and Diane Ravitch's "Left…

Responds to an article on school choice that claims that increased school choice likely has little effect on overall student achievement, arguing that it is premature to judge the impact of school choice and competition and that analysts should not be bounded by perceived political constraints when examining public policies designed to increase…

Explores pervasive forces, such as faculty shortages, pressures to enhance curricular relevance, and intense, worldwide competition, that are threatening traditional business schools. Describes recommendations reached by the Management Education Task Force formed by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, which addressed these…

Asserts that current changes in Latin American higher education cannot be examined in isolation from larger political and economic changes in the region, which are in turn related to the dynamics of globalization and the rise of neoliberalism. Explores the context of university change and the main features of university restructuring. (EV)

Includes "Introduction" (Heraty, Morley); "Training and Development in the Danish Context" (Madsen, Larsen); "Training and Development in the Dutch Context" (van Baalen, Hoogendoorn); "Training and Development in the UK Context" (Tregaskis, Brewster); "Training and Development in the Irish Context"…

Examined the differential contributions of two forms of competitive attitude to disordered eating in 198 female Caucasian college students. Results show that it is not competition per se that is a primary contributor to eating disorders but rather a hypercompetitiveness form of competitive attitude. (SLD)

Presents a humanities and social science researcher's perspective on changes in scholarly communication as a result of new information and communication technologies. Discusses communication and community, interdisciplinarity, scholarly information, and competition versus cooperation, and argues that researchers and intermediaries need to find a…

Presents a market taxonomy for higher education, including what it reveals about the structure of the market, the model's technical attributes, and its capacity to explain pricing behavior. Details the identification of the principle seams separating one market segment from another and how student aspirations help to organize the market, making…