The purpose of the hearing on June 15, 1982 was to hear testimony from the administration, from Indian tribes and organizations, and from tribally controlled community college representatives on S.2623, a bill that would amend and extend the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978. Representatives who testified from the…

Over the past 20 years there has been agreement in religious circles that the church's economic power and ties with the corporate world entail a moral responsibility. Church leaders within the corporate-responsibility (CR) movement have taken one of two approaches to corporations and their activities. The reformist approach assumes the market and…

Written in response to pressure for British colleges and local education authorities (LEAs) to be more businesslike, this document consists almost entirely of a working manual or guide (the Educational Audit Reference Inventory) and instructions for how managers can use it to carry out effective performance evaluation of any element of their…

A recent study (Cook, 1989) involving 58 randomly selected South Carolina elementary schools indicated that none of these schools could be characterized as having an "open climate." This paper suggests that this situation may have its origins in the educational reform movement of the 1980s, first ignited by the publication of "A…

A well-chosen example can lend life to learning in a way that few other resources available to the teacher can rival; the driving force behind the current educational reforms is learning by example. The Bush Administration, to meet the challenge of the nation's education deficit, will become pupils of the educational system to learn from the…

The purposes of this paper were to: (1) demonstrate prinicples of sound classroom level instructional planning at a time when there is increasing concern for teacher accountability; (2) present a sample seventh-grade social studies lesson that illustrates portfolio planning competencies as stipulated by the Georgia beginning teacher assessment…

Legitimate external groups that seek accountability for educational outcomes are identified, and attention is directed to choices for designing an institutional assessment, as well as principles to guide institutions' response to accountability demands. Appropriate domains of accountability include: (1) the authority of state government to…

Four papers from a 1981 conference in England on the management of quality in further education are presented. In "The Management of Quality," Tim Brighouse discusses quantitative versus qualitative measurement of quality in further education advisory input, self-evaluation, leadership, and inservice education. In "Staff…

A number of forces are likely to contribute to future issues in educational assessment: (1) reduction in government resources, (2) financial pressures broadening the diversity of post-secondary applicant pools; (3) adult student emergence at the post secondary level; (4) concern with accountability of schools and educators; (5) strengthening of…

Competency-based education can be a viable tool for demonstrating accountability in speech communication instruction. The objectives of speech communication instruction tend to be based more upon the content than upon the everyday communication needs of the students. Rather than continue the approach of basing instruction on assumptions of what…

Yale University's on-line examination of accounting and administrative systems is discussed. Program goals are to review financial management systems at the university to identify weaknesses in internal controls, and to fulfill all audit requirements of federal grants and contracts. After outlining the quarterly audit cycle, advantages of the…

Discusses faculty and student attitudes to graduate student participation as student-faculty members in a counselor education program. Indicates several problems and concerns by both graduate students and faculty, and poses several questions for further study. (PC)

What if…..? What if there was a kingdom in which the ordinary was perceived as extraordinary and mediocrity was the standard of excellence? In what ways might this society mold the mindset of its subjects? How might a creative and innovative newcomer respond to the intellectually numbing environment? Would she have the courage to defy conformity…

Accountability in elementary social studies should relate to our furnishing the necessary support materials for pupil investigation, and providing meaningful social studies topics from which students can make selections. (Author)

The design, implementation, and eventual failure of a system-wide, long-term comprehensive reform of the Washington, D.C. elementary and junior high schools to improve academic achievement among black students is explored in depth. The struggle for control over policy making and the opposition of teachers' unions and community groups were key…