Discusses pros and cons of post-tenure review of faculty, identifies the objectives of such reviews, reports on preliminary results of the use of post-tenure reviews at several institutions of higher education, and considers implications for boards of trustees. Suggests a 10-element post-tenure review policy. (DB)

Discusses privacy issues related to electronic libraries. Highlights include finding guidance and information on the Web, including the American Library Association, Center for Democracy and Technology, and the Electronic Privacy Information Center; legal responsibilities in maintaining privacy rights of patrons who access the Internet; and…

Discusses the need for intellectual property policies for higher education that relate to digital class environments for distance learning. Considers faculty ownership of course materials and presents preliminary results of a survey that investigated the development of institutional policies regarding intellectual property. (LRW)

Examines history and consequences of nonliberal democratic government policies on efforts to liberalize civic education in Israel. Employees three levels of analysis: Structural, policymaking, and policy implementation. Concludes with pessimistic assessment of the prospects of civic education including more liberal democratic values. (Contains 57…

Notes that applying abstract ethical principles to the practical business of building a code of applied ethics for a technical communication department teaches students that they share certain unarticulated or unconscious values that they can translate into ethical principles. Suggests that combining abstract theory with practical policy writing…

Describes Auburn University College of Education educational policy development class and resulting student learning outcomes. (Contains 24 references.) (PKP)

This study explores the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) discourses and practices in the context of its educational sector support in Kazakhstan. Drawing on the document analysis and interviews with the ADB staff and Kazakhstan's education officials, the article examines ADB's discursive and operational frameworks in this Central Asian country. The…

Some readers will recall Newhart, Bob Newhart's television series from 1982 to 1990. In it, he played Dick Ludon, a New Yorker who moved to Vermont with his wife to run an inn. Stephanie Vanderkellen, a snotty, rich, young woman, worked there as a maid to appease her parents. Her boyfriend, Michael, was not rich but was as snobbish as she was.…

A. H. Halsey has been a professorial fellow (now emeritus) at Nuffield College in Oxford University since his appointment in 1962 as Director of Oxford's Department of Social and Administrative Studies. This paper explores his contribution to education throughout his career, as an academic and as a national and international policy advisor, and…

This report addresses the challenges that the American Psychological Association (APA) must face before attaining a perfect vision. It is divided into three sections: (a) meeting the needs of psychology and psychologists in the 21st century; (b) psychology and health care, working toward a true integration of biological, psychological, social, and…

International indicators have reached a great success in the field of education in the last decade. Work done by international organisations like OECD, EU, UNESCO, IEA and others has contributed to the quick expansion and growing use of educational indicators worldwide. European countries have been among the most active producers and users of…

This article deals with the education policy in Greece during the period 1976 to 1997, with special focus on the policy that is in practice since 1997. During the early 1990s, the important changes at international and local levels had established the foundations for this policy, which is significantly different from the ones implemented during…

This article addresses frequently asked questions about two new policies: a five-year term for NAEYC Accreditation and a 15-day window for validation visits, with 24 hours advance notice. How the five-year policy applies to a program seeking NAEYC Accreditation depends on the program's status in the accreditation process.

This article addresses the issue on school policy concerning holidays and outlines some steps schools can take to keep the children and their enrichment as the focus. In the United States, there are many kinds of holidays: religious, cultural, national, and sentimental. School calendars usually honor some of the most prominent of these. If the…

The U.S. Department of Education's latest move to grant more flexibility under the No Child Left Behind Act, this time aimed at helping schools that narrowly miss the law's requirement for high participation on standardized tests, was generally welcomed. The appetite for further adjustments appears to be growing. The new policy allows states to…