Maintains that the Russian educational system is going through an era of uncertainty. Asserts that one source of this uncertainty is the multitude of interpretations regarding the content and structure of the national educational system. Provides recommendations to create a sociocultural educational environment that fosters individual development.…

A review of recent trends concerning Hispanics and higher education looks at demographics, research and curriculum development, Latina studies, California legislation concerning immigration and affirmative action, court decisions, student recruitment and retention efforts, financial aid patterns, faculty hiring, and Hispanics in college…

A system to monitor student reactions to what is occurring on a computer screen is described. The system produces a split-screen image of the computer screen and the student's physical (facial and bodily) and verbal responses. It was developed to help improve an independent-study prototype for a finance course at Pennsylvania State University.…

Employs the image of "contested ground" to characterize tensions surrounding the evolution of teacher leadership in order to illuminate the ways in which traditions of subject specialism shape assumptions about the exercise of leadership among secondary teachers. Challenges the stereotypes of the "subject-centered" teacher and…

Techniques developed to improve student participation and student evaluation in a large-group college course in advertising include role playing in talk-show-style discussions of controversial issues, breaks in lectures to play a trivia game, a three-minute writing assignment, teacher movement among students, and changes in testing policies and…

Presents viewpoints of five persons actively engaged in academic libraries or library schools on new skills that may be desirable for reference librarians in the future. Topics discussed include reference skills; communication skills; management skills; literacy in computer technology; specialization; implications of the information age;…

Advocates applying the theories of Anton S. Makarenko, an early influential Soviet educator, to the practice of school administration in the Soviet Union. Reviews Makarenko's theories, focusing on the establishment of a unified labor collective school, responsible for students' political socialization and character development. Stresses the…

The Nordic Committee on Educational Software and Technology has been overseeing cooperative development and production of software and technology in all areas of education except the university since 1986. Costly duplication of effort has been avoided, and all the Nordic countries have access to more educational software than they could develop…

A program for training health care students, including pharmacy students, to provide interdisciplinary community-based services in rural areas is described. Students participate in a course and a summer practicum, in which interdisciplinary student teams live in rural communities and work together to solve health care problems. (Author/MSE)

It is suggested that, in the Netherlands' system of resource allocation for research, there is subtle and powerful pressure for consensus. Changes in science policy orientation since the 1960s are traced, and the current framework for policy formation, planning, and decision making is sketched. Three peer review models are examined. (MSE)

Identifies the main topics addressed in the professional education literature of 1993 including school reform, outcomes-based education, alternative assessment, the learner-centered school, the school as family, educational management, curriculum, technology, disabled students, teacher evaluation, mixed-age grouping, urban education, and multiple…

Reports the results of a survey of shared library facilities and describes some typical organizational and management structures. Effective organizational models are discussed. In general, the survey found that there are significant cost savings and service enhancements resulting from a shared facility arrangement along with some additional…

Considers the use of pre- and posttest results as formative evaluation tools and describes a small group evaluation of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) courseware dealing with French for banking. Test design is discussed, including standards, validity, and reliability; and results from user questionnaires are examined. (Contains 14…

Argues that perception studies and ranking are lacking in validity and reliability because of small sample size, simplistic statistical analyses, and the evaluation of quality by educators. It is asserted that quality control is more valid when evaluated by the customers of education, i.e., the students. (11 references) (EA)

Environmental statutes and regulations have become so complex that many law firms and corporations need lawyers who have specialized in the field. In response to this growing demand, some U.S. law schools have radically revised their curricula to produce a new breed of lawyer and consequently, have attracted higher caliber students. (Author)