The metaphoric edubarrier (similar to the sound barrier) lies above the customary rates of learning and impedes education. The article suggests that education is tethered more by social-psychological bonds than by actual limitations of the sciences. A discussion of how the edubarrier hinders collegiality, improvement, and teacher education is…

Proposes a Florida community college's integrated planning approach comprised of three key elements: strategic planning, operational planning, and effectiveness measures. This model, which uses the institutional mission statement as the initiating point, is an efficient and meaningful way to relate an institution's purpose, goals, and outcome…

Discusses benefits of an Integrated Learning System (ILS) and addresses concerns that need to be considered during the selection process. Highlights include the evaluation process; initial and ongoing costs; installation in either a lab setting or distributed placement in the classrooms; scheduling; and daily management. (LRW)

Customer satisfaction as applied to schools assumes that no single change or reform will fix the schools forever; school districts must embrace a process of continuous improvement to respond to changing customer demands. This article describes one suburban California district's new strategic planning process: inviting customers to shape the…

Reports a study that examined the discourse of a constructivist staff development process which helped teachers examine their beliefs and introduced them to research-based ideas. Research-based alternatives were offered to teachers based on a review of videotapes of teachers' classroom instruction. The process created a constructivist, sharing…

Presents recommendations by the Association for the Advancement of Health Education and the American School Health Association for health instruction responsibilities and competencies needed for elementary teachers (communicate program concepts and purposes, assess student health instruction needs and interests, plan and implement instruction, and…

Sponsors of education management information systems (EMIS) often underestimate EMIS's impact on other education sector activities and fail to provide individual and organizational incentives for encouraging use of improved educational data at the national level. Liberia's example illustrates the consequences of developing poor incentive…

The background and development of the integrated pest management program in the Dade County, Florida, Schools is discussed. The activities of this IPM program are described. (CW)

This paper describes the process of curriculum differentiation for special needs students at a comprehensive secondary school in Great Britain. The differentiation process involved the reorganization of special needs provision, collaborative work between the learning development department and content areas, and assessment of special learning…

This paper briefly describes the 30 standards published in 1981 by the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation. The standards address utility, feasibility, propriety, and accuracy. Their application in conducting assessment and meta-assessment activities in higher education is discussed. (Author/DB)

Children with HIV infection, although they remain healthy and exhibit age-appropriate development, can be mainstreamed without program modifications or specialized treatment. Such children should be included in definitions of eligibility for at-risk services. Ideally, general developmental stimulation should be initiated before symptoms emerge.…

Offers guidelines for institutions completing the first cycle of Outcomes Accreditation to help them deal with confusing and uncertain issues during the transition period between review cycles. Discusses staffing, mission statement, the development of a student profile and environmental scan, target areas, and the phase following the transitional…

Describes some of the concerns educators have about the Outcomes Accreditation (OA) model, indicating that the traditional resource standards approach has been abandoned prematurely. Suggests that a combination of the strengths of both processes will yield the best results. Provides a sample implementation timeline. (MAB)

Fourteen adults who participated in planning their course were compared with 15 controls in a teacher-planned course. Findings suggest that participation in planning does not significantly influence achievement, satisfaction, or classroom environment, nor does environment influence satisfaction or achievement. (SK)

General educators offer their perspective on inclusion of students with disabilities. They point out the advantages of ongoing collaboration among regular and special educators, paraprofessionals, and specialists. They note that general education classes are already highly diverse but the single teacher lacks the advantages of collaborative…