Higher education needs strong and strategically-oriented institutional management to plan for flexibility, innovation, and response to societal needs. Government and intermediate agencies also have a role in that process. The quality of administration should be measured by individual institutional outputs, not by the educational system's…

The law school as an organization is examined by a hypothetical Irish monk from several moral points of view (teleologically, interpersonally, and according to the ethics of responsibility) and advised as to the effect of the law school community on its members. (MSE)

University research results often lead to patentable inventions with significant possibilities for ethical conflict. University officials must be conscious of these conflicts, examine each situation carefully, and determine actions creating the greatest good for the greatest number. (Author/MSE)

Analyzes the Vatican publication, "Educational Guidance in Human Love," which underscores the responsibilities of family and church in sex education. Affirms the positive aspects of the report and points to its weaknesses and omissions. Suggests possible responses to the document by parishes and schools. (DMM)

The nature of distance education is to shift the locus of curriculum control toward the institution and its staff and away from the students. This imposes a responsibility on the institution to examine and evaluate the values and assumptions underlying the decision-making and the implications of the patterns of control that emerge. (Author/MSE)

While schools cannot--should not--attempt to provide answers to controversial questions, they do need to teach children to pose those questions themselves and to examine them objectively. Regular forums in public schools in which various social issues are analyzed and discussed from a variety of viewpoints are one possibility. (Author/DCS)

This article explores current attitudes, situations, and plans of improvement relating to discipline. Much of the data was obtained through research gathered from a junior high school, grades seven, eight, and nine, during the last school year. (Editor)

A board member, says the Supreme Court, must be held to a standard of conduct based on knowledge of the basic unquestioned constitutional rights of his charges. The best defense against this serious liability threat is strict attention to due process and other relevant legal considerations. (Author/LBH)

One of the most important federal statutory schemes for opening the university "black box" and for increasing access to other public and quasi-public entities is Title 42 of the United States Code, section 1983, the codified successor of the Civil Rights Act of 1871. Its implications for accountability are discussed. (LBH)

This report discusses the exploration of teaching that occurred in the Knight Collaborative National Roundtable on Teaching held in the summer of 2001. The participants were almost entirely family members from a range of disciplines and institutions. All participants shared a deep commitment to teaching, but the question who owns teaching?…

Designed for educators, related service providers, parents, and others, this CD-ROM provides information on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997. Contents include the statute in its entirety, complete final regulations and analysis of comments taken verbatim from the Federal Register of March 12, 1999. Also included are topical…

The author attempts to provide a rationale for providing some systematic sex information to youth between nine and twelve years of age. The author shows what sources of information are available to the preadolescent. Research reveals that peers are the primary source although the accuracy of the information is quite low. Finally, discussion as to…

Article offers the analysis of an observer who might be from another planet, and his critical thoughts about the American system of education. (RK)

The school bears major responsibility for initiating good relationships with parents as well as for involving them in a meaningful way in their children's education. (Author)