Describes the impact of information technology on higher education. Highlights include balancing the educational mission between research, teaching, and service; accountability; the growing knowledge base; limited resources; the influence of universities on economic development; systemic change; strategic planning; learning environments;…

Discussion of the use of online learning activities in higher education focuses on experiences with a master's degree program in educational technology leadership at George Washington University (Washington, DC) that involves online learning as an essential element. Plans to create an online doctoral program in distance education leadership are…

Describes a collaborative effort by the 32 K-12 schools in the Diocese of San Jose, California, to implement advanced technology in the classroom. Details the development of a diocesan three- to five-year masterplan that included connecting classrooms to the Internet, teacher inservice programs, and the introduction of math software in K-6…

Traces the redefinition of "diversity" at one university as it evolved from the initial vision of a small number of faculty, students, and administrators, many of whom had connections to a women's studies program, to its adoption and implementation as an undergraduate general education requirement. The author's observations as one…

Describes one school's staff development efforts as the school made the transition from junior high to middle school. Presents a four-step framework for adapting to student learning at the middle level. (HTH)

This article is the first in a series that connects the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics "Curriculum and Evaluation Standards" with the new document, "Professional Standards for Teaching Mathematics." The four focal components of the "Professional Teaching Standards" are given, followed by a deeper…

Discusses principals' roles as instructional leaders in effective schools. Principals must understand their communities, envision effective schools, create mission statements and determine ideal situations for fulfilling them, spend sufficient time before implementation to help faculty accept changes, pilot and monitor new approaches, and…

Teacher-parent collaborative consultation can be useful in planning appropriate vocational programs for adolescents with disabilities. Such consultation can involve informing parents of vocational opportunities, planning vocational assessment and collecting vocational information, developing vocational components of individualized education plans,…

Identifies outcomes that an assessment program oriented to black students in higher education can reasonably be expected to produce. Components of a database on which retention decisions and actions may be developed are explored. Valid assessment may be the key to designing effective retention plans. (SLD)

A national conference of colleges of optometry focused on planning for optometric curricular reform and faculty development. Issues addressed included changes needed to meet entry-level professional needs, available resources, changes in optometry practice, and optometry's role in health care reform. Task forces worked together to develop a…

Describes a Florida school district's distance learning system, focusing on the instructional television system, which uses fiber optic cable to connect five high schools, the district television studios, district offices, and the community college. Descriptions of equipment needed, corporate participation, courses offered, and suggestions for…

Presents an interim report on a study investigating the impact of flexible and fixed scheduling of library instruction on library media specialists' consultative and instructional roles. The relationship between scheduling and the number of the media specialist's consultative tasks, library instruction lessons offered, and participation in student…

Discussion of interactive television (ITV) focuses on a college sociology course taught at the University of Minnesota that used ITV. Topics addressed include cooperative learning; instructional design; student relationships; planning, including equipment needs; student participation; analysis of the discourse; and students' feedback. (nine…

Describes a textbook production project in a Central American country whose goal was the improvement of primary education. Disparities between educational opportunities in developed nations and Third World nations are discussed, and problems with the project that prevented it from meeting its goal are described. (32 references) (LRW)

Israel's Planning and Grants Committee (PGC), intended to mediate between government and higher education in financial matters, was designed to guarantee academic freedom while improving accountability. The committee is composed largely of academics. Increasing PGC involvement in higher education planning and regulation is restricting…