Describes faculty recruitment from the perspectives of a department chair and a college dean. Argues that administration and faculty must imagine ways in both recruitment and curriculum whereby interdepartmental alliances that foster interdisciplinary work can be forged. (MM)

According to Tom Olson, director of public affairs for U.S. English, the group plans to launch three federal initiatives in 1989: (1) reforms for bilingual education; (2) reintroduction of the English language amendment; and (3) a federal program that would encourage businesses to offer English classes in the workplace. (MLF)

Discussing how the Kuwaiti political system has affected teaching methodologies, the author presents the goals of the University of Kuwait political science department. Examines the department's curriculum, teaching staff, degree requirements, student enrollment, teaching methods, and the scope of department activities. Concludes that the…

Minority politicians who believe that colleges have ignored them in the past are winning political posts that are crucial for higher education and are using their new power. The ethnic composition of the faculty at the University of New Mexico has been the target of legislators in the last year. (MLW)

Five articles present an overview of trends and issues affecting rural libraries. The areas discussed include the status of rural library services; outreach programs; the role of library cooperation in the support of rural library service; the development of rural information centers; and political marketing of the rural library. (CLB)

The current language of educational reform embodies authoritarian and anti-intellectual attitudes of a powerful alliance of New Right ideologues; this language diverts our attention from many of the root causes of our problems, subordinating educational goals to economic goals and creating a two-tier society. (TE)

Reviews the past progress and outcomes of the educational reform movement at the state level and outlines strategies for the second wave of reform. Contends that the future of education reform depends primarily on the growth of the American economy and how this growth is distributed among the states. (TE)

This article discusses the potential and effects of the educational reform movement by discussing (1) the nature of the link between educational practices and the achievement decline of the 1960s and 1970s; and (2) the connection between the recent wave of reforms and the widespread rise in test scores. (TE)

Analyzes the complex background of debates on quality teacher education, highlighting sociological perspectives and arguments of the educational sciences, defining problem areas of teacher education, and discussing ways to handle perceived problems by considering experiences in various European countries discussed at a seminar of experts on the…

Over the past few years, Finnish teacher education has undergone major evaluation, including evaluation by an international review team. The process has included self-evaluation, site visits, external evaluation, and increased interaction and cooperation in teacher education departments. (SM)

The National Center for Educational Leadership, a consortium of Harvard, Vanderbilt, and Chicago universities, was federally funded to develop and disseminate knowledge to improve educational leadership quality. This article summarizes the panel's deliberations, highlighting three issues: leadership effectiveness, administrator preparation, and…

Describes the British government's Technical and Vocational Education Initiative, explaining how it has been managed in schools and local education authorities, outlining management mechanisms, comparing rationale and rhetoric with the reality of management, and interpreting empirical evidence to evaluate its effectiveness in managing curriculum…

The life stories of (North Carolina) principals in a graduate education class reveal vast changes over the past 20 years. "Good ol' boy" superintendents and principals have been replaced by self-interested political "sharks" concerned more with image than substance. Fortunately, principals with resiliency, caring values, and…

Examines the place of Indian people in Mexican society and politics, from the conquest to the 1994 Zapatista uprising in Chiapas (fueled by the threat to rural indigenous communal lands posed by economic reforms). Although Indianness is celebrated as contributing to the idealized mestizo "race," self-identification as Indian threatens…

This article presents a comparative analysis of the changes in teacher education in the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the United States, reporting the significant changes proposed for teacher education in Taiwan and comparing them to the major themes in the United States teacher education reform movement. (SM)