Hillsborough (Florida) County Public Schools used a systematic process to choose a standardized test that matched its curriculum. (Author)

Presents a case analysis of the role of the Los Angeles (California) School Monitoring Committee in the implementation of school desegregation. Demonstrates how citizen monitoring advisory committees work in desegregated settings and discusses the challenges, problems, and opportunities they are likely to face. (Author/MK)

Describes a meeting of the technical committee on micrographics of the International Organization for Standardization, and fcuses on the committee's work relating to the reproduction of library materials within the general context of international standards-making activities. (FM)

Background and recommendations of the Standards for Accreditation of the American Library Association, including specific areas of investigation, are summarized. (MBR)

Alert management heads off potential personnel problems by setting up early-warning systems on employee concerns, wants, and needs. (For availability, see EA 507 433.) (Author)

Reviews the events leading to the publication of the journal "English Education" in 1963 and the history of the journal from what it was once to what it has become today. (TB)

Gives advice about dealing with group interviews in an academic environment, addressing the following topics: location, politics, preparation, presentation, and follow-up. (SK)

Presents evidence demonstrating that, although Colin Robert Badger claimed to have originated the model for Australia's Council of Adult Education, another unacknowledged model had actually formed the basis of it. States that the Badger narrative has become an enduring myth in Australian adult education history. (Contains 20 archival and 36…

Analyzes why it is important to establish professional advisory councils for communication programs. Discusses their implementation and maintenance. (SR)

A survey of 328 volunteers serving on sports committees in Australia found that organizational commitment was higher in organizations with open decision making, conflict resolution, and attention to group process. Positive, effective committee functioning led to lower turnover. (SK)

Discusses wire and cable management solutions school construction committees can use that do not limit flexibility. Topics cover such areas as using perimeter raceways in classrooms, incorporating a flexible communications cabling infrastructure in to the initial design, and answering the question of how to meet future requirements and…

We surveyed directors of departmental search committees (N = 89) to ascertain which criteria have the most value in the faculty applicant selection process. Respondents used several methodological techniques, including rank order, agreement, and importance scale questions. Results indicated that match or fit with department is the most important…

The field of Applied Behavior Analysis has evolved to the point of providing services in many organizations and educational settings in the United States. ABA is considered in a growing number of schools, provider organizations, and by states, as the most effective intervention approach for children with autism. Advances in the research have led…

Increasingly, universities around the world are employing ethics committees or similar bodies to require that social researchers enter into research contracts with research participants. Often, one of the stipulations regarding research contracts is that research participants be allowed to check the way in which their contribution is reported.…

This paper looks at some research conducted with young carers and a multidisciplinary team of professionals as co-researchers. In this paper I suggest that action learning is a natural activity which occurs when programmed knowledge is combined with questions from colleagues/learners with different perspectives to create a shift in perception in…