This paper reports on the first two years of operation of an Interdisciplinary Review Committee managing the use of psychotropic medication in a training center for people with intellectual disabilities in Victoria (Australia). Clients (n=25) receiving medication to manage challenging behavior had daily doses of neuroleptic medication reduced by…

Compares four colleges and their administrative representatives, and how each views student newspapers. Identifies six themes: role of the newspaper, authority and responsibility, administration-newspaper relationship, administrator problems with newspapers, legal and ethical dimensions, and adviser guidance. Concludes by arguing that the entire…

Describes a six-year effort to complete a salary equity review for librarians at the University of Colorado (Boulder) in the context of general salary equity for women and minority faculty. Recounts the difficulties before a male counterpart study was chosen to complete the process, and advises others seeking salary equity to be realistic,…

Discusses the history of the President's Committee on Health Education, created by R. M. Nixon in September 1971, and analyzes the committee's origins, methods, and underlying politics that shaped its work and final report. The committee laid the groundwork for present-day health-promotion and disease-prevention public policies. (RLC)

Moving toward site-based management, Greece (New York) Central School District administrators and the teachers' organization established a representative steering committee to coordinate and facilitate the decentralization process and develop a master plan. Benefits include increased faculty understanding, improved school climate, and increased…

Recommends ways to ensure that a qualified leader is chosen as community college president even if top candidates withdraw late in the selection process. Urges trustees to keep selection deadlines open, show the college's true colors, broaden the search's scope, woo the best candidate, and tap new pools. (DMM)

Ways in which to revive and promote creativity in campus activities programming are offered. Specific steps to take, particularly in committee meetings, to energize individual thinking and group processes and to improve programming and publicity are detailed. (MSE)

Describes a study that investigated the nature of hiring criteria in hiring assistant professors for educational technology positions. Data were collected through a survey of recent search committees. Topics discussed include increased competition and the importance of oral presentations and personal interviews. (14 references) (LRW)

The article examines the process of faculty searches for deans and other administrators, looking at the process of selecting a search committee and discussing the problems with traditional search methods. Recommendations for streamlining the process and making it more equitable are presented. (SM)

By acting as a facilitator and working for a consensual solution, a superintendent can begin developing widespread support toward a reasonable solution. Offers guidelines that include respecting board members' expertise and using board committees. (MLF)

Two leading writers on choosing a college president exchange views concerning the statement of leadership qualities, choosing one committee or two for the search process, the number of members of the search committee, selection of the search committee chair, and the period of greatest vulnerability (just before the decision). (DB)

the National Advisory Committee on Accreditation and Institutional Eligibility is criticized by various groups for doing and saying too much or too little. Current controversial issues on its agenda include loan defaults, shoddy trade schools, and treatment of minority students and faculty. The committee's role in some areas is also unclear. (MSE)

Described is The Catalyst Conference convened by the Research Advisory Committee of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) to stimulate research on the effects of the NCTM "Standards for Curriculum and Evaluation" as a guide for change in mathematics education. Six focus areas were identified. (MDH)

A Connecticut school district initiated a bus monitor program on the elementary bus runs. Monitors are paid $8.50 per run, are subject to the same medical examinations as are drivers, and are given preemployment drug tests. Children show respect toward the monitors. The district has concluded that monitors do help in making bus stops safer for all…

The Technical Instruction Committees in South Wales were the first attempt to organize a systematic program of technical education. Each regional committee inherited a haphazard system of evening classes sponsored by mechanics' institutes and the Department of Science and Art. (Author/SK)