The pros and cons of using career ladders as incentives to attract and retain outstanding teachers are discussed, focusing on recent problems experienced in attempts to implement such models. (Author/CB)

Introduces the use of problem-finding models to analyze public policy, an approach allowing researchers to study how perceptions of policy problems influence the policy-making process. This study uses problem-finding to analyze 20 years (1964-84) of state boards of education desegregation policy in Illinois. Includes 17 references. (MLH)

The language used by scientists to discuss their work and the social logic underlying scientific research is examined, and viewed from the perspective and as an extension of the space-time continuum that scientists study. (Author/MSE)

The effects of telecommunications on higher education are explored, some of the related costs are outlined, and issues for institutions to consider in incorporating telecommunications into their financial planning are suggested. (MSE)

To make the distinction between nursing and medicine clear and to communicate the right message to clients, the authors say nursing must sharpen its focus on health, rather than concentrate on disease and problem solving. (CT)

Effective early education for gifted children must include special policy and program considerations. Preschool/day-care efforts should be based on the child's needs, special program goals, appropriate placement or grouping, and parent involvement. Administration convenience must yield to developmental efficacy to provide early admittance to…

Explores some of the difficult areas of copyright protection for computer software including legal and illegal copying; values imparted to students if illegal software copies are used; and teacher and administrator responsibility. A suggested school district policy on software copyright is presented. (MBR)

Examines four values (one's own life, high quality of life, compassion, justice) which form the core of a proposed value structure for a sustainable society. Also discusses instrumental values that fulfill these core values and why a society organized according to the proposed structure would be more sustainable. (JN)

Psychologists have participated actively in the recent transformation of policy regarding domestic violence. Expert witnesses have provided testimony rebutting myths that prevented battered women who killed their abusers from receiving fair trials. Psychologists' testimony on the battered women's perceptions of danger is now commonly accepted. (KH)

Discusses the formative elements of modern science in Japan, examining the feudalistic influence and impact of national events on policy formation and program direction. Also analyzes the cultural and social factors that have changed Japan's approach to science and technology. (ML)

Effective field trip policies will address the suitability of trips, proposal requirements, student participation, school-wide planning and organization, transportation, permission forms, insurance, emergency procedures, costs, and the assignnment of responsibility for supervision. (PGD)

Compares and contrasts the Canadian federal Environmental Assessment and Review Process (EARP) and the Environmental Assessment Act of Ontario, two different approaches to evaluating potential environmental consequences of proposed projects. Indicates that the federal process is flexible but vulnerable to inconsistency/compromise; and that…

Presents guidelines by which all engineering schools under the American Society for Engineering Education umbrella can work together with the American enterprise, through the American National Metric Council, to achieve transition to the International System of Units in a purposeful, cost-effective, and well-coordinated manner. (JN)

Addresses these questions: (1) What are conference proceedings? (2) Why are they prepared? and (3) How are they prepared? Explains that, for editors, the processes of preparing conference proceedings has three major components: planning the proceedings, selecting the content, and processing the proceedings. (EL)

Outlines the need to develop specific decision rules for the various judging paradigms in academic debate. Uses the policy-making metaphor as an example. (PD)