This paper evaluates the competitiveness of Ashland University (Ohio) faculty salaries and the degree of compression present in those salaries.. Based on the results of an academic year 1992-1993 evaluation of competitiveness and compression, a program was designed and implemented to increase salary levels of Ashland University faculty and at the…

MATHCOUNTS is a national coaching and competition program designed to stimulate 7th- and 8th-grade students' interest and achievement in mathematics. Teachers and volunteers coach students beginning each fall and continuing throughout the year. Participating schools can select individuals or four-person teams to compete in on-site competitions.…

Local school boards have traditionally assigned the school that a child is to attend. Only by selecting their neighborhoods have parents exercised their choice of school. In recent years, this tradition has slowly given way to magnet schools, inter-district choice programs, charter schools, voucher programs, and many other forms of choice,…

Temptation behavior was studied in elementary school students in an attempt to assess the influence of intangible incentives upon resistance to temptation. Results indicated frequency of transgression was unrelated to the experimental manipulations. (ST)

This article belongs to the protest literature that argues against the value of competition via tests, grades, and credentials as a way of motivating the young to become educated.'' (Editor)

Comparisons among measures of vocal and manual responses indicate the two response systems are not independent and suggest the hypothesis that processes of coordination occur with children 4 years or older that do not cccur with younger children. (Author/WY)

Discusses the controversies arising from the current emphasis on high school marching band competitions. Organizing a competitive marching band is expensive and time-consuming. The competitive orientation often detracts from music education objectives. (AM)

Reports on a study that assessed the degree to which newspaper distribution areas with competitive and noncompetitive dailies could be distinguished from one another. (FL)

Assesses the potential for birth order by age, sex, and income-interaction effects in the area of cooperative/competitive social orientation in a sample of 105 children. Results revealed birth order by sex and birth order by income-interaction effects. Implications are discussed. (Author/RH)

Analyzes the effects of both structural factors (demographics, economic conditions, and competition) and discretionary factors (content, design, and marketing techniques) and concludes that it is the former that determine a newspaper's circulation. (FL)

Stroke drills to be used by swimming instructors to teach four competitive swim strokes are described. The drills include: one arm swims; (2) alternative kicks; (3) fist swims; and (4) catch-up strokes. (JN)

A contest for general mathematics students is briefly described. It includes tests, congratulatory letters, and face-to-face competition. (MP)

Evaluates the current state of research on motivation of behavior as a response to proffered rewards. Most research has evaluated behavior in academic classrooms or laboratory problem-solving groups and has focused on a choice between (1) cooperation where everyone receives a similar reward when a performance standard has been met, and (2)…

Describes how the discipline and sacrifice involved in playing competitive basketball can promote a continuing, self-rewarding challenge and test for the players and others involved. (JD)

Sensitive, conscientious teachers can help change children's competitiveness into greater feelings of success and self-worth and can enhance acceptance for mainstreamed handicapped students. (CL)