Conflict over the authorship of scientific research into schizophrenia in an international collaboration is discussed. Issues of access to research data and laboratory samples, competition for research results, and attribution of scholarship are considered. (MSE)

Two field day activities use homemade equipment to provide movement and fun. Super Kids Day is a 15-activity, individual versus individual event. Classic Games is a team versus team relay competition. For both field days, participation, rather than winning and losing, is emphasized so all students can feel successful. (SM)

Recently, higher education policy and practice has become dominated by materialism, individualism, and competitiveness, at the expense of attention to the affective aspect of student development and, in a broader perspective, to the emotional and spiritual divisions that threaten humanity. Higher education can and should be more constructive. (MSE)

The Parental and School Choice Interaction (PASCI) study is investigating how English secondary schools are responding to an environment characterized by heightened competition and increased parental choice and how school decisions affect parental choice decisions. Plans to study four consumer empowerment models (competitive market, personal…

International challenges facing adult education point to a need for expanded provision, emphasizing work skills. Political and managerial challenges imply that adult and community educators need to collaborate to ensure appropriate resources. (SK)

A federal judge has ruled that 23 prestigious colleges and universities in the Overlap Group violated federal antitrust laws for over 20 years when they met to compare financial-aid packages to be awarded to prospective students, rejecting arguments of social and educational need and nonapplicability of antitrust law. Massachusetts Institute of…

Rather than decline, the issues are increased equality among industrialized nations, increased U.S. social inequality, and social implications of the new economy. The best way to tackle growing social inequality is by reshaping education to give workers the skills needed for this new economy. (JOW)

"Managed competition," a purchasing strategy to obtain maximum value, is recommended as a method for limiting costs in college and university employees' health benefits plans. Models used at Stanford University (California) and the University of California are offered as illustrations, and considerations in implementing managed…

The radical left has disseminated considerable disinformation concerning religious conservatives' supposed "agenda" for America's public schools. Rather than seeking to ban books, impose mandatory prayer, and eliminate school breakfast programs, the Christian Coalition has a mainstream agenda favoring parental rights, drug- and…

Reports on the PASCI (Parental Choice Interaction) Study that is investigating the interaction between school decision making and parental school choice in the United Kingdom. Discusses how schools in a pilot case study area are responding to parental choice and competition among schools. The market and participative education models may be…

This article identifies world trends affecting higher education and argues that higher education in the United States needs foreign students for economic reasons and must provide them with high quality education at a reasonable cost. If not, they may either go elsewhere or stay home, finding their own higher education better and/or less expensive.…

College and university public relations professionals are encouraged to follow the example of business in managing their publications programs. Planning, marketing those plans to the campus community, involving administration, and assuming accountability are seen as key elements in publications program success. (MSE)

Nine recommendations are offered for making the Teachers' Insurance Annuity Association (TIAA) and College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF) more attractive and competitive retirement investment vehicles for college faculty. They include broadening of account choice, fund transfer and management options, and counseling services. (MSE)

Through the Human Rights Education Program, teachers in Long Island's predominantly white, middle class Shoreham-Wading River School District are teaching students to see past the confines of their own cultural experience. Gaining perspectives about the dominant culture and its perpetuation of inequality helps students grasp how things might be…

Surveyed undergraduates from Texas, North Dakota, and Wisconsin to compare status-based prejudice toward American Indians. Hypothesized that intergroup competition increases status-based prejudice. Factual knowledge and cultural stereotypes did not differ across the three samples, but negative stereotypes were more likely to occur in North Dakota…