Presents easy to use indicators for assessing the organizational health of a school. (Author)

Discusses the plight of the contemporary literary critic using as examples, Paul de Man, J. Hillis Miller, Harold Bloom, and Geoffrey Hartman. All four men, among the most learned and talented of contemporary critics, reside at Yale University. (Author/RK)

From an analysis of criteria applicable to sex discrimination under the Fourteenth Amendment and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII, the author concludes that although the Fourteenth Amendment may not require standards such as those in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidelines, neither does it prohibit them. (JT)

The author investigates the metaphysical bases of Hirst's solution to the dilemma of constructing curricula on the basis of epistemologically valid principles rather than on de facto social conventions. (MJB)

Summary of a project for developing and testing standard systems and methods for cost accounting; establishing indices for the costs of activities; and developing approaches to and methods of determining the level of performance, efficiency, and usefulness of information and documentation systems. (Author/KP)

Presenting criticisms of a YMCA program guide designed to foster American Indian cultural understanding between parent and child, this paper concludes that the Y manuals are based primarily on the culture of the Plains tribes and are, therefore, offensive to the Sioux. (JC)

In this study, the graduate school admission policy at a medium-sized, state-supported university is analyzed using a combination of Bayesian and cost/benefit decision analysis techniques. (Author)

Discusses some of the criteria and assumptions useful to department chairpeople planning for the future of academic departments. Available from: ACA Bulletin, Robert Hall, Editor, Speech Communication Association, 5205 Leesburg Pike, Suite 1001, Falls Church, VA 22041. (MH)

Outlines the benefits individual students experience at the Alternative Learning Center in Evergreen, Washington. An important element in the successful operation of a school of choice is the admissions procedure. To provide a clear and informed decision in school choice this school's admission procedure includes information, screening, and…

Analyzes the kinds of power principals have and their importance in determining the effectiveness of a school. Includes a proposal for the selection of principals and teachers. Good teachers should be involved in selecting principals and principals should be selected from the ranks of a school's teachers. (MD)

Reports results of a study which compared the treatment of selected characteristics of the reviewing literature of management in professional and trade journals. The characteristics examined included lag time, review length, descriptive or analytic nature of reviews, positive or negative evaluations, and affiliation of the reviewer. (CLB)

A study identified the procedures established and issues addressed by 70 professional associations in the development of professional certification programs. Criteria for professional practice required by certifying boards were identified and prioritized to identify characteristics of professional certification. Implications for adult education…

Proposes guidelines to enable the consistent and thorough review of instructional interactive video packages. Presented in outline form, the evaluation criteria include package information, documentation and support materials, role of the computer in instruction, role of video and audio in instruction, and the computer videodisc mix. (CLB)

Suggests criteria developed within context of Erikson's first five psychosocial stages that may help in evaluating self-concept and ego development. To assess strengths and weaknesses in self's growth as it progresses through the stages, five behavioral expressions tables are presented, each illustrating possible behaviors and implicit attitudes…

Discussion of topics relating to microform sets of primary material covers value, users, the lack of reviews, difficulty of examination, institutional focus, and selection. Selection factors suggested include: content; reason for the set; sponsoring institution; past use of the collection; publishers' reputation; guides; editors; advertisements;…