The authors describe what they call a new breed of worker, the quester, who makes significant career changes easily and often with much success. They discuss the theory behind "questing" and place questers in contemporary society. Implications of this new breed are explored. (CH)

The author discusses the future in terms of changes in technology, in the business world, and in education. (CH)

Companies operating at the frontiers of knowledge and technology in business must develop innovative attitudes and strategies to survive. Two factors important in determining whether people working in this environment will innovate are (1) individual employees and (2) the company culture. Another fact of corporate life is that senior executives…

Discusses indirect and long-term rural implications of tax reform: elimination of local sales tax deduction, limits on local bond issues. Summarizes major tax changes affecting agriculture: individual income taxes, corporate tax rates, tax treatment of capital, capital gains, land deductions, cash accounting, development costs, passive losses and…

Describes a plan for providing leadership to the field of technology education. Techniques include formation of an entrepreneurial task force with concrete goals to facilitate change. (CH)

Describes what publishers of major achievement tests are now doing to minimize bias and offers recommendations for changes still needed. (Author/ABB)

Many forces--legislative, administrative, bureaucratic, professional, private interest--influence curriculum change. Teachers should be the primary agents of curriculum change and must focus on meeting the educational needs of all students. (SK)

Conducted three studies using college student populations to determine if what has been learned by social psychologists in the area of perception can be useful in effecting changes in person perception of another. Results supported use of the knowledge in the area of person perception for changing the person perception of another. (LLL)

Assessed the utility of the Velten mood induction procedure over two sessions. Students (N=72) read 25 or 50 statements that were elative, neutral, or depressive. On both days, statements were found to significantly influence mood ratings. Reading a full set of statements (50) had the greatest impact. (JAC)

State policy leaders are concerned that the current supply of schools is not successfully educating all students to meet achievement goals set by the state. States have identified approximately 20,000 schools that did not meet expectations for adequate yearly progress and more than 11,000 schools that failed to meet adequate yearly progress…

In the US, while policy-makers and researchers continue to recommend broad changes in school mathematics content, instruction and assessment, little is known about why teachers struggle to implement reforms. This is particularly problematic for teachers who work in high poverty, diverse school districts precisely because of the unique…

The purpose of the digest is to review the research on institutional transformation as it relates to institutional culture. The discussion of organizational culture's importance in institutional transformation is organized around three primary aspects of the change process: (1) readiness and responsiveness; (2) resistance to change; and (3)…

Organizational identity is defined as a set of statements that organization members perceive to be central, distinctive, and enduring to their organization (Albert & Whetten, 1985). It is influential to behaviors of both leaders and members in many aspects within an organization. By reviewing current theoretical and empirical literature, this…

This report explores how Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) sites promoted and sustained detention reforms in their jurisdictions. Chapter 1, "Why Promoting and Sustaining Detention Reform are Important," introduces the issue. Chapter 2, "Promoting Reform," discusses how to establish the need for reform, build…

This pamphlet attempts to make communicating with legislators easy. Each section includes a brief paragraph and several bullet points that present techniques or advice for simplifying communication. It begins with "Rules for Effective Advocacy," which presents a core set of basic advocacy principles, followed by "What Makes…