The Aspen Domestic Strategy Group exists to encourage a search for common ground on the nation's social challenges by bringing together leaders of diverse views and backgrounds. It is not expected to produce legislative proposals but rather a continuing conversation to shape a more coherent approach to domestic needs. (SLD)

Connecticut College has created a Young Alumni Trustee position to its governing board to serve as liaison between currently matriculated students and the board, to be a resource for board members unfamiliar with current student life, and to add breadth to board membership. The strategy was useful in formulating alcohol-use policy. (MSE)

The research agenda of Ohio State University's National Center for Science Teaching and Learning focuses on five external influences on science teaching and learning and notes intellectual predispositions that guide its work. The article emphasizes the need for true intellectual interaction between educators, scientists, and policymakers. (SM)

Sees minority transfer from two- to four-year colleges as a national economic issue. Argues that socioeconomic status is a better indicator of potential transfer problems than race/ethnicity. Contends that idealism has established minority transfer as a national priority for many philanthropic and professional organizations. Recommends a…

Critiques labor force planning techniques and suggests ways to improve decision making for resource allocation. Argues that the basic premise of such planning--balancing supply and demand--may be faulty. (SK)

Argues the necessity of analyzing the relations between educational theories and educational practice. Points out the unstated theories and assumptions about modernization, economic development, educational policymaking, and human motivations that underlie Psacharopoulos's comparative education "solutions" to developing nations' education…

Guidelines of the National Institutes of Health and the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration for research activities they support are presented. The guidelines establish minimum standards for the procedures to be adopted by recipient institution, including identification of financial interests that are incompatible with the need…

Traces the revision of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges's "Criteria for Accreditation" to emphasize further the results of education, expressed in terms of planning, evaluation, and institutional effectiveness. Discusses benefits of the new emphasis and the ever-evolving nature of the…

Broadens the definition of urban regimes to fit the British urban experience. Then traces the formation of regimes in Birmingham and Bristol during the 1980s. The formulation and implementation of specific economic development strategies and policies for each case are detailed, and an evaluation of regime capacity for each is explored. (GLR)

Argues that inefficiency resulting from government regulation is the natural result of a process that does not have efficiency as its primary goal. Presents three examples of government regulation as supporting evidence. Concludes that efficiency is more likely to come from elected policymakers than from bureaucrats working in regulatory agencies.…

Compares Canadian and American legislation on intellectual property and copyright. The possible impact of further choices in copyright law is discussed in terms of the availability of an alternative legal protection for information, breach of confidence, and its possible impact on the flow of information in Canada. (AEF)

Reviews extant research on children's social skills, including their ability to modulate their feelings, their social cognitions, and their behaviors within the context of peer interaction, as measures of social competence. Examines definitions of social competence in light of assessments of children's performance. Offers policy recommendations…

At a policy forum on transition, 30 participants addressed special education, rehabilitation, and the School-to-Work Initiative. Recommendations were made in the following areas: considering transition as a pre-kindergarten through age 16 issue, promoting schools' responsibility for all students, cultivating leadership, working effectively with…

Australian higher education has been subject to sustained change for many years, culminating in a 1998 national review. Pressures on higher education are common to many countries. Changes in the external environment for Australian universities, particularly in government policy, are examined and linked to broader patterns of change in the economy.…

Educational policy in England has passed through four main stages during the past three decades. The Social-democratic, resource-constrained, and market phases all contain inherently weak elements of New Labour's Excellence Movement. Less linear, more collaborative forms of school leadership are recommended. Contains 65 references. (MLH)