Success in curricular reform requires, at minimum, a broad-based and representative committee, unhurried fact-finding and discussion, informal and relaxed interchange with faculty, and resolution of all internal differences to allow presentation of a united front to faculty. (MSE)

Cooperative learning could transform our schools, our communities, and our society. Reexamining classroom reward structures and implementation strategies could provide opportunities for reflecting on content, harmonizing content and process, coordinating cooperative learning with other classroom values, empowering teachers and students,…

Examined is the national teacher certification program being completed by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Appended is a list of five characteristics to be expected of board-certified teachers as well as a short summary of opposition arguments. (SI)

Conditional deregulation gives teachers and school administrators some breathing room amidst the regulations controlling schooling. Three states have already made moves toward deregulating their schools: Tennessee (Memphis), North Carolina, and Florida (Dade Country). (SI)

Describes locally controlled economic development strategies used by Native American and Hispanic cooperatives and organizations: Ganados del Valle, Madera Forest Products Association, Seventh Generation Fund, and Ramah Navajo Weavers Association. Discusses the issues of cultural and economic survival in isolated rural communities. (SV)

Reviews models and theories related to student development and offers a series of strategies and tactics to help student development administrators put theory into practice and make changes for the decade ahead. (DMM)

Examines the nature of corporate change and its impact on academic business libraries' corporate documents collections. Approaches librarians may use to monitor and manage change are discussed, and several relevant printed and online sources are noted. (five references) (MES)

Discussion of the introduction of technological improvements into an existing working environment highlights the acceptance of technological advances in administrative and academic computing. Teaching objectives are explained, and a series of workshops for training in computer awareness that gradually increase in difficulty (from Whitestick to…

The article describes a staff development program designed to enhance teachers' abilities to teach limited English proficient students. The program was based on a systematic needs assessment which identified five aspects of change (inhibitions, problem awareness, staff investment, program and resource assessment, and participants' concerns and…

Specific suggestions for reducing the emphasis placed on college athletics and increasing the emphasis on precollege and college academic standards are made. They include abolishing post-season training, reducing eligibility, increasing accountability for athlete graduation, and not accepting or recruiting academically deficient high school…

The article briefly reviews the support for integrated educational programs for students with severe handicaps and presents a framework for planned educational change, based on the extant racial desegregation literature. Noted are logistical issues facing school administrators and effective leadership roles in the change process. (Author/DB)

The passage of the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1988 was seen by advocates of women's sports as a powerful tool to redress sex imbalances in college sports programs, but few sex discrimination complaints have been filed as a result. The reasons are disputed and not fully understood. (MSE)

Used restraining paradoxical interventions with high- and low-reactant college students in treatment of procrastination or test anxiety. Comparison of restraining intervention with nonparadoxical intervention group and control group found all subjects improving procrastination behavior. Comparison of restraining intervention with reframing…

An interview with the University of Wisconsin at Madison's chancellor, Donna Shalala, covers such topics as her experiences at Hunter College, the woman administrator, the leadership role, minority group issues, institutional planning, and the politics of higher education. (MSE)

Describes a south Tucson elementary school's efforts to keep its Hispanic and Native American student population actively engaged through the Educational and Community Change Project. Teachers are reinventing their own beliefs and expectations while constructing class dialog around children's interests and personal theories. A pumpkin…