From a businessman's viewpoint, the New American Schools Development Corporation (NASDC) offers a singular opportunity to help this nation create a Saturn-like experience for education, school by school. As Saturn revolutionized the way cars are built, NASDC can revolutionize the way children are taught. The 11 winning projects have real potential…

Virtually all reform measures proposed at the National Collegiate Athletic Association annual meeting pass by wide margins. Changes include reduced coaching staffs and scholarships, phasing out of athletic dormitories and training tables, limiting practice and playing time, reduced recruitment expenditures. However, substantive change is not seen…

Health education practitioners often neglect theories, possibly because of lack of training in their use or misunderstanding of their contribution to practice. Ways to make them more useful include (1) identifying helpful data; (2) fitting theories to projects and anticipating problems; (3) selecting appropriate theories; and (4) using parts of…

Describes formal mentoring program for junior female faculty implemented by Southern Illinois University at Carbondale because women face more career barriers than men and because mentoring shows promise as a contributor to career success. Describes Faculty Mentoring Program and includes section on program evaluation. (NB)

Four types of program failure are (1) termination before implementing a planned program; (2) insufficient enrollment; (3) failure to meet participant expectations; and (4) failure to achieve objectives. Speculations about probable causes of failure can lead to principles for improving practice and to theories about program failure. (SK)

Provides an overview of cluster analysis as an analytic and research approach with college students. Notes, although use of cluster analysis is an exploratory technique with all problems associated with techniques relying on researcher and practitioner judgment calls, the approach can result in increased knowledge of clients and more efficient,…

Describes concept of market segmentation, then use of segmentation approach used by a college career planning and placement office which had the objectives of gaining a better understanding of the needs of employers looking to fill entry-level positions with marketing major graduates and collaborating more effectively with academic faculty in…

The president of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education talks about why college advancement officers need to rethink, restructure, and communicate better about their fund-raising campaigns, in light of public perceptions that the institutions are greedy and not managing resources efficiently. Emphasis is on carefully defining…

Presents an overview of the articles in this special issue and defines scaling up and externally developed school reform. Key elements for successful scaling up are highlighted. (MMU)

Describes the Piscataway Project, a school-based action research project focused on development, implementation, and evaluation of instructional approaches to violence prevention. Discusses challenges associated with school-based prevention efforts. Stresses the importance of theory for prevention efforts, and how critical delivery and training…

Describes a director's experience working with "A Taste of Sunrise," a play depicting the deaf culture. Stresses how important it is to educate the cast and provide them an opportunity to learn sign language. Notes that American Sign Language is complex and beautiful and deserves to be carefully studied and respectfully acknowledged by the hearing…

Uses research and theory on intrinsic motivation to suggest that some service learning practices may be counterproductive over the long term. Offers suggestions about the structure of service learning requirements concerning: (1) choice and control over community assignments; (2) choice and control over how activities are undertaken on site; and…

Surveyed Michigan veterinarians about preferences for continuing education courses. Found that greater differences existed between them in the importance of timing, location, cost, and available credit than for program environment, format, and length. Graduate year and gender were two demographic variables most likely to be associated with these…

Cooperative education should foster self-directed learning, reflective practice, and transformative learning; integrate school and work; offer collaborative experiences; ground experiences in adult learning theories; ensure relevant, meaningful experiences; use advanced technology and delivery models; be defined through program and curriculum; and…

Describes the Children's Zoo Design Project, the purpose of which is to provide a central resource to which zoos contemplating design change might turn. Reports on surveys of zoos, site visits, and the thinking and conclusions of a workshop/seminar participated in by students, zoo professionals, and others involved in zoo design and education.…