Now a major force Board for Professional Teaching Standards was established in 1987 to set high, rigorous standards for what accomplished teachers should know and practice and to certify teachers via performance-based assessments. National Board Certification, which complements state licensing, helps empower teachers through mentoring and school…

Of 833 Canadian government officials surveyed, 12% always/often and 16% never receive relevant university research; 53% of research results have rarely or never influenced decisions. Multivariate regression analyses identified these predictors of research use: users' efforts to find and adapt research, organizational context, and researcher-user…

Provides comprehensive information about new developments in the field of educational quality evaluation in Europe. Focuses on the most important international documents adopted and signed by the European authorities responsible for higher education--the Sorbonne and the Bologna Declarations, and the Prague Communique. Analyzes follow-up…

Describes the history of the random experiment in the Home Office in the United Kingdom and demonstrates that research and the conduct of research is not an altogether rational process and that fashion, personality, and politics play a role in research policy and methodology choice. (SLD)

Considering the many problems affecting today's children, school-based family services represent a caring, comprehensive model for addressing the needs of students and their families. Examines the rationale for this evolving model, the need to streamline administrative procedures, and the leadership skills required of school administrators seeking…

A 1990 Japanese law on lifelong learning continues a debate begun in the last century and continued during the post-World War II Occupation. Concerns about the law include increased economic pressures on education, elimination of liberal adult education, and further erosion of local control. (SK)

Discusses electronic bulletin boards that have been created by U.S. government agencies and suggests a method to make the information they contain more accessible to libraries and the public. Costs and technological issues are considered, and an appendix describes networks and computer programs that would facilitate access to government…

Parent to Parent programs are described as support programs that match experienced parents of disabled children with new parents. A partial directory of Parent to Parent programs, in alphabetical order by state, lists names, addresses, and telephone numbers for programs from Alabama to Kansas. (JDD)

The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education requires institutions to include in their reports identification and documentation of their knowledge bases, and explanation of their curriculum design. This article details steps institutions can take to meet these requirements and provides guidelines for writing the report. (IAH)

Describes Project ESTEEM, a program to help single mothers on welfare become self-sufficient. It combines one course--banking and finance--with the basics of how to look for and find a job. (JOW)

Presents results of a 50-state survey in the form of a matrix depicting state certification criteria for technology education teachers, standardized examinations, certification categories, university credits, renewal requirements, and accrediting bodies. Considers the lack of consensus across states a hindrance to the development of the…

Argues for the growing theme of collaboration between nursing practice and education. Describes the relationship between the University of Texas Health Science Center School of Nursing and its community. (JOW)

While acknowledging that standards and criteria are not exclusive alternatives in accreditation, argues that the preference must be for criteria rather than standards if the intent of accreditation is the improvement of the quality of colleges and universities. Raises questions in response to assumptions about the measurement of quality. (DMM)

Characteristics/roles of the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) were compared to those of other, similar professional organizations, using data from 24 completed informal surveys. The other organizations include American Educational Research Association, American Psychological Association, and Association for Measurement and…

Team briefing, a technique used to communicate information to employees on issues of concern, is examined in three different establishments. Problems in the way it is practiced are identified, with the suggestion that its appropriateness and effectiveness may depend on the type of company or service in question. (SK)