Describes the Diversity Research Initiative (DRI) at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, a project that used the university as the site of inquiry into issues of diversity and invited a diverse group of undergraduates to acquire research skills by participating in this initiative. Explores the problems and successes of the DRI and draws…

Reports on the design and implementation of a project-based learning environment for a graduate seminar that immersed students in a real-world context. This seminar experience was organized around the design and creation of a real-world "tangible artifact", the Internet Learning Forum (ILF), and embodied many of the design principles for…

Discusses how electronic portfolios show considerable pedagogical, student-outcomes, and program assessment promise but have been plagued by numerous logistical and implementation problems. Describes using an efolios project to solve these problems, enabling students to concentrate on writing rather than on technology and to create an electronic…

Integrates literature that addresses implementation approaches and phases with media selection research to provide a descriptive framework for understanding and predicting media use during planned change implementation. Concludes by synthesizing the findings that emerge from the integration of these bodies of literature and describing implications…

Total Quality Management is a system for creating organizationwide participation in planning and implementing a continuous improvement process exceeding customer expectations. It is built on the assumption that 90 percent of problems are a result of process, not employees. Implementation at Oregon State University has nine phases. (MSE)

The staff at the Career Center at Florida State University redesigned an existing career planning course to infuse new student learning materials that would provide exploration of gender-related work-family options. This article describes the process of redesign, specific options offered, and initial results of the project. (JOW)

Describes a project that used simulation to help students improve human relations skills. Principles of human relations and skills important to interviewing, listening, interacting, speaking, and report writing were emphasized. (JOW)

A literature review classified four streams on total quality management (TQM) in education: (1) definition and measurement; (2) normative studies; (3) conceptual models; and (4) implementation and assessment. Phases of TQM implementation were identified: awareness and commitment, planning, program implementation, and evaluation; future directions…

Discusses course workload in college-affiliated independent study programs. A program at Brigham Young University that addressed the problem of workload equivalence and reduced the number of submitted lessons is described, including benefits to students and faculty and an implementation strategy. (10 references) (LRW)

Documents the process and the results of restructuring the College of Education at the University of New Mexico. The goal is to inform other colleges and universities of these experiences, so that they can anticipate the issues that will arise during the restructuring process. Describes the implementation plan and discusses major questions posed…

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)

Joint venture among educational and practice institutions is well on its way toward becoming the norm in nursing education and practice. Kaiser Permanente and the University of San Francisco School of Nursing offer a venture that allows registered nurses to pursue a bachelor of science in nursing degree. (JOW)

Examines issues in monitoring students' growth and performance as they progress through a training program. These include ensuring faculty and advisor access to evaluation information; demonstrating student growth while remediating weaknesses; and tracking trends in student work. A model for developing a continuous assessment project at one…

Examines the implementation of quality programs in four organizations; the communication used to introduce the programs and to encourage employees to participate; and employees' perceptions of the programs, implementation activities, and change agents. Presents four key themes that emerged: creating and communicating vision; sensemaking and…

A key task for individual student affairs offices is to demonstrate the impact services have on the academic mission of the university. Article describes the process that one student affairs office followed to implement a system of program evaluation and the positive impact of this endeavor. Provides implications for other student affairs offices.…