Reasons are given for media myopia about higher education, and suggestions are made for improving news media perceptions: (1) using personalities to enhance the university's image; (2) establishing a program for making faculty expertise available to the media; (3) emphasizing solutions, not problems; and (4) taking risks. (MSE)

The author examines some of the lesser-known private and proprietary schools of late Victorian England which, by academic success and by athletic prowess, strove to emulate the great "public schools." Reasons for some successes and failures and contributions of certain headmasters are noted. (Author/SJL)

Examines perceived norms, peer support, and perceived house reputation as they relate to heavy drinking by members (N=376) of different Greek organizations. Results indicate that those in high-drinking houses viewed their social reputations more positively and saw heavy drinking as more acceptable than did Greek houses reputed for less drinking.…

Although reformers suggest otherwise, U.S. schools and universities are highly regarded in other nations. Listening to high-achieving Asian educators who admire U.S. education may help Americans clarify educational priorities and plot effective strategies. Discusses educational goals in Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, China, and Japan. Highlights the…

The career of Robert Maynard Hutchins as president of the University of Chicago is discussed in terms of his contributions to the institution, the academic disputes occurring during his tenure, the characteristics of his academic and organizational leadership, and the state of the university at his resignation in 1952. (MSE)

The 27-year history of the "Chronicle of Higher Education" is outlined, offering details of its origins, expansion, editorial policies, evolution of its reputation, staff, news reporting at home and overseas, and the continuing role of its founding editor and owner, Corbin Gwaltney. (MSE)

Rankings of colleges and universities in the popular press have two problems: (1) they are gimmicks to sell publications; and (2) institutions have become pawns, juggling numbers in quest of higher rankings, the ethical equivalent of cheating. Higher education must return to truth, fairness, and honesty to regain its purpose and integrity. (MSE)

Some teacher education programs are opting to discontinue national certification for reasons of cost, duplication of effort, or standards considered too prescriptive or inappropriate. The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education feels that tougher standards and regular review of programs is essential to educational reform and…

Focuses on how college and university reputations are built and may decay. Explores attributes of organizational reputation. Explores differential aspects of history in the formation of enduring and situational perceptions of organizational reputation, as well as differential effects of communication modes for reaching target publics. Identifies…

Survey of state residents concerning the image of a regional university found either a general, positive opinion or none at all. Statistical modeling of results points to the significant components of university image and how they influence parents' decision to send a child to that institution, which in turn leads to better understanding of the…

Explores how many professors who moonlight for unaccredited Kennedy-Western University are proud to do so, but not all. (EV)

Discusses distance learning research and describes a study of 399 students at two universities that investigated the role of perceived technology usefulness, technological familiarity and accessibility, reputation, constraints, learning preferences, and demographic factors on prospective receptivity toward distance learning. Considers implications…

Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is used to evaluate the performance of top US business school in maintaining reputation among members of the academic and business communities. The authors generate efficiency measures and identify peers against which underperforming schools should benchmark.

This narrative provides an account of one teacher's use of a minimal, real-world text--a Fantale lollie wrapper--in her classroom as a means of motivating Year 7 students to write concisely and imaginatively. It discusses the success of this strategy and the way in which information technology was utilised in the production of facsimile texts.…

Objective: To experimentally test for confirmational response bias among social work journals and to assess the time-liness and quality of the referee review process. Method: A positive and a negative version of two stimulus articles were sent to two randomized groups of 31 social work journals; journals were stratified by prestige; the timeliness…