To pinpoint the trend toward regionally accredited, specialized colleges and institutions that focus on one or a small number of academic areas, the authors studied 14 such colleges and institutes located in the north central region of the United States. The results of their study are examined. (CT)

Interviews were conducted to gather responses to the question "What are the real problems of industrial arts?" Those interviewed (junior and senior high school teachers, city program supervisors, state supervisors, teacher educators, and teacher education administrators) identified the problem areas as public perceptions, content and its…

Suggests that sociocultural evolution and the processes of variation and selective retention provide a theoretical perspective for understanding past and future changes in communication industries resulting from intrapopulation competition. (DF)

Explains the value of encouraging social studies students to participate in National History Day contests. (FL)

Examines restrictive practices in law, medicine, and architecture, discussing government regulations, entry requirements, and restrictions on advertising. Also discusses how the fees charged for professional services are set and the business structure of the professions. (JN)

The paper reviews research on normally hearing students that has implications for understanding the motivation of hearing-impaired students, suggesting that classroom motivational orientation of students depends upon which orientation is rewarded and encouraged. This paper focuses on three orientations: autonomy, competition, and cooperation.…

The skills, equipment, and competition involved in intercollegiate riflery championships are described. Programs at National Collegiate Athletic Association-member colleges are cited. (MSE)

Suggests humanizing physics classes by incorporating class-wide, local, or national contests. Several examples of this approach are offered and discussed. (JN)

Discussion of successful integration of human relations into day-to-day life in organizations focuses on individual's need to deal with competition, power, and politics. A framework that provides a systematic way of viewing power and politics and the irrational side of organizations is given, and case studies illustrate framework components. (EJS)

Examines and suggests improvements in the broadcasting speech event (radio newscast reading) in forensic competition. (PD)

Discusses three ethical problems with the use of evidence by student finalists in the Persuasion Section of the 1981 National Forensic Association's "Individual Events Nationals": (1) fabrication of sources and data; (2) source deception; and (3) plagiarism. (PD)

Describes how public television and radio can be utilized to help students prepare for forensic competition. (PD)

This Policy Alert updates a 1999 report by Harold Hovey, State Spending for Higher Education in the Next Decade: The Battle to Sustain Current Support, and two earlier Policy Alerts: State Shortfalls Projected Despite Current Fiscal Prosperity (February 2000) and State Shortfalls Projected Throughout the Decade (February 2003), all available at…

Since the emergence of teacher unionization in the 1960s, the National Education Association (NEA) and American Federation of Teachers (AFT) have monopolized the market for teacher representation services. Competition against NEA/AFT would directly benefit teachers and indirectly benefit the school choice movement. This analysis argues that…

This document describes business plan competitions sponsored by universities. The idea began in the early 1980s at the University of Texas when Masters in Business Administration (MBA) students created a friendly competitive activity along the lines of the law schools Moot Court competition. Later the competition became national, and then…