Argues that the current English program at the Korean primary level is so closely related to the middle and high school programs that the success of the former cannot be ensured without solving the problems of the latter. Examines what problems have been pointed out in middle and high school programs, whether they are real problems, and how a…

Gina Kranitz, the new chair of the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) board of directors, the first from the community college sector, is profiled, and her plans for the next year, including several major initiatives for the association, are discussed. (MSE)

The revolution in higher education being produced by advances in information technology brings these challenges: understanding what new skills students must master; making the distributed-learning environment an asset for interpersonal interaction; creating physical and virtual campuses that complement one another; creating large-scale…

Discusses the role of academic departments in university reform efforts and reports on a survey of 64 provosts concerning department-level change. Three sources of tension between institutional needs and traditional academic departments are identified. Urges faculty involvement in reforms, including regrouping faculty, redefining departmental…

Examines issues in designing policies and providing services that promote maintenance of parent-child bonds and responsible parenting when fathers are incarcerated. Examines differences between public perceptions and real-life experiences of prisoner parents. Discusses impact of correctional and child welfare policies on fathers' parenting…

Evaluates Science Education in Pacific Schools (SEPS), a project addressing science-education deficiencies in 12 small Pacific Island countries. The assessment revealed inadequate, outdated, and unattractive science teaching resources in some countries; badly sequenced and duplicative curriculum projects across the region; and lack of teacher…

Identifies three strategies for reducing challenging behaviors in students. They include teaching parents how to interact with their children in order to set limits, social skills training for students, and insuring a measure of academic success for the students. Advocates a three-tiered schoolwide prevention and intervention. (Author/JDM)

Discusses the need to change reference service in academic libraries to meet changes in user needs and customer service technologies. Topics include convergence of information services and technologies; portable computing; new values; new service models; on-site integrated services; and remote integrated services. (Contains 27 references.) (LRW)

A principal recounts her year-long journey to pull a southern Oregon school community together. She used two problem- solving strategies (Situation-Target-Plan and force-field analysis) to alter cultural norms, guide the community through planned change, and integrate staff development, organization development, and action research. (MLH)

Discusses what the compensation manager at a diverse college or university can do with scant resources to meet the varied compensation needs of the institution. Offers as an example the University of Florida system, which has a flexible policy that incorporates new concepts into training programs and offers new options in consultations. (MSE)

Discusses the process of infusing ethics into courses across the graduate-level public administration curriculum, focusing on three areas: barriers to teaching ethics in public administration; a six-step method for incorporating ethics across the curriculum; and applying this method to overcome obstacles within programs, using organizational…

A study investigated medical students' opinions of curriculum reform efforts at eight United States and two Canadian medical schools. At all schools, students appreciated reform efforts that encouraged individuation, connection, and diversity. Enrollees at smaller schools with more distinctly teaching-service missions objected to extensive…

The Texas International Trade Initiative is a joint endeavor of business-related organizations across Texas and the University of Texas at Austin to encourage public policy and state legislation that supports international trade. Eight specific initiatives that have been undertaken are noted; also discussed are the process of shepherding related…

Explores benefits derived from the "Gardendale Family" (a vertically aligned team of K-6 classrooms in which students remain throughout their elementary school careers). Focuses on ways in which the Gardendale Family has built a strong school-based community within which family/parent involvement is crucial. (SR)

Asserts that the country's current education system, comprised of local school boards, is fragmented and unfair. Proposes a national education congress to provide direction, promote a more unified effort, and ensure that the education system is responding to the best interests and needs of the American people. (EV)