The author examines some of the major developments, issues and problems during his tenure as president of the National Art Education Association. He looks at the association itself, federal programs, and the cutbacks art education is suffering in the back-to-basics movement. (SJL)

Examines the factors that influence subcontracting and type of management in the construction industry. Argues that subcontracting is explained by a construction firm's size, complexity, and market extent, and that management type results from a firm's size and role in the production process and from census classification problems. (Author/RW)

Institutional and neighborhood cultures retreat from each other and form self-contained entities, or confront one another with one faction remaining dominant. A merging of the cultures can only be achieved by acknowledging the cultures that differentiate the segments of the urban community. (Author/CT)

Institutional sources of all articles published in the three major marriage and family therapy journals through 1978 are identified. The journals reviewed include "Family Process,""Journal of Marital and Family Therapy," and the "American Journal of Family Therapy." A few institutions have exerted a profound impact on the literature. (Author)

Provides a review of the concept of official recognition of student groups and the legal considerations of student corporations. (Author)

The demands for service and training from a psychiatric department in a large urban medical center frequently necessitate innovative therapeutic maneuvers for which both theoretical understanding and clinical experience are scanty. This paper concerns one such instance. (Author)

Contending that both work and leisure--within the individual's life and within society--may be perceived as functioning together in an abstract symbiotic or syndetic relationship, the author focuses on leisure time after retirement and the role adult education can play in solving related problems. (WL)

The advantages and disadvantages of study abroad for students from developing nations are discussed. Emphasis is placed on the need for cooperation between educational institutions, rather than isolated efforts of individuals, to ensure quality and continuity in technical assistance programs. (RW)

Examines all reported state and federal cases involving college fraternities and sororities and negligence resulting from the use of alcohol by college students from 1970 through 2001. Research examined the litigation volume, fact patterns, defendants named for litigation, and outcomes of cases. Results indicate student affairs professionals…

This study investigated the association between organizational behavior in military medical centers and the faculty development of its medical corps officers assigned to teaching positions. Results showed a strong relationship between organizational behavior of an institution and the development of its faculty members. (GLR)

The comparison of rehabilitation systems of the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States found that the German system provides more comprehensive, coordinated services within one institution, but tends to segregate persons with disabilities; whereas the American system provides more opportunity to integrate into general society via…

The president of the Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) describes her views of organizational change and continuity. Issues faced by AECT are listed. Steps to provide AECT with the image, vitality, and foundation of the primary organization for professionals in the field and the decisions related to achieving that goal…

Uses the example of the Great Lakes-Saint Lawrence Basin Watershed to explore the conflict between current political jurisdictions and the ecosystem approach. (Contains 14 references.) (MDH)

Qualitative methods are used to analyze data about how Association of American Universities institutions responded to the Reserve Officer Training Corps policies excluding homosexuals between 1982 and 1992. Seven different positions universities took, from support for the policy through neutrality and challenge, are identified. (SLD)

D. F. Halpern and her colleagues criticize overly narrow scholarship and examine the economics of scholarship and the criteria for evaluation. Psychology needs a historically grounded, open-minded, and theoretically sophisticated view of scholarship that emphasizes the responsibilities of educational institutions in meeting the needs of society.…