Examines societal and academic factors influencing the development of comparative education since 1945, particularly in the United States. Discusses the dominance of structural functionalism and human capital theory in the 1960s, the recent shift to diverse research orientations and ideologies, and effects of institutional decline and…

Claims writing centers of the future will be more reliant on technology, need more second-language acquisition specialists, expand beyond the physical boundaries of a single center, and assume a more prominent role in research. (NH)

Proposes that institutions must assume responsibility for fostering cultural diversity while acknowledging that it is often the minority affairs professional who provides the leadership in this area, particularly at predominantly white campuses. Article examines how minority affairs professionals can foster campus diversity within campus…

Sexual harassment defined as a gender neutral action aided by a power differential cannot explain the complex nature of sexual harassment, occurrence of peer harassment, or campus policies that address the issue when it occurs. Sexual harassment needs to be understood as a complex phenomenon determined by the interaction of power, gender, and…

Originally published in January 1972, examines the university and its relationships with students in light of experiences of members of a student personnel staff responsible for research on students. Presents a formulation of principles and a list of recommendations relevant for those in the university working directly with students. (GCP)

While education is an American constitutional value, the opportunity to pursue an education--particularly to pursue a quality education--is meaningless unless the student is able to pursue his/her educational rights in an environment that is both safe and secure. If students are subjected to sexual and racial harassment, to physical violence, to…

Birzeit College, the only secular institution of higher education in the Israeli-occupied territories, continues to operate with 500 Palestinians attending classes on the West Bank of the Jordan River Valley even though its president, expelled for alleged subversive activities, continues to run the college from Beirut. (JT)

In this article, the author revisits a case study presented in "Arts Education Policy Review" 105(1) in September/October 2003. The author discusses Arts Collaborator's Incorporated's (ACI) efforts to educate the community about art and about arts opportunities in River City. Themes visited in the discussion are community development through the…

Self-determination has been a dominant theme in the movement for the enhancement of the lives of adults with developmental disabilities, but who actually chooses the careproviders funded by state and federal dollars? Officials from all 50 states were interviewed to ascertain who chose the careprovider for youth transitioning from educational to…

In this chapter the authors examine how the social group identities of faculty members are reflected in their pedagogical encounters and practices. More particularly, they consider how faculty members with different social group identities deal with two issues commonly faced by all faculty: questions about their subject matter expertise and…

Building undergraduate and graduate programs simultaneously highlighted the tensions between disciplinary-based undergraduate programs and interdisciplinary graduate programs.

Since the publication of McREL's "2003 Annual Report," McREL staff members wrote more than 100 published articles in practitioner and peer-reviewed journals describing what they know from four decades of research on effective schools as well as years of practical experience working to help educators raise student performance: that…

This review offers a theoretical reformulation of student development useful for policy and research and critically assesses four bodies of theory for developmental models addressing the family, the individual, complex organizations, and the interaction between the individual and the environment, respectively. In each category several models are…

Arguing that law is too large and too important a subject to be left to the law school, the author calls for changes, including an end to isolationist tendencies of the law school, so that the university can address itself to the problem of justice, its definition and implementation in society. (JT)

Presents a plan for college president evaluation involving the board of trustees, the president, and an outside consultant. Rationale is based on president-board agreement on institutional goals.