The differences between superficial promotional activities and effective marketing programs for law school admissions are examined, and the role of the admissions officer is discussed. (MSE)

Reports issued by the State Higher Education Executive Officers and the Education Commission of the States say that progress toward full participation of minorities in higher education has become stalled and must improve, both to benefit minorities and because that group is an increasing proportion of the college-age population. (MSE)

Current school psychological services in special education are examined. Reform is recommended due to serious questions concerning the reliability, validity, efficiency, and effectiveness of the current classification system and educational programs for mildly-handicapped students. The nature/direction of reforms--toward pre-referral interventions…

Discusses the need to cope effectively with technological transitions in library technical services and to plan for successful staff development. The areas discussed include changing job skills, financial planning, ergonomics, innovative partnerships, training, and an emphasis on human resources development. (21 references) (Author/CLB)

This discussion of the potential relationship between the accreditation process and organizational change in academic libraries includes the presentation of models of planned change and self-study. A study designed to determine which factors in the models relate to successful accreditation-related self-study processes is described and the results…

Discusses the effects of information technology on the environment within which the typical academic library must operate and the effects of the resulting environmental turbulence on the general social context of the university and on the relationship between the university and its libraries. (Author/CLB)

Principles of planned change are interpreted in the context of dental schools' characteristic structure, goals, leadership, and communication mechanisms. Traits of change and successful strategies for achieving it are offered. (MSE)

The ways in which state higher education coordinating boards diffuse information about academic innovations is examined, and it is concluded that both the types of change they favor and their dissemination strategies are linked to their political position and the broad political and policy perspective it requires. (Author/MSE)

The author describes changes in the Peoples Republic of China under the "four modernizations," focusing on the work experience. He states that achievement of the goal of modernizing China by the year 2000 depends on the success of the career education model adapted for the Chinese system, which he describes. (CH)

Proposals for a university of Western Sydney (Australia) are examined as examples of policy-making in postsecondary education. The state and federal framework of postsecondary education is sketched, some features of Western Sydney's society are noted, and the university movement and options are discussed. (MSE)

This study collected exploratory data on a group of organizational adjustment variables (procedural, personnel, process, structural, and strategic) among a group of schools and school districts. Results provide a preliminary basis for suggesting that the adaptive organizational behavior of schools and school districts may be influenced by…

The major objective of the Improving Citizenship Education Project (ICE) of the Fulton County (Georgia) school system was to improve the knowledge and attitudes of K-12 students about political science and citizenship. The ICE program is described as a model for other school systems. (RM)

Nigeria's efforts to prevent chaos historically arising from student activism and discipline problems include simplification of regulations and new emphasis on communication, participation, and accountability on the part of students and administration. Focus is also on student and staff needs for adequate operating resources. (MSE)

Eighty-six teachers' perspectives on mandatory/other mandatory, voluntary, and non-formal inservice education were studied. Findings indicated that formal inservice education that did not accompany mandatory program changes were not effective in changing classroom behavior of teachers. The study resulted in recommendations for school…

Criticizes the Holmes Group Report for the incompleteness of its recommendations in the following areas: (1) redesigning the undergraduate liberal arts curriculum, (2) eliminating undergraduate field experience, and (3) endorsing the concept of a differentiated staff composed of instructors, professional teachers, and career professionals.…