Case studies of elementary school and college students are used to examine the different styles of approach taken to computer programing. Introduces the term "bricoleur" to describe programers who do not take a structured approach to programing. Discusses gender differences among programers. (MDH)

Creighton University (Nebraska) sends groups of pharmacy, medical, dental, nursing, and nonprofessional students to small Dominican Republic villages. They find pharmacy practice highly clinical in this situation. Participants consider the experience one of the most significant in their personal and professional lives. (Author/MSE)

Higher education has related asynchronously to recent cycles in social movements affecting school reform. Current efforts in Oregon illustrate this pattern in public colleges. Although higher education is not likely to overcome its skepticism of reform dynamics, there is both reason and potential for promising alliances with schools. (Author/MSE)

A study of one small Canadian university used official employee records, details from contracts and employment terms, an employee survey, and structured interviews to investigate gender equity in university employment. Six employee groups were examined: faculty, librarians, professional and technical workers, secretarial-clerical workers, physical…

A University of Texas-Houston course on ethics in the biological sciences is described. The course focuses on two central values: truthfulness and benefit to others. Issues in course development are discussed, including gaining faculty support, selecting instructors, constructing a syllabus, using cases, and reducing cultural bias in tests.…

Parents (n=148) and their children, ages 9 and 10, were brought together to participate in a Family Math program in Ontario. This program helped promote positive attitudes toward mathematics in parents and children and increased parents' understanding of current methods of teaching mathematics. (MKR)

Twenty-three building and central office public school administrators identified internal and external system sources that they thought had influenced them to believe that effected school policy changes were or were not needed. A very large majority attributed major curriculum change influence to internal system sources. (SLD)

Evaluates two preservice, undergraduate science-technology-environment-society (S/T/E/S)-oriented science courses for teachers and one inservice graduate course. (PR)

Autobiographical reports were collected of workplace collegiality from elementary teachers who had successfully made fundamental changes from more traditional and routine to nontraditional, less routine reading and writing instructional practices. Results found collegial talk was an important component in the gradual process of making a…

In 1994, the information technology organization at Indiana University, Bloomington, undertook a major computing technology conversion that affected 40,000 people. The project is described, and factors contributing to its success are discussed, including system architecture, marketing and customer communications, and migration of information…

Details the efforts of the city of Columbus and Columbus Public Schools to effectively communicate through an established standing committee and to encourage the joint use of property and facilities. The agenda included telecommunications infrastructure promotion, neighborhood revitalization, school safety, and the Urban Infrastructure Recovery…

The processes of rebuilding the entire governing board and restructuring the damaged financial organization of Adelphi University (New York) are described. Legal issues are discussed, the role of the state board of regents in the investigation of the university's operation is examined, and the trustees' fiduciary duty of care is explored. (MSE)

Computers and other new technologies are changing how school buildings must be designed. Introduces full range of building designs that high-tech learning necessitates. Tables present unit costs for many infrastructural and network electronics components of advanced telecommunication systems now being installed in schools. A hypothetical case…

Investigated the power relationship between cooperating and student teachers. Data from student journals, classroom observations, field-experience artifacts, seminars, and informal conversations indicated that the power relationship was productive for participants. Results highlight the importance of prehistories and personal narratives in…

Examines the pedagogical implications of redesigning instruction for Web-based delivery through a case study of an undergraduate computer science course. Initially designed for a traditional learning environment, this course transformed to a Web-based course using WebCT, a Web-based course authoring tool. Discusses the specific features of WebCT.…