The Supreme Court's majority and minority opinions in National Collegiate Athletic Association, Petitioner v. Jerry Tarkanian, are presented. (MLW)

Until students have a much clearer idea of what a good education is and how it can be gained from what they are asked to do in school, they will not work hard. Beginning slowly, teachers must begin to demand higher quality work of their students. (MSE)

Discusses benefits and drawbacks to advising a student newspaper, for instance, the difficult balance that must be negotiated between intervening too much or too little, as the case may be, in matters such as usage and spelling. Examines the means an advisor has or does not have to encourage or insist on responsible, ethical standards and…

This ready-reference pull-out folder focuses on student discipline, discussing how to stop problems before they start, discipline in 1995 versus discipline in 1975, individual discipline style, steps to improving problem behavior, and resources for further information. (SM)

Argues that understanding subject matter differences among high school teachers is crucial for the analysis and reform of secondary schools. Findings from surveys and interviews with high school teachers illustrate the subject subcultures to which teachers belong. Shared beliefs and the constraints of different subjects may complicate reform. (SLD)

The value structure of the academic profession has been affected by expansion and changes in the organization of higher education, making it less likely for individuals to subscribe to a collective academic code. Quality assurance efforts are thus undermined by the same rationalizations that gave them birth. (MSE)

Problems associated with the establishment of speech codes on college campuses, in response to hate speech, are examined. An inventory of speech regulations already in effect at 384 colleges and universities, by Arati R. Korwar, is also presented. The summary organizes behavior and related policy into 13 categories. (MSE)

Provides an overview of the book "Instructional Technology: The Definition and Domains of the Field," a collaborative effort of the authors and the Association for Educational Communications and Technology to redefine the field of instructional technology. Highlights include theory and practice; domains, including design, development,…

Explores the role and place of African American Studies in the academy and in American society. The major intellectual tendencies of the field are examined, and possible future challenges to African American Studies and black intellectual advancement posed by the postindustrial society are considered. (SLD)

Discusses the evolution of comparative literature as a discipline in the 20th century and how comparative analysis has affected other academic disciplines, focusing on the impact of comparative literature and analysis on Russian and East European studies. (Contains 11 references.) (MDM)

Discusses the results of a survey of commercial CD-ROM databases and compares them with previous annual surveys. Topics discussed include the rapid growth in number of available titles; types of databases; subject areas; hardware requirements; frequency of updates; prices; and CD-ROM's potential as a publishing medium. (seven references) (LRW)

Mothers and caregivers responded to hypothetical incidents in which a four-year-old child misbehaved. Mothers and caregivers differed in their causal attributions for children's misbehavior and their affective and behavioral responses to children's failures to be altruistic. Assertions of power were likely when respondents believed misbehavior was…

Presents study results determining how individuals' performances in a subject relate to the value that society places on that subject. Explains that the study examined the relationship between each discipline and the cognitive capabilities of each subject. Concludes that failing students use an original conception, whereas successful students use…

Reviews literature since Dixon v. Alabama State Board of Education (1961) decision. Notes scholarship moving away from discussing purpose and utility of adversarial proceedings, trend that may work against best interests of those institutions. Argues that research should consider the personal incentive mechanisms inherent in a structured…

A discussion of costing methods for colleges and universities, common in the United States, looks at their first use in a major Latin American institution, the University of Monterrey (Mexico). Differences in costing methods for the university's seven colleges and potential for savings emerging from the analysis are examined. (MSE)