Prospective board members of the caliber sought by institutions of higher learning have many options, many worthwhile causes in which they can engage, and many places to do so, including other colleges and universities. The time they can devote to volunteer activity is carefully apportioned and usually directed to groups defined by common…

The purpose of this paper is to assist researchers, practitioners, and graduate students in identifying and addressing key questions related to the task of choosing among the analytic techniques designed to analyze a dichotomized dependent variable with a set of independent variables. The discussion is limited to (1) the analysis of data by the…

This paper proposes a way to organize the literature on cognitive and learning styles that avoids the shortcomings of existing taxonomies. Most existing reviews and organizations of literature in the field can be criticized on the basis of inconsistency, selectivity, lack of scientific criteria, failure to consider scientific impact, bias, and…

A review of the literature was conducted to investigate how researchers have identified expert teachers. Each of the 29 studies used selection criteria that fell into one or more of the following market categories: (1) years of experience; (2) social recognition; (3) professional or social group membership; and (4) other performance-based…

The methods of alpha-stratified adaptive testing and constrained adaptive testing with shadow tests are combined in this study. The advantages are twofold. First, application of the shadow test allows the researcher to implement any type of constraint on item selection in alpha-stratified adaptive testing. Second, the result yields a simple set of…

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of completion instructions on item parameters and category use as students completed a self-report personality survey. Instructions allowed free-choice allotment of ratings (nonforced distribution) or requested the subject to assign a certain number of ratings to either the highest or lowest…

When children are taught to read, the sources used are usually fictional narratives; writing follows in the same genre with children learning how to write personal narrative. Narrative has been such a part of the tradition in primary grades that even the information books that are available for the young are often written in a narrative structure.…

This monograph suggests ways in which an institution can diversify its faculty and facilitate the work of the search committee before a candidate ever reaches the interview stage. It outlines a step-by-step process to improve the likelihood of a successful search, and it recommends items to consider after a hire is confirmed to ensure that the new…

This paper describes a project of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Project Definition and Selection of Competencies: Theoretical and Conceptual Foundations (Project DeSeCo). DeSeCo was designed to complement past and current international comparative assessments by providing theoretical and conceptual foundations…

Using data from a sample of 10 colleges at which most students had taken both the SAT I: Reasoning Test and SAT II: Subject Tests researchers simulated the effects of making selection decisions using SAT II scores in place of SAT I scores. Students in each college were treated as forming the applicant pool for a more select college, and the top…

This paper discusses key issues in fast-tracking the acquisition of school sites in California. Discussion addresses: (1) assembling an experienced team; (2) whether the property owner is a willing or unwilling seller; (3) level of community support or opposition to the site; (4) timing and commencement of California Environmental Quality Act…

This guide profiles innovative and unusual colleges that might interest the college applicant who is looking for the perfect "fit" and who thinks that "fit" might be met by something different. It also contains information to help the applicant contact other accredited 4-year institutions in the United States and Canada. The…

Strong personnel succession is a crucial concern for the administrator to ensure uninterrupted continuation of operations. (Editor)

The effect on counseling interview process and outcome of the following variables was studied: (a) assigning clients to more preferred or less preferred counselors; (b) giving clients either positive, nonexistent, or negative expectancy inductions regarding counselor assignments and (c) congruence and incongruence between clients' expectations and…