Discusses the popularity and frequency of language bowls, academic competitions in foreign languages. Suggestions are made for the efficient administration and conduct of all aspects of the language bowl, such as guidelines for organizers, participants, and moderators. (six references) (GLR)

Obsession with institutional image, encouraged by the yearly rankings published by a major national news magazine, has led many colleges and universities to use questionable statistics to bolster public relations efforts. Manipulative reporting goes beyond standardized test scores to include athlete graduation rates and any other image-enhancing…

Any long-term solution to improving the American workforce through high school reform must address the fundamental issue behind the press for youth apprenticeships--the need for a formal, national system that brings together industry, government, and education to create a mainstream, high prestige, school-to-work transition program. The proposed…

Examined effects of self-disclosure and competitiveness on closeness of friendship for male graduate students (n=100). Subjects completed the Close Friendship Scale, Competitive-Cooperative Activities Scale, Jourard Self-Disclosure Questionnaire, and demographic questionnaire. Results indicated inverse relationship between competitiveness and…

Describes the 1998 Panasonic Academic Challenge including the configuration of the competition, source of questions, use of technology during the competition, and prizes for the winners. (DDR)

Describes the authors' experiences in organizing bilingual evaluation case competitions for the National Capital Chapter of the Canadian Evaluation Society for three years. Competition structure, eligibility, judging, contestant recruiting, and preparing cases are outlined. (SLD)

Discusses the use of competitions to motivate scientifically gifted students to further develop their abilities. Before scheduling a competition, teachers are urged to consider the type of project, ability to work at home or at school, curriculum fit, and individual pace and style. Seven science competitions are profiled. (CR)

Analyzes results of the 1999 National Association of College and Business Officers tuition discounting survey and identifies trends. Finds colleges and universities are reactively responding to market pressures and proactively trying to analyze and position themselves ahead of the competition, often regional rather than national, for the…

A case study of an Australian road construction company's skill development project is an example of an attempt to increase competitive advantage through competency acquisition. It remains to be seen whether reconstruction of the company will result in improved productivity and financial performance. (SK)

Concern that British further-education colleges are market driven led to recommendations for regional planning and collaboration. Interviews with five college principals and analysis of colleges' strategic plans found that colleges are unlikely to cooperate unless a sufficient degree of autonomy for individual institutions is provided. (SK)

Arguing against the agenda of economic globalization, the author describes its impact on Canada. Interviews with nine extension and two university adult educators suggest ways to challenge it: educate on public policy issues, examine the impact of the new economic order through discussion and debate, and link with other social movements. (SK)

Explores the effects of three elements of the competitive situation (competitive set, competitive outcome, and interpersonal context) on intrinsic motivation in a sample of college students (n=100). Competitive outcome and interpersonal context affected intrinsic motivation: winning increased intrinsic motivation, while pressured interpersonal…

This year's "Executive Educator"/Xavier University survey of 871 school executives examined competition in schools. A majority saw today's society as highly competitive. Most believed competition improves student performance, but disdained comparative district ratings, test scores as achievement indicators, and salary/test score…

Discusses factors involved in journal competition such as price, volume of literature, the not-for-profit and for-profit sectors, as well as foreign literature quality. Presents results of a study to gauge the stability of impact factor leadership in physical sciences journals by identifying the top 100 journals in 1983 and 1993. (Author/JKP)

Central to the process of innovation is cooperation and competition between research and development activities in universities and business. This may be achieved by increasing the value of intellectual entrepreneurship, exploiting innovations commercially and reinvesting profits in the advancement of knowledge, and generating spinoff enterprises.…