In North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), one of the German states, catchment areas for part-time vocational schools were abolished in 2008. With the intention to foster competition between schools in order to improve school quality, training companies now may freely choose the school of their choice. NRW is the first German state to take this step. In the…

Arranged in three sections, this pamphlet details the rules, officiating techniques, and official records for girls' and womens' competitive swimming and diving. Section 1 lists members of the national rules committee, major rule changes for 1983-84, and official rules for swimming and diving competition. Section 2 contains officiating tips,…

The annual Arts Recognition and Talent Search, conducted by the National Foundation for Advancement of the Arts, is described. The 139 teenage finalists (selected from an original pool of 7,500 applicants) spend a week in enrichment experiences including classes, workshops, and interviews. (DB)

Analyzes the theory and rationale for prohibiting the possible monopolistic practices of the divested Bell Operating Companies. Suggests some reasons that the latest Justice Department recommendations are moving from restriction to regulation. (JD)

Arguments for and against high school sport specialization, where student athletes limit their athletic participation to one sport which they practice, train for, and compete in for the entire school year, are presented. Discussed are: performance improvement, greater recognition, fewer injuries, burnout, less attention to other sports, increased…

Many business-education partnerships have been more neighborly than challenging. The search for the competitive edge is causing companies to look at the objects of their old altruism as targets of their new competitive zeal. (Author/JOW)

Discusses how Americans' mechanization of their ideas of the world and of themselves has, in the past, and will, in the future, continue to affect efforts to educate their children. (PCB)

The North Carolina Senior Games program is a year-round health promotion program for adults 55 and older. The program is described. (DF)

Successful athletes understand and incorporate motivational principles to develop competitive-directed behavior toward accomplishing their goal. This article describes the Motivational Training Program, which is a practical model for both coaches and athletes to create and sustain motivational drive toward competitive excellence. (MT)

Tests James N. Rosse's model stating that there are layers of newspapers that compete with each other in a given area. Concludes that the effect of competition is greater for smaller newspapers and that newspaper executives see competition increasing in the next decade. (FL)

A teacher of deaf high school students describes how an annual Class Bowl--in which students compete on teams to answer questions from a range of academic areas--provides an enjoyable activity as well as an intellectual challenge. (CL)

Many administrators and educators have questioned the wisdom of establishing competitive goals for forensic programs. Many appear to believe that the acceptance of competitive goals necessarily leads to such abusive behavior as atheoretical teaching, the prioritizing of style over substance, the promotion of education shortcuts, and the…

The Federal Reserve makes mistakes in monetary policy and causes business cycles. A free market solution to the failure of central economic planning is competition in money and banking. A second currency, the "Gold Eagle," should be issued and allowed to compete with the dollar. (SR)

Considers two alternative views of competition found in the economics literature. The author demonstrates that these alternative views of competition underlie alternative views in other areas of economics, including welfare economics and micro-economic policy. Implications for college students and teachers are examined. (Author/AM)

Examines objections to competition as presented by educational philosopher Michael Fielding and others. The two major types of criticism of competition are that it is unfair and divisive and that it is selfish and immoral. The author advocates educational experiences which combine self-competition with cooperation. (AM)