Reviews the advances in instructional technology during the past 60 years. Cautions that instructional materials are only as good as the minds that produce them. We must insist on computer materials that fulfill the potential of the medium. (MD)

Suggests that advisory committees be established for each curriculum in the community college as a way of maintaining a close liaison with the community served. Also suggests that the advisory committees review program objectives, course requirements, and course content. Offers suggestions for working effectively with advisory committees. (DMM)

Recognizing that children's earliest years are critical, stakeholders in Delaware have joined together to define what types of experiences children should ideally have before they enter kindergarten. A statewide committee with policymakers, parents, and representatives from the early care and education community, schools, higher education, and…

This publication presents a collection of tools that promote instructional coherence. It focuses on the importance of teachers collaborating to develop a deeper understanding of how children learn and exploring relationships between teaching and learning. Coherence leads to improved educational experiences for learners as teachers make their…

Learning can take place only in a "disciplined" environment, i.e., one in which proper relationships between teachers and students, and between students and rules and routines are developed and maintained. The focus on discipline is often misdirected in that it is authoritarian when what students need is self-discipline. (JOW)

Replaces item 3, Treatment of Content, in "Attributes of Quality in Audiovisual Materials for Health Professionals" by Emanuel Suter and Wendy H. Waddell ("The Journal of Biocommunication," v8 n2, July 1981). (FM)

A matrix approach can solve the problem of identifying quality technical education programs. This method focuses on the end products of the program rather than on the educational process itself. Educators must use their professional competencies to judge program quality based on follow-up data and costs per pupil per program. (CT)

Examines quality assurance systems in higher education in general and of ISO 9000, a set of international quality standards, in particular. Reports on a survey of 23 institutions worldwide concerning implementation of quality systems and application of the ISO 9000 standards. Concludes that while institutions have found the quality assurance…

Twelve "best practices" guidelines are offered to provide truly differentiated instruction for gifted students. Guidelines are based on theory, research, and experience and, taken together, result in appropriate differentiated service options. (DB)

Arguments are presented which suggest that, although higher education cannot be offered entirely separately from research, institutions of higher education do not need to conduct research to justify their title. However, faculty need time and resources to keep up with their fields. If higher education is serious about promoting quality, it must…

The use of selective, as contrasted with across-the-board, state funding as an incentive for program improvement in higher education institutions is discussed, and the experiences of four states (New Jersey, Florida, Ohio, and Tennessee) are examined for forces that work against the long-term feasibility of this approach. (Author/MSE)

Results of two empirical studies of factors affecting academic quality give insight into ways in which educational costs, quality factors, and institutional structure increase or restrict productivity. It is found that evaluation of academic productivity is complex because of difficulties in determining inputs and outputs. Useful improvement…

Pharmaceutical educators are uniquely poised for a leadership role in higher education by making an unshakable commitment to improving educational quality, adopting an ethic of service, increasing data use and analysis in management, taking "invisible data" seriously, respecting and listening to all associates, and helping people do their jobs.…

Movements toward quality assurance in Australian and U.S. higher education systems are compared and found largely similar. One element, oversight of the federal government in this process, is seen as the principal difference. A national quality assurance effort is in place in Australia, but not in the United States. (MSE)

Response to criticism of law students' legal research skills makes three observations: (1) the legal research curriculum may be adequate already; (2) the faculty reward structure favors research and works against teaching; and (3) law school administrators will not change the legal research curriculum until they feel pressure to do so. (MSE)