The Sticky Floor Effect, a relatively new career advancement barrier concept, theorizes there exist obstacles for women preventing them from advancing to first level management positions. Of significant importance to institutions of higher learning's colleges of business, the Sticky Floor Effect highlights issues of consistency, moral…

Locally controlled public schools are one of the cornerstones of our nation's democracy, yet many schools are not preparing students for success. Far too many students are not graduating, and many of those who do graduate are woefully unprepared for college or a meaningful career. Successfully initiating and sustaining meaningful improvements in…

Describes a survey of department chairs of the public two-year colleges in Tennessee, which investigated the degree to which administrators understand strategic planning and feel their institutions are practicing strategic planning, and the implications of observed discrepancies between the perceived and actual practice of strategic planning. (DMM)