The 3-year qualitative study evaluated high-school special education programs and their contributions to the transition of youth with disabilities. This report focuses on: the current status of programs for transition from school to adult life; program gaps as seen by administrators and practitioners; and reported priorities for program…

Confronted by complex and divisive issues and by groups seeking participation in policymaking, the Salt Lake City Board of Education adopted a shared governance policy in the middle 1970's. The policy mandated creation of two related councils at each school site. The School Improvement Council (SIC) consisted of the principal and specified school…

Reviews recent court decisions regarding whether individuals with contagious diseases may be barred from public schools. Devotes specific attention to the issue of whether certain communicable diseases such as tuberculosis and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) can be classified as handicaps and thereby qualify a person for protection…

The hypothesis that the relationship between the technology and social structure of a school or classroom affects teacher behavior is explored with longitudinal data from a case study of faculty who attempted to replace letter grades and report cards with individualized, descriptive student assessment. (Author/GDC)

A study of Jerusalem schools used three statistical procedures to assess teachers' perceived policy alignment among three organizational levels (teachers, schools, and the Israel Ministry of Education). Results show close connections between teachers' own policies and those they impute to schools but not those imputed to the IMOE. Findings support…

Several cases are examined in which students with criminal records, disclosed and undisclosed, were admitted to colleges and universities illustrate issues in college responsibility and liability, including duty of reasonable care in protecting other students and staff, application of standards of negligence in hiring to college admissions, risk…

The context, policies, and procedures of the Northwestern University (Illinois) dental school that affected administrative decision making concerning a dental student who tested positive for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus are outlined, and the related events of six months are chronicled. An administrator reflects on the experience. (MSE)

The experiences of one dental school concerning a dental student who tested positive for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and was determined to complete the program are chronicled. Administrative actions and procedures, information dissemination, and considerations used in making decisions concerning this student and general policy are described…

The decision process of Creighton University (Nebraska) to publicly announce that a dental student had tested positive for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus is described. Major points of the student/administration agreement, the student's concerns, medical issues, legal and moral issues, public relations considerations, patient notification and…

Funded with money that it saves the university, the ombudsman's office at the University of Kansas researches environmental problems and works with administration and staff to influence cost-effective reduction of the institution's environmental impacts. By offering incentives and requiring conservation projects to be revenue-neutral, it has…

Recent court cases which have rendered decisions as to what constitutes the least restrictive environment (LRE) for students with disabilities are discussed. Six cases, decided between 1989 and 1994, are considered, half of which were decided in favor of the parents in their quest for a less restrictive setting for their child, while the other…

The decision to open Oberlin College (Ohio) to black students in 1835, two years after its founding, is discussed. The decision challenged both laws and common perceptions of blacks, and was a milestone in black educational history. Two crucial factors in the decision are identified: Oberlin's founding principles and its economic future. The…

The nation's first comprehensive analysis of a university's environmental impact, at the University of California at Los Angeles, has become a blueprint for prompting environmental change on campuses nationwide. The study documented conditions in the workplace, wastes and hazards, air quality, water and energy use, and procurement practices.…

Interviews with South African principals of traditionally White, Indian, and "colored" schools examined school policies and procedures about admitting students of other races and principals' views of impending changes. Five case studies represent the range of responses to integration. A predominant ideology of "racelessness"…