The article focuses on the role of higher education in generating or mitigating inequality among ethno-regional groups and its impact on ethnic relations with evidence from Nigeria. It shows that access to education in Nigeria has been politicised. This is because of the perceived role of education in engendering political and socio-economic…

Based on Norwegian register data, we set up a multivariate mixed proportional hazard model (MMPH) to analyze nurses' pattern of work, sickness absence, nonemployment, and social insurance dependency from 1992 to 2000, and how that pattern was affected by workplace characteristics. The model is estimated by means of the nonparametric…

Foster care has become the principal placement of choice for children and young people in public care in the United Kingdom (UK). This has been accompanied by a significant growth in its research scrutiny connected to a busy policy agenda, especially since 1997. With its increased usage, fostering has encountered both difficulties and…

Developing a new line of business in an independent consulting firm provides an excellent way to expand, increase income for the company, and create cross-marketing opportunities. If it is not done correctly, however, this potential opportunity can imperil the existence of the business. This chapter's case highlights the benefits new lines of…

Focuses on two main communication technology themes: debate on the contemporary cultural turn predicted by new technologies; and implications of that disputed turn for some core concepts of the public sphere. Presents a series of elemental analyses regarding whether the Internet strengthens the political model of representation and lobbyism rather…

Discusses specific activities for instituting participatory democracy as well as the benefits these activities have for departments that elect to engage in them. Uses the Communication Studies Department at San Jose State University as an exemplar. Highlights some projects to show one direction in which the public sphere seems to be changing. (PA)

The 1987 Green Paper on Australian higher education recommended abandoning the binary system. The Dawkins plan effectively transferred resources from established universities to the former colleges of advanced education. This study compares initial and subsequent performance of economics departments, using a nonparametric data-envelopment-analysis…

Examines government strategies for decentralizing agricultural extension, concluding that such changes are largely determined by the country's constitutional status. Reviews decentralization guidelines for structural and fiscal reforms and participatory management systems. (SK)

Includes three papers: "Trends in Volunteerism: A Canadian Perspective" (Paddy Bowen); "Shrinking Government--A New Zealand Story: The Effects on Volunteers, Volunteer Agencies, and Their Clients" (Mary Woods); and "Public Issues Facing Non-Profits and Volunteerism in the United States" (Jeanne H. Bradner). (SK)

Study examined clinical supervision in posteducational rehabilitation counseling settings. The purpose was twofold: to assess the current practice of clinical supervision in the public sector, and to empirically validate a model of supervision within the context of a posteducational setting. Current clinical supervisory models and practices, and…

Presents detailed tables depicting union membership and contract coverage based on Current Population Survey tapes for 1983-1988, classified by demographic characteristics, industry, occupation, and state and metropolitan area. Finds that membership and coverage decreased in the private sector but remained stable in the public sector over the five…

Proposes that a cooperative effort among scientists, politicians, and the public will be needed to slow or reverse the destruction of cultural resources such as the pyramids of Egypt resulting from environmental factors. Factors cited leading to deterioration include air pollutants, ozone exposure, and mass tourism. (MDH)

Discusses librarians' salaries and possible reasons for low pay. Highlights include the greater perceived value of technical people; the legacies of Melvil Dewey, including his attraction of women to the profession; effects of a female-dominated profession; nonlibrarian staff members; and the worth of the public sector. (LRW)

Suggests that any technology has physical and economic limits, and that the Internet is not inherently egalitarian. Uses Habermas's description of the rise of the bourgeois public sphere to discuss the potential for the Internet to become a public sphere. Looks at the incidence of social leveling, newly available areas of debate, and access to the…

Points out that more and more union members now work in the public sector and are more likely to be female, highly educated, white collar, and work in bureaucratic settings. Considers consequences of this shift in the composition of union membership on national union movements. Contains 35 references. (JOW)