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Student drug testing and the surveillance school economy: an analysis of media representation and policy transfer in Australian schools
Anxieties relating to the health, safety and security of schoolchildren have been met with a variety of surveillance apparatus in schools internationally. Drawing on findings from a content analysis of newspaper reports relating to drug testing in Australian schools, this article seeks to excavate the ways in which the media shapes, informs, reflects and instructs narratives pertaining to the use and acceptability of surveillance. Finding that a ‘greater good’ discourse prevails in debates about drug testing in schools, contrary to evidence purporting its ineffectiveness, it is argued that the phenomenon can be explained by the rapidly emerging surveillance school economy whereby education is increasingly exposed to neoliberal corporate priorities and governmental imperatives. Further, finding that policy transfer goes some way to explaining the suggested introduction of random drug testing programs in Australian schools, the article provides critical analysis to understand how surveillance practices come to be activated, understood and negotiated as they cross national boundaries
Sharing educational media materials : a survey of media administrators at medical schools in New York State
The purpose of this study was to determine whether a sharing system for instructional media software materials was desirable for the ten medical schools in New York State.
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The Chronicle [April 7, 1992]
The Chronicle, April 7, 1992https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/chron/3938/thumbnail.jp
Santa Fe New Mexican, 10-27-1903
https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/sfnm_news/2791/thumbnail.jp
A Qualitative Analysis of Successful Management Behaviors of Black Female Administrators in Higher Education
Little has been written about the topic of Black women administrators in higher education academia and therefore little is actually known. This study examines the strategies and behaviors used by Black women to successfully acquire and maintain their positions. None of the studies reviewed specifically addressed this subject, although a few related studies have been found to be helpful. The ultimate goal of this investigation is to provide a better understanding of the issues which confront Black women who aspire to or have already obtained administrative roles in higher education. It does not seek to verify any given theory or set of prior assumptions; rather it seeks to discover the reality of successful management behaviors within this extremely minute group. Qualitative research on 19 Black female administrators from both two year and four year universities which are nonchurch related were reviewed to gather data on this subject. The constant comparative method of Glaser and Strauss (1967) was used to analyze the data. In depth interviews were conducted with the nine line and ten staff administrators who participated in this research. A series of questions based upon a review of the literature was used to elicit the behaviors and strategies practiced by the respondents. The data gathered concerned the administrators\u27 experiences and perceptions of the following: (1) position acquisition, (2) the role of politics, (3) career enhancement strategies, (4) the effects of racism and sexism, (5) the importance of a competitive spirit, (6) risk taking behavior, (7) loyalty to the organization, (8) power, (9) confidence, and (10) the need to contribute to society. The study concluded that the recommended career enhancement strategies and behaviors to be utilized by aspiring Black females in higher education administration are: (1) gaining interpersonal skills, (2) finding a mentor who can assist in one\u27s career development, (3) learning to deal with racism and sexism, (4) gaining decision making skills, and (5) obtaining a doctoral degree. These strategies were consistently cited by the respondents in addition to the literature on women administrators. In general, all of the women agreed that their careers were enhanced by risk taking, loyalty to their organizations and contributions made to society. However, there was consensus on the use of power, politics, competition and confidence. These behaviors were seen as effective by some but were not embraced by the majority. The findings also suggest that the political climate of a society will exert an impact upon the hiring practices of its public and private institutions. This impact translates into who gets what, when, and how
Illinois Technograph v. 080 (1964-1965)
Student engineering magazine University of Illinoi