Turning the library upside down: Reorganization using total quality management principles

Professional staff at Samford University's Davis Library began to plan for vast organizational changes in the summer of 1990. This article describes their application of TQM principles to preparing for and implementing a restructuring of the Library and discusses the results of this reorganization.     

Parallel realization of systems,using factorizations and quotients in categories

A general theorem concerning the parallel representation of systems is proved, using the also general notions of terminal factorization situation and quotient in a category. Applications are given to the decomposition and synthesis of a number of kinds of systems.     

创新创业教育培养新时代事业的开拓者——中国高等教育学会创新创业教育研讨会纪要

为使创新创业教育的一些理论和实践问题更加清晰,中国高等教育学会分别在清华大学创业研究中心以及成都西南交通大学召开了创新创业教育座谈会。本文就两次会议探讨的主要问题进行了综述,主要体现为六个方面:创新创业教育的内涵与界定:在中国加强大学生创新创业教育具有特殊的重要意义;要努力突破制约我国高校开展创新创业教育的“瓶颈”;实施以创新创业为导向的课程体系的改革;高校要建立起开展创新创业教育的平台;高校应该结合当地经济发展实际开展创新创业教育。     

Communication disorders in the school: Perspectives on academic and social success an introduction

The critical role of communication in schools cannot be understated. Communication skills are a necessity both in the academic and social atmosphere of the school environment. Unfortunately, there are a large number of children in the schools today identified with speech and language disorders. This special edition of Psychology in the Schools examined issues that impact the academic and social functioning of such children. Several articles are focused on potential early intervention strategies or services surrounding literacy and social skills that may enhance the success of children with communication disorders and/or at risk for communication disorders (e.g., Chapman, Denning, & Jamison, 2008; Thatcher & Fletcher, 2008; van Kleeck, 2008). Two other articles tackle promising strategies that may be used in academic settings with children who stutter (Logan, Mullins, & Jones, 2008) or with children with cognitive impairments (Gillette & DePompei, 2008). Despite promising avenues of intervention and practice, there are also barriers to providing instruction to children with communication disorders in a regular classroom (Pufpaff, 2008). Each article provides insight into the importance of communication skills for academic and social success in the schools. The key to the success of children with or at risk for communication is for all school personnel to be aware of and proactive with children with communication disorders. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Does ratemyprofessor.com really rate my professor?

This article explores the usefulness and validity of self‐selected online student ratings of faculty. These ratings appear to be increasing in importance, particularly as students utilize them as guides in their choice of instructors. Validity is investigated by analyzing the pattern of relationships of online ratings for 399 randomly selected faculty. Analysis suggests that online ratings in their current form may be useful, even though possible abuses could limit validity in specific instances.