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IN THIS ISSUE

• Italy: From Italy with litigation: lettori fight for fair contracts
• Japan: The temporary who can't say no
• United Kingdom: A look at minority lecturers and the challenges they face
• P/T faculty in Washington win a $12 million dollar lawsuit
• Teaching English in Cameroon, Central Africa
• and more...

FEATURES

COLLEAGUES ABROAD: ITALY
David Petrie, Chair of ALLSI, hopes to force Italy to recognize the rights of the country's 1,500 foreign lecturers.

COLLEAGUES ABROAD: JAPAN
The foreign lecturer in Japan battles xenophobia and Japanese colleagues in her/his quest for steady employment.

COLLEAGUES ABROAD: ENGLAND
Minorities academics in the UK face discrimination and low pay. And they don't like to talk about it.

COLLEAGUES ABROAD: CANADA
Sessional faculty in Canada and adjunct faculty in the United States share more than just an international border.

NEWS

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

GOING THE DISTANCE
Streaming audio is just the thing to spice up any on-line course.

SHOPTALK
NNT faculty at Illinois Southern University have formed a faculty association to deal with pay and employment issues.

INNOCENTS ABROAD
Teaching English in Cameroon, Central Africa, is a rewarding challenge.

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REVIEWS

PAGES
Myth, Reality and Reform: Education Policy in Latin America is a look into an educational system which faces many of the same challenges as our own.

OPINION

UNCONVENTIONAL WISDOM
Those who value knowledge for its own sake are still living in the 12th century.

FIRST PERSON
Who's to blame for the sorry state of K-12 education in America? College faculty.

THE LAST WORD
Life on other planets does exist.