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The multiple perspectives of participants in a program revi'.w process at three schools of education were determined, along with the effect of these perspectives on enactment of program review policies. Participating schools were Emporia State University, which has a large teacher education program, and th. University of Kansas and Kansas State University, both of which are comprehensive research institutions with highly visible and politically sensitive schools of education. The objective was to understand the evolution of the program review process as "A occurred over time. A case study approach Involved document review over an 11-month period; nonparticijant observation; and interviews with 48 university staff, Kansas Board of Regents members, and legislative staff who had participated in program review. Problems included: people ho]ding positions in the universities changed over the period of the education review; school of education faculty, staff, an