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Hertz, Lorraine, Ed. – 1982
The handbook is intended as a guide to help teachers and coordinators in programs for gifted and talented students. Sections present situations and suggestions for action in the following topic areas with sample situations: school administration (refusal of district administration to apply for state aid); coordination responsibilities (request by…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Parent School Relationship
Wayne, Joseph E. – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1982
Principals in Indiana were asked to rate proposed guidelines for sex education programs on the basis of public acceptability and potential for implementation. Eighteen of 20 guidelines were rated capable of implementation with average difficulty or less. Individual guidelines and their ratings are given. (PP)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Guides, Elementary Secondary Education, Feasibility Studies
Peer reviewedChase, Larry – Educational Leadership, 1983
Successful in Japan and in American industry, quality circles are a specific way to involve staff members in solving organization problems. A growing number of school administrators are examining this technique to see if it can reduce the costs of education and improve morale. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Change Strategies, Decision Making Skills, Elementary Secondary Education
Abbruzzese, John A., Jr. – 1980
Although Pennsylvania has long made programming for all handicapped children mandatory, the passage of P.L. 94-142 has necessitated some changes even in this state. The major hurdle in the implementation of such a law is confusion and misinterpretation. Educators fear that the handicapped may be dumped into regular classes in an arbitrary manner.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
PDF pending restorationNational Inservice Network, Bloomington, IN. – 1980
The results of a survey on the characteristics of effective inservice education practices are described and presented. Conducted by the Task Force on Quality Practices in Inservice Education of the National Inservice Network (NIN), the survey is intended to provide planners with illustrations of development, implementation, and evaluation…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Assessment, Educational Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education
Martinsen, Kathleen; Adams, Helen R. – Book Report, 1993
Discusses how to create a district plan for managing computer technology in schools from the perspectives of a district administrator and a media director. Topics addressed include equity in access and instruction; distance education consortiums; planning committee membership; goals and effective planning; staff support; adoption strategies;…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adoption (Ideas), Committees, Computer Assisted Instruction
Wieler, Geri Elisabeth; And Others – 1979
Designed to provide teachers and administrators with suggestions for innovative approaches to providing vocational education to handicapped high school students, this report contains first person descriptions of six model programs in vocational education. In chapter 1 four administrators and instructors comment on their Related Vocational…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Annotated Bibliographies, Career Development, Career Guidance
Download full textBurke, Richard J. – 1984
This booklet describes the earliest phases of planning a development program for a Catholic school. To ensure the success of such a program, there is need for the following: an initial common, basic understanding of and commitment to where the school is going on the part of all involved in the leadership of the school; involvement by leaders and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Responsibility, Catholic Schools, Comprehension
White, Ned – 1980
This collection of comments consists of four chapters of informal remarks by trustees, educators, and students from various types and sizes of institutions with innovative mainstreaming programs for handicapped students in postsecondary vocational education programs. Chapter 1 contains comments by nine individuals (students and administrators) on…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Annotated Bibliographies, Change Strategies, Disabilities
Greyerbiehl, Dianne – 1993
As a result of a 1992 West Virginia Department of Education plan to fully include students with disabilities, this project examined the effects of school funding practices and personnel practices such as certification, training, and teaching practices on the inclusion of students with disabilities in regular education classrooms. Information was…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Change Strategies, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
Anderson, Robert H.; Pavan, Barbara Nelson – 1993
Urging educators to abandon the graded system of education, this book advocates the use of a nongraded, continuous approach to education in which students are taught and assessed according to their ability rather than age. The book is divided into 11 chapters. Chapter 1 outlines the history of the graded school movement and argues that conditions…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Administrator Attitudes, Continuous Progress Plan, Curriculum Design
Lambert, Michael P., Ed.; Welch, Sally R., Ed. – 1981
This handbook contains 14 essays on practical skills necessary for providing instructional and administrative services to correspondence students. Topics covered in individual essays include the definition of student services, an overview of instructional service, staff supervision, effective school record keeping, principles of communications,…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Guides, Adult Education
Warmbrod, Catharine P., Comp.; Persavich, Jon J., Comp. – 1981
Designed for use by institutions at the postsecondary level, this program evaluation package contains instructions for planning and implementing an evaluation program, instruments for obtaining information from key sources, and procedures for their use. Covered in the individual chapters are the following topics: an overview of evaluation…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Advisory Committees, Annotated Bibliographies, Attitude Measures
