The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how administrators describe their roles and responsibilities in intellectually gifted education programs at a school district in northeastern Mississippi. The research questions were (a) How do administrators describe their roles in intellectually gifted education? and (b) How do…

Program managers frequently put staff training near the top of their lists of ongoing challenges. The mix of diverse, complex training needs in many programs means managers may be responsible for orienting new staff, implementing new administrative procedures, or facilitating steps toward long-term program improvement. The greatest underlying…

American Indian and Alaska Native students enrolled in public schools have performed consistently below other students on national assessments from 2005-2019. The Johnson-O'Malley (JOM) program provides academic and cultural supports, through contracts, to meet the specialized and unique educational needs of American Indian and Alaska Native…

The Department of Defense (DOD), which includes the military services, selects mid- to upper-career-level military officers to participate in fellowship and training-with-industry programs conducted at non-DOD organizations such as universities, think tanks, private corporations, federal agencies, and Congress. For some fellowships, the military…

Administrative behavior in implementing educational innovations is defined in terms of selecting, installing, evaluating, extending, and improving innovations in the administrator's system. It is suggested that on the basis of relevant facts, knowledge of alternative procedures, and careful plans, an administrator can select an educational…

This handbook describes a workshop designed to help administrative personnel improve school system writing programs. The handbook contains agendas for one-day and two-day workshops, and modules that provide (1) a case study of a writing program coordinator; (2) a discussion of the basic elements of a writing program, including program philosophy,…

Camp administrators concerned with generating a desirable camp culture should begin by defining the camp's mission and clarifying the details of that vision for staff. The components of a camp culture are discussed: signs and symbols, ritual and tradition, habitual modes of communication, and the director's leadership. These components should be…

Because the structure of a writing program establishes its content and values, a writing program should be integrated with other aspects of English studies to avoid being merely an add-on to the college English department. Several planning strategies can assist in promoting this integration. A writing program should involve all related campus…

TRUE PROFESSIONAL STATUS FOR A LABORATORY DIRECTOR, PLUS ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OF SUCH INSTRUCTION, WILL GIVE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ADEQUATE RETURN FOR THEIR INVESTMENT IN ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT. BY BEING INVOLVED IN IMPORTANT RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES, THE DIRECTOR OF A LANGUAGE LABORATORY CAN SERVE ALSO TO FREE THE TEACHER AND…

THE ROLE OF THE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL IN MOVING VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FROM A "STATUS QUO" POSITION TO ONE OF RIGHTFUL PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER AREAS OF THE CURRICULUM IN THE COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL IS A VITAL ONE. THE MOTION THAT HIGH SCHOOL IS FOR COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS GREATLY LIMITS THE OPPORTUNITIES OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO DO NOT ATTEND COLLEGE,…

This report presents strategies and guidelines to manage and administer homestays and village stays for U.S. students, based on a survey of academic directors and homestay coordinators, with a focus on such activities in Latin America and the Caribbean. It reviews the literature on the role and cost of homestay and village stay programs in…

Part 1 of a book for administrators and teachers is devoted to an overview of the school reading program: its focus and scope, its component skills and their development, and its relationship to the other language arts. The emphasis is not on the specifics of instruction but on providing a framework within which efficient reading instruction can…

Based on a review of related literature, this document is designed to serve state supervisors and teacher educators interested in reviewing the key concepts relative to cooperative vocational education. The compact nature of the review and its organization into guidelines format should provide a ready reference for the practitioner seeking to…

A summary is presented of the proceedings of a South Carolina conference of vocational and technical college presidents and directors which focused on (1) the articulation of selected secondary level vocational education and similar postsecondary level technical institution programs and (2) mutual concerns of vocational directors and technical…

This guide is directed to education program administrators and basic education teachers in Job Corps Centers to help them understand how their functions relate to those of the center and to federal regulations and policies, and also to pass on some of the program experience accumulated by Job Corps teachers and administrators during the last dozen…