A REPORT WAS MADE OF RESEARCH PROJECTS UNDERWAY AT THE CENTER FOR THE ADVANCED STUDY OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AS OF FEBRUARY, 1965. THE CENTER'S RESEARCH EFFORTS FOCUS ON THE SOCIAL CONTEXT WITHIN WHICH THOSE WHO ADMINISTER SCHOOLS AND SYSTEMS MUST WORK. APPENDED TO THE REPORT IS A SERIES OF BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF THE PROJECTS. THESE PROJECTS…

A REPORT WAS MADE OF THOSE PROJECTS UNDER WAY AND COMPLETED BY THE CENTER FOR THE ADVANCED STUDY OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION. THE CENTER'S RESEARCH EFFORTS FOCUS ON THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS WITHIN WHICH THOSE WHO ADMINISTER SCHOOLS AND SYSTEMS MUST WORK. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES ARE LISTED UNDER SUCH HEADINGS AS COMPLETED PROJECTS FOR WHICH REPORTS…

THREE FACTORS INFLUENCING THE SLOW CHANGE FACILITY OF EDUCATION ARE EXAMINED. (1) THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM LACKS A PROFESSIONAL INNOVATOR. COUNTY AND STATE LEVELS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION LARGELY CONFINE THEIR ROLE TO REGULATION AND NEGLECT THE ADVOCATION OF CHANGE. ON THE LOCAL LEVEL, THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT IS EXPECTED TO OPERATE BOTH AS A CENTRAL…

This issue of "EFF Voice" focuses on current research and development efforts to create an assessment framework for the Equipped for the Future (EFF) Content Standards. As in all earlier phases of EFF R&D, this work engages practitioners in the field, as well as researchers and other technical advisors, as partners in the development…