Purpose: This paper sets out to posit that the new economy places a new set of demands on schools and those who lead. Mindfulness, intentional engagement of people and adaptive confidence are needed developmental features of beginning principal success. The paper examines how beginning principals in Canada respond to the capacity-building work of…

Girls are only one of several groups that governments in Australia, as in other parts of the world, have recognized as suffering educational disadvantage. The problems of other groups are clear-cut and appropriate action plainly indicated. But in the case of girls, the causes are far more complex, entrenched in society, and education systems have…

Examines the question of how, and if, kibbutz social values are transmitted through kibbutz studies curricula. Determined that the accepted attitude of instructors (neutral and objective) was at odds with the inherent socialization of the kibbutz's mission. Includes a brief history of kibbutz development. (MJP)