Looking at literacy teaching across classrooms at the urban Mill City Charter School provides an opportunity to explore the importance of coherence within a school. This work was informed by teachers' voices and classroom observations over several months. Findings suggest that when teachers and school leaders share a common theory and vision for…

Examines a faculty development program that is based on management by objectives. (Includes forms or outlines for making recommendations for reappointment, promotion, or tenure; a development plan for the academic year; and a faculty performance review and development report.) (PD)

Sound organizational processes in administrative and academic units in schools of education enable personnel to gros and develop personally and professionally. (JD)

Recommends that a "Management by Objectives" (MBO) approach be considered for an effective faculty appraisal system. MBO appraisal is based on the assumptions that faculty members are capable of committing themselves to their work and that they will be allowed to participate in the administration of their areas. (JOW)

The author uses behavioral objectives as the framework for developing an evaluation system with a simple approach. He believes that simplicity is the key to successful implementation of evaluation systems. (MD)

Investigated the impact of a Management by Objectives (MBO) application in a university setting. Faculty (N=23) completed a questionnaire about perceptions of performance and satisfaction both prior to and after the MBO application. Results suggest that performance increased while satisfaction generally declined. (Author/RC)

Based upon objectives mutually agreed upon by faculty member and department chairperson, the model involves evaluation by (1) faculty member (self-evaluation), (2) chairperson, (3) student, (4) peers, and (5) postgraduates. (RAO)

In spring 1981, a need was identified for the improvement of the faculty evaluation system at Brunswick Junior College (BJC). A committee, formed to study methods of faculty evaluation, recommended an evaluation system based on Modified Management by Objectives (MMBO). Subsequent to approval by the college administration, the new system was…

In an effort to re-examine the principles and rationale of community and adult education, this monograph first addresses the quandary of adult education--society's commitment to schooling for the young while paying little more than lip service to meeting the educational needs of the whole population. Continuing education staff are encouraged to…