This article seeks to draw upon what has been learned about other kinds of organizations in order to clarify some of the matters that would be involved in a study of effectiveness in educational organizations. (Author)

Discusses factors leading to the formation of the British Gas Corporation (BGC) in 1973 and how the main functions of BGC (sales and purchasing, engineering, service, and finance and personnel) plus management training and training technology across these functions blend together to provide an effective service throughout BGC. (SH)

Current and incipient problems in educational administration in England can be grouped into two areas: those resulting from reorganization and those arising from social and political factors. Many problems faced by educational administrators result from school reorganization that is a result of an increase in the number of comprehensive schools.…

A number of problems, including the breaking up of the political consensus on education and the ending of the period of educational growth, have changed educational planning in England and Wales. (IRT)

The Centre for Educational Research and Innovation Studies on innovation have tried to evaluate what is happening in different member countries to achieve a balance between organized processes for change and free initiative of the individual school or teacher, and to establish effective institutions in the different national circumstances. The aim…

Uses Eastonian systems analysis to examine the Inner London Educational education. (IRT)

Children face many important changes in the first eight years of life, including different learning centres, social groups, roles and expectations. Their ability to adapt to such a dynamic and evolving environment directly affects their sense of identity and status within their community over the short and long term. In particular, the key turning…

Describes the establishment of a scheme whereby the students in the Atherton and Tyldesley area adult education centers in England can participate in the policy-making and running of their centers. (WL)

This paper has attempted to provide a rationale for the internal evaluation of the school and its potential as a means whereby teachers can make evaluations within a framework that offers a sounder basis than that provided by informal assessments. (Author)

The major focus of this study is on influence in decision-making within universities in the United States and England, and how this influence is distributed among individual faculty, faculty members in groups, subunit heads, and members of central administrations. (Author)

The present state of English primary education is depicted in this overview and possible future trends affecting primary schools are indicated. Primary schools in England and Wales are normally those with pupils between 5 to 11 years of age. The term Primary Schools encompasses Infant Schools (for children ages 5 to 7); Junior Schools (ages 7 to…

Describes the effects on the content of education and training which result from the needs of employers and individuals--how they differ and overlap and how they are often polarized. Focus is on training needs analysis (TNA), and the role of the Manpower Services Commission (MSC) and other agencies in establishing training needs. (SH)

Will the current preoccupation with "standards" and control of the curriculum bring our schools more into line with those on the continent? And if so, do teachers and parents know what may follow? At the end of a year spent looking at British primary schools, the author offers some sobering comparisons between the two systems. (Editor/RK)