Incorporating movement into elementary school lessons in reading, math, and other subjects can boost students' interest and academic learning while also helping them meet recommendations for daily involvement in physical activity. In a recent study, researchers found that students in classrooms where movement was integrated into regular lessons,…

A political science professor suggests that few student leaders represent the student body, instead they are either administrative stooges or spokesmen for special interest groups on the campus. (Author)

This research indicates that educational organizations consist of a loose collection of individuals, units, or levels, each performing activities independently--as segmented units buffered from one another. The authors suggest ways administrators can be effective in this environment. (Author/IRT)

Terrel H. Bell, Albert Shanker, Terry Herndon, Thomas A. Shannon, and J. W. Peltason offer advice to the first secretary of the Department of Education. The department's organizational structure is briefly outlined. (IRT)

Presents a classification scheme for sorting out kinds of school reform. The scheme is based on the three basic elements of any organization--structure, product, and process. (Author/IRT)

Emphasizes the organization, governance, and decision-making structures in teacher training and the relationship between colleges and the schools. (IRT)

Community education appears to be peculiarly vulnerable to bureaucratic restrictions. Consequently, successful community education endeavors appear to require basic role changes among teachers, principals, supervisors, superintendents, and board members. (Author/JH)

Presents nine propositions dealing with communication and implementation of innovations. For example, innovation diffusion depends on face-to-face personal contact, the teacher has very limited access to new ideas and innovations, and what is rational for the teacher may not be rational for the administrator or reformer. (Author/IRT)

Describes three broad alternatives for organizing and administering a community education program at the school district level. Offers advice for avoiding common organizational administrative problems associated with community education ventures. (JH)