Principal Gene Bedley of El Camino Real School in Irvine, California, is the 1985 winner of the National PTA Hearst Outstanding Educator of the Year Award. Mr. Bedley believes that education is a shared experience and builds strong relationships with teachers, parents, and children. Some of his techniques are described. (MT)

Examines the graduate school experience in terms of three developmental stages: initiation, maintenance, and termination. Discusses social roles, developmental tasks, and coping behaviors of graduate students at each stage. Proposes an anxiety-support model that addresses relationships between student anxiety and faculty support. (Author)

Proposes an outline for a counseling model which combines individual and ecological approaches to assessment and intervention in a general systems theory, followed by an application of these principles to family assessment and intervention. Case examples illustrate how the ecological systems model is translated into clinical practice. (Author/WAS)

A model of hyperkinesis is introduced based on an ecological conception. The antecedents of hyperkinetic behavior are provided by a child's family, academic, and physiologic environments. These factors influence cognitive processes of the child. Effective treatment is multimodal and can involve the child, family, and school. (Author)

The most prevalent variable manifesting itself in schools is communication or, at least, it seems to be a most pervasive variable. What is communication? In what ways do humans communicate in schools? And how might the concept "school communication" be defined? To investigate possible ways to respond to these and other such questions,…

This report, which contains information and observations gathered over a three-week period by participants in a 1981 seminar on discipline, outlines the discipline problems and policies of the Seattle Public Schools. Based on parental, staff, and student concerns that a small percentage of students are engaging in unacceptable behavior, the report…

Discusses student retention as an institution-wide responsibility. Says enrollment maintenance requires three ingredients: (1) satisfied students and alumni, (2) caring teachers and staff, and (3) concerned, aware administrators. (CH)

School-parent-student negotiations are plans in which the school can utilize negative reinforcers along with positive reinforcers. For schools to operate at optimum level, the method used to treat student problems must be balanced between negative and positive modes of treatment. (Author)

Categorizes for college orientation staff a social and academic diversity of developmentally oriented programs and activities offered in terms of their time frameworks: summer or precollege programs, freshman week activities, short-term seminars and workshops, term or semester courses, and year-long and ongoing programs. (ABL)

Reports on two studies that found differences among principals in schools that differed in student achievement levels. Two approaches for assessing the performance of principals are examined. One approach includes rationally segmented steps; the other focuses on programs as preliminarily identifiable steps. Study summaries are provided. (GLR)

This booklet informs teachers, administrators and other educational personnel about how students learn to regulate their own behaviors, which kinds of behavior are pertinent to successful learning in schools, and what processes can bring about agreement on behavioral standards among students, parents and school personnel. A review of theory and…

This guide deals with various areas of alternative education programs, including current practices and different options available to school and community personnel. Steps are outlined to assess present educational settings, design new programs, select the participants, and implement and evaluate the new program. The first appendix contains…

Presents a model to help student personnel administrators develop cost effective approaches for improving student retention, based on the marketing process. The marketing model can be used to systematically respond to the needs of students, faculty, and the community. Outlines retention tactics at Prince Georges Community College. (JAC)

It has been established that school-age children of divorce are considered a population at risk. The school is a potential resource for these children. School personnel, and especially teachers, need to be aware of the common problems associated with divorce seen within the school setting and how to intervene. (Author)

Presents globally oriented scoring sheet, reference guide, and rating scale for facilitating clinical hypotheses from children's Kinetic School Drawings (KSDs) and further empirical evaluations of KSD technique. Provides information on instrument construction and preliminary findings in terms of procedures' reliability and discriminant validity.…