The purpose of this annotated bibliography is to summarize relevant research to update practitioners and professional development (PD) providers about designing effective and impactful professional development models. Few studies were found specific to transition professional development; therefore, this bibliography includes a wider review of PD…

Employee participation literature spans well over three decades, while only in the past few years has the literature on student participation begun to accumulate. Unfortunately, much of the student participation literature is made up of opinion articles on whether to encourage participation, and the relatively few empirical investigations…

Over the past three years, 183 campuses have joined the American Association of State Colleges and Universities' American Democracy Project. Originally intended as a three-year initiative involving a score of schools, the response exceeded all expectations, and the project has been extended well beyond the initial timeframe. This fall Campus…

This literature review focuses on five currents: (1) politicization of teaching; (2) professionalization of teaching; (3) curriculum reform in teacher education; (4) democratization of teaching; and (5) revitalization of teacher education research. It concludes that scholarship in technology teacher education reflects mainstream issues, but…

In order to study whether student activities are beneficial to the student's self-concept, socialization, and future success, an annotated bibliography focusing on the effects of extracurricular activities was compiled. The first section consists of articles by authors who support student activities, feeling that they contribute positively to the…

Lengthy abstracts of two journal articles and two Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) microfiche documents on the principal's role in educational innovation and change are presented. The introduction lists eight points on the principal's role which are suggested by the articles and documents. Summaries are provided for the following:…

The reports included in this annotated bibliography of 11 publications on school improvement teams suggest that ownership and commitment to improvement are natural consequences of shared planning and decisionmaking, that overcentralization has severely limited the scope of teachers' professional discretion, and that quality circles--stressing…

Offers citations for publications that provide general overviews of various issues related to part-time faculty. Issues include part-time faculty roles and functions, teaching methods and effectiveness, training, institutional integration and professionalism, job satisfaction, and compensation and benefits issues. (Contains 10 annotated references…

The 21 sources in this annotated bibliography--all of which are in the ERIC system--represent a wide range of thought on the pros, cons, and methods of involving various groups of people in the school's decisionmaking process. The bulk of the articles and documents are concerned with the desire of teachers and students to be included in…

As an aid to school principals, student activities administrators, faculty members, student leaders, instructors at teacher education institutions, and researchers interested in extraclass activities, this annotated bibliography contains hundreds of articles, pamphlets, and books published on secondary students' extracurricular activities.…

An annotated bibliography of journal articles and documents in the ERIC database is provided concerning changes in the roles that various educational constituencies play in the teacher education process and in teacher certification. The roles of teacher educators, accreditation agencies, school districts, state governments, and teacher…

This brochure provides brief descriptions of 11 recent documents and journal articles selected from the ERIC database by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management (University of Oregon), all on the broad topic of teacher collegiality. The works reviewed are as follows: "A New Model for Professionalizing Teacher Evaluation," by…

This annotated bibliography was prepared to serve as background material for the writing of the synthesis paper "From Isolation to Collaboration: Improving the Work Environment of Teaching." Items were selected to represent the range of issues that pertain to the social and organizational context of teaching. The selected materials…

Three documents and eight journal articles on staff development (focusing particularly on inservice teacher education), selected from those recently made available through the ERIC system, are described briefly in this report. Topics covered by the items listed include enhancing teachers' perceptions of themselves, identifying workable staff…