In the last 10 years the supervisory function has undergone many changes and has become increasingly important. The author believes that the personnel designing and implementing sophisticated programs of instructional improvement must be highly skilled. He stresses the strategies and practices of promoting instructional change and views…

This book is based on the premise that instructional supervision is an organizational behavior system that interacts with the teaching behavior system for the purpose of improving the quality of education for students. Supervision is viewed from historical and future perspectives and present supervisory practices are analyzed according to…

To identify major findings, promising developments, strategies, and methodological strengths and weaknesses which exist in curricula designed for training paraprofessional public service workers in the fields of education, social work, law enforcement, and fire fighting, a review and analysis was made of Educational Resources Information Center…

The scope and nature of teacher training programs in the Greater Washington, D.C. area are examined in this survey. The study, oriented toward statistical analysis, focuses on: (1) a historical review of surveys of teacher preparation, (2) formulation and distribution of questionnaires, (3) analysis of questionnaires, (4) a comparative analysis of…

This study surveys 107 foreign language departments in secondary schools in western New York and identifies duties and practices of those responsible for the departmental leadership. The report also determines the amount of released time granted to perform departmental duties. The educational preparation and work experience of supervisory staff…

A questionnaire was sent to the teachers of literature in a stratified random sample of public 4-year Iowa high school districts to gain a description of the teaching of literature. It was found that the "typical" English teacher is a married woman with a bachelor's degree, usually earned in English. She prefers to teach short stories, dramas,…

The development of understandings, attitudes, and appreciation appropriate for selective state and local vocational-technical educators, guidance personnel, general educators, and federal personnel with potential responsibilities for residential vocational education programs comprise the focus of this conference. Working papers which were…

Data was gathered from master's degree recipients and candidates in audiovisual education, their employers, and prospective employers to provide information to implement decision-making by degree candidates, departments of audiovisual education, prospective employers, and professional organizations. The entering competencies of degree candidates…

With increasing requirements for food free from microbiological health hazards plus extended shelf life of refrigerated and nonrefrigerated foods, many persons will need fundamental training in irradiation techniques and methods of handling irradiated food. Special training needs and criteria for training were defined by conducting interviews with…

This annotated bibliography and supplements, covering the years from 1950 through 1964 and focusing on literature concerning the preparation and certification of teachers of English, is directed toward college and secondary school administrators, state certification officers and committees, professors of Education, parent groups, and professional…

The Satellite Academies Program (SAP) is considered to have the following central goals: (1) to improve basic academic skills, (2) to provide meaningful work experience, (3) to develop a job-related educational curriculum, (4) to involve the business community in education, (5) to increase student involvement in the educational process, and (6) to…

The purpose of this handbook is to delimit the scope of distributive education in Tennessee and to provide guidelines for vocational program development in distributive education. Intended as a guide for the local distributive education teacher-coordinator, this handbook will also prove useful for administrators, guidance counselors, and…

This book--based on Cooperative Research Project No. 1994 (see ED 010 163)--reports the results of a 5-year study which examined outstanding English programs in 158 primarily metropolitan high schools in 45 states, and identified aspects of these programs which might be emulated or improved. Questionnaires were analyzed on data processing…

The investigation reported on here was designed to determine the common demands of the position of headmaster as distinct from the unique individuality of the headmaster personality. The first part of the presentation draws its information from current literature and attempts to set down the theoretical bases of the headmastership. The literature…

This survey is aimed at examining the manner in which school and university authorities have responded to the need for greater numbers of teachers occasioned by the continuous growth in school enrollments in the 22 member countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. The first part of the study provides a statistical…