Looks beyond the threatening and remunerative aspects of teacher appraisal in the United Kingdom to the contribution that evaluation can make to professional and school development. Considers five sound reasons for appraisal, the roles and behaviors to be appraised, and some workable approaches and techniques. Effective leadership is the key.…

A study showed that the acquisition of voting knowledge in a civics class positively influenced ninth- and tenth-grade students' attitudes toward voting. Teachers should give students a solid foundation concerning the electoral process and encourage students to participate in the political process. (RM)

The authors discuss the top three problems reported to hinder the spread of quality circles and evaluate selected solutions to them. The top problems include middle management resistance, lack of top management support, and employee resistance or apathy. Solutions discussed include social recognition and economic rewards. (CT)

Changes in education and technology have substantially altered the kinds of skills required of university administrators, emphasizing the need for managerial and problem-solving abilities. Many of these skills can be acquired with appropriate training, but it will be increasingly necessary for institutions to assure that their managers have them.…

Formal management techniques are not widely used in European universities, despite the need for them in such complex systems and the conflict between self-management and external authority in some segments, such as the sciences. The coming challenge is for academic administrators to be able to identify and solve problems decisively. (MSE)

Results of a national survey of drug and alcohol use and smoking among college students are summarized, and the U.S. Secretary of Education's remarks to college presidents concerning their role in changing the trend are reported. (MSE)

Addresses the value and support of older employees in child care programs. (HOD)

The University of Guelph's Office for Educational Practice, an administrative unit for instructional development that relies on faculty volunteer leadership and participation, is described and discussed in the context of research on improvement of instructional effectiveness. (MSE)

Elementary school principals rated attitudes and behaviors concerning the utilization of student achievement data: (1) commitment to influencing student achievement; (2) control in utilizing student achievement data; (3) use of data to evaluate programs and teachers; (4) effectiveness and accountability in use of data; and (5) principals' own…

Provisions and interpretations of federal copyright law directly relevant to photocopying for classroom or library reserve use and related issues are examined, along with a case study of use of scientific articles in a college classroom, approaches to the issue of multiple copying, and fair use. (MSE)

Clarifies the term "fair use," which refers to the reproduction of copyrighted material without consent. Lists four factors established by Congress for courts to use in determining fair use. Offers guidelines to teachers for permissible copying, photocopying, and recording, and describes instances that would be prohibited. (IW)

Illustrates that stress in student teaching can cause both positive and negative reactions. Two hypothetical examples demonstrate how stress causes growth and self-development in one case and pushes a person beyond the adaptive range in the other case. Concludes that a university supervisor is necessary to help modify those reactions. (TRS)

The author offers her view of how home economics teachers might orient their thinking about curriculum development in home economics to the future. She recommends defining the basic core themes of home economics, developing home economics' leadership component, creating an interdisciplinary curriculum model, and teaching teachers to implement home…

A union leader relates his experience with the Toledo, Ohio, plan for identifying and dismissing incompetent teachers. Principals and supervisors resisted the peer review system at first, but later changed their minds because of its success. (TE)

Presents a set of competencies that are relevant to the practice of school psychology with limited-English-proficiency (LEP) special pupils. They cover the following areas: second-language proficiency of the psychologist, cross-cultural awareness, assessment, knowledge of language development, skill in working with interpreters, and knowledge of…