The study reported in this article is based on a pilot investigation of the principal's role in Greece and Cyprus. The authors asked newly appointed principals about (1) the nature of the role; and (2) the factors that contribute to or militate against effective enactment of the role. By gathering this information and comparing it against similar…

Materials challenges and censorship occur often in public and private educational settings. Private schools and their library media centers are not subject to the First Amendment but research reported in this article examines the state of challenges to materials held in private schools media centers in the southeast United States as a way to gauge…

This study investigated the effects of reward proximity and choice of reward on the reading motivation of third-grade students as measured by indicators of task persistence. The major finding from this study was that students who were given a book as a reward and students who received no reward were more motivated to engage in subsequent reading…

It is evident that many schools across the country are sweeping aside the fun and invigorating parts of education in order to prepare students for standardized tests. More and more classroom teachers are finding that they have less time to assign creative, hands-on projects and tasks to their students. On the elementary level, for example,…

The dynamics of individual and situational interest and academic performance were examined in the college classroom and 7 semesters later in conjunction with achievement goals. At the beginning of an introductory psychology course, participants reported their initial interest in psychology, achievement goals, and situational interest in course…

Teaching's importance has increased for faculty members and is reflected in the selection criteria for new faculty, particularly those in counselor education. Thus, graduate programs need to provide students with opportunities to obtain teaching experience and enhance their pedagogical training. The collaborative teaching teams model is intended…

An investigation of alternatives in collection design for the school library/media center. (Author/PF)

Recent research illustrates the increasingly important role of the school principal. As a result, procedures for selecting principals have also become more critical to rural school districts. School systems, particularly rural school districts, are encouraged to adopt systematic, rational means for selecting administrators. Such procedures will…

Prepared as a guide for Wisconsin school administrators selecting school instructional materials, this bibliography provides annotations of 57 useful readings on the selection and censorship of school materials. Journal articles, monographs, and ERIC documents are included. (RAA)

AN ANNOTATED LIST OF MATERIALS PARTICULARY SUITED TO TEACHING READING TO ADOLESCENT AND ADULT MALES IS PRESENTED. THE MATERIALS CITED SHOULD STIMULATE AND CHALLENGE READERS WHOSE ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS RANGE FROM GRADES 1 TO 6. A LIST OF PUBLISHERS WHO ARE PRINTING MATERIALS OF THIS TYPE IS INCLUDED. (JM)

A NATIONAL SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE PERTAINING TO POLICIES AND PROCEDURES OF TEACHER SELECTION WAS SENT TO OVER 380 LARGE SCHOOL SYSTEMS ACROSS THE NATION. ONLY THOSE SYSTEMS HAVING AN ENROLLMENT OF AT LEAST 12,000 STUDENTS WERE INCLUDED. COMPARISONS WERE MADE WITH RESPECT TO SCHOOL SYSTEM SIZE, TEACHER SELECTION RATE, TEACHER TURNOVER RATE, AND…

Horizontal readability, the analysis of essentially similar passages through classification of words and phrases according to their cognitive similarity, is discussed in relation to its usefulness in differentiating among materials designed for the same reading level. Three studies of horizontal readability in which passages were rated for high…

This memorandum on the presidency of Harvard University poses some basic questions and makes some tentative suggestions. It deals with three basic issues: (1) the functions and structure of the office of the president; (2) qualifications of the new president; and (3) the procedures for selecting a president. Concerning the first issue questions…

Teachers of language arts charged with selecting books for class instruction should consider their responsibility to students, the educational program, and the greater community.

Major efforts should be made to foster an appreciation of research evidence to support evaluative judgments and to apply theoretical concepts from educational psychology and instructional media. With such efforts a more "scientific" evaluation of learning resources could be developed. (Author)