Evaluating a superintendent's job performance is an important function of the school board. This proposed evaluation process includes short narratives as well as numerical ratings for use by board members. Includes a copy of the form. (MD)

Reviews three books on education in China: "Educational and Social Change in China: The Beginnings of the Modern Era" (Borthwick, 1983), "Education and Popular Literacy in Ch'ing China" (Rawski, 1979), and "Education under Mao: Class and Competition in Canton Schools, 1960-1980" (Unger, 1982). (JDH)

Reviews Mary Brown Bullock's 1980 book,"An American Transplant: The Rockefeller Foundation and Peking Union Medical College." Far more than a narrow, scholarly history, this book is a case study of the far-reaching cultural impact of international educational exchange efforts. (JDH)

Discusses the ways in which the University of Wisconsin system, the Wisconsin Board of Vocational, Technical and Adult Education, and the Department of Public Instruction contribute to the economic development of the state. (JOW)

Account of the aims and activities of the Netherlands Maritime Institute provided by the Secretary to the Institute's Board of Directors, The Institute's intent is "to promote maritime activities, including the shipbuilding-shipping relationship, in the broadest sense of the word." (Editor/RK)

Described is a model for an institution of higher learning related to the needs of scientific and technological development of developing nations. (SL)

The perspective that educational institutions will become potentially potent agents for cultural change within ten years seems plausible. Should we not then consider how formal education can best be used for conscious social restructuring? (Author/RK)

The writer suggests that if proponents of the junior high and middle school concepts would abandon their debate and coordinate their efforts, both students and society would reap great benefits. (Editor)

The author updated the historical record of art education since 1955 placing great emphasis on the contribution of educational research to the field. (Author/RK)

Attempts a brief analysis of the traditional decision-making process for budget preparation and the alternative, program planning, budgeting system (PPBS), in an effort to determine the effect of PPBS on the decision-making process for resource allocation and to answer the question of whether PPBS has improved decision-making processes. (Author/RK)

The National Writing Project's (NWP's) latest brochure makes a case for devoting more attention to writing, and demonstrates through recent research results that the writing project has had a positive impact on teachers and students across the country. This publication draws on a number of studies: a 2005 national public opinion survey showing…

Most principals are aware that the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 makes it mandatory for school leaders who depend on federal funding to select and implement programs that are based on scientific research. This publication reviews five documents that offer insights into what is meant by scientifically based research and help school leaders…

The Northeast region of India has a distinct geophysical structure and concomitant socio-economic development. New educational development initiatives for Northeastern states include bridging gaps in basic minimum services, enhancing teachers training facilities, and preparing state specific holistic plans. This annotated bibliography represents…

Education International (EI) convened its affiliates worldwide on the occasion of its third World Congress in Jomtien, Thailand in July 2001. EI is a worldwide trade union organization of education personnel, whose 25 million members represent all sectors of education from preschool to university, 311 national trade unions and associations in 159…

This document contains five Leadership Abstracts publications published February-December 1999. The article, "Teaching the Teachers: Meeting the National Teacher Preparation Challenge," authored by George R. Boggs and Sadie Bragg, examines the community college role and makes recommendations and a call to action for teacher education.…