Professional organizations that serve school principals have found that the needs and interests of their members have changed, impacting the quality of their service. This study was launched to understand more fully the contextual variables that affected principals' work. It investigated demographic trends among secondary-school principals in…

This listing of homeschooling resources and organizations for gifted students lists resources for contests and competitions, curriculum, national standards by subject area, legal information, national home schooling organizations, publications, and Internet resources. Organizational entries usually provide name, address, phone number, and World…

The purpose of this book is to help new student affairs workers in higher education make an easier transition from graduate student to full-time professional. It also hopes to increase the retention of professionals who enter the field. This book provides an examination of key issues facing new professionals and suggests ways of thinking about the…

Livingston College, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, offers a minor in organizational leadership. The university has a body of courses that are fundamental to leadership instruction. The minor gathers those courses into a curriculum that provides the expertise students need to assume a leading role in an organization. Most of the course…

There are many factors behind the growing advocacy movement for mentally ill individuals. These factors include the prevalence of mental illness in society, deinstitutionalization, the restrictions of managed care, an increased awareness of the rights of the mentally ill, and empowerment of mentally ill clients. Despite the growing importance of…

The American Alumni Council (AAC) and the American College Public Relations Association (ACPRA) has merged to provide better programs and services and be more economical and efficient. (Author/PG)

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) dispute with the United Federation of Teachers is discussed in reference to the possible AFT-National Education Association merger. (PG)

Examines national academic annual meetings as a series of rituals taking place both in formal and informal settings. (Author/PG)

Unusual societies, e.g., The Association for the Prevention of Premature Burial, listed in the British Museum Catalogue intrigued this author. (3 references) (Author/SJ)

The General Secretary discusses the American Association of University Professors' position on collective bargaining. (PG)

Authors describe the development of the Oakland County (Michigan) Curriculum Council. (CB)

Successes and difficulties of MBO introduction in a government unit in Texas. (Editor)

Discusses the problem of allocation and acquisition of resources from an administrative point of view. Suggests that an administrator's accountability as a leader is fixed in how efficiently and effectively resources are deployed in the organizational goal attainment efforts. (Author/DN)

Provides a list of important publications and groups from which to obtain information on education innovations. (PG)