To determine effects of uniforms on school climate, students in two Charleston (South Carolina) County middle schools were surveyed in Spring 1966, using NASSP's Comprehensive Assessment of School Environments (CASE) School Climate Survey. Students in the uniform school rated climate as more positive in 9 out of 10 subscales. School uniforms are…

Reviews models and theories on effective schooling. Discusses four rationality-based organization theories and a fifth perspective, chaos theory, as applied to organizational functioning. Discusses theory-embedded principles flowing from these theories: proactive structuring, fit, market mechanisms, cybernetics, and self-organization. The…

Reports on a series of studies related to seeking a more effective role for laboratory experiences in science instruction. The study addressed the status of laboratory-based instruction in chemistry at the beginning college level. This study should be of value in the continual search to seek effective means of reforming beginning college-level…

Concludes an earlier article analyzing how four British secondary schools' implemented a rational approach to resource management. Findings suggest a continuum between systems-based and integrative-culture forms of school-development planning and resource allocation. Integrative-culture schools with strongly shared values and flexible approaches…

Addresses conceptualization and measurement of school effectiveness from an organizational perspective and discusses how school-based management (SBM) and strategic management are related to school effectiveness. Discusses development of an SBM mechanism for pursuing long-term school effectiveness and educational equity. Reports on a training…

Reviews research on family learning environments and effects of school-initiated parent-involvement programs. Shows the relationship between successful home-learning environments and effective-schools research and proposes a typology of home-school-community partnerships and activities. This typology gives schools a framework for examining current…

Discusses the development of charter schools in the United States over the past decade, examining the history of the charter school movement, the rapid rise in charter school enrollment (which indicates many parents believe they are working better than the schools they are leaving), and the lack of definitive research on the effectiveness of…

Offers insights into educational evaluation in Greece by presenting history and the current state of school effectiveness research. Reviews a number of studies, including studies from other countries, to examine the policy implications of school effectiveness research. (SLD)

This study evaluated the effectiveness of the Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM), a system intended to nurture behavioral giftedness without reliance on gifted identification procedures. The study found SEM positively influenced the attitudes of elementary school students (n=1,935) in six middle class schools. SEM may provide schoolwide benefits…

To maintain a culture supporting effectiveness, school leaders must carefully monitor the school's climate, collect measures of goal attainment (student performance and student satisfaction), and plan school improvement initiatives based on these assessments. The Comprehensive Assessment of School Environments (CASE) model fosters data-based…

Challenges the prevailing view that educational effectiveness in Third World countries is related to school-based factors rather than student background variables. Uses a study of academic achievement in 32 Zimbabwean schools to illustrate the use of a multilevel regression model for school effectiveness research. Contains 42 references. (SV)

Reviews recent research on the effect of day care on the intellectual development of advantaged children. Some researchers report beneficial effects, while others report a negative effect on cognitive functions. (RJC)

School effectiveness indices based on residuals from regressing test performance onto prior test performance and socioeconomic status were obtained for two consecutive years for 431 elementary schools. The resulting indices were found to be stable, and it was found that grade-within-school effects dominated global school effects. (TJH)

Reviews research findings on the characteristics of effective school principals, and relates these findings to the unique challenges of American Indian education. Suggests personality traits, leadership style, behaviors, and skills needed to be an effective leader in an Indian school. Contains 18 references. (SV)

The educational reform strategies of Texas, California, and South Carolina are examined as they relate to reform outcomes. The current effort toward educational excellence must shift its focus from regulation and compliance monitoring to mobilization of institutional capacity. (SLD)