The College of Education at Northern Arizona University was organized along traditional lines with a dean, department chairs for curriculum and instruction, educational administration, etc. In the past decade the College had begun to isolate itself from other colleges and departments within the University. Also, programs of teacher preparation had…

The Haaren High School Professional Services Center (PSC) in New York City was designed as a necessary support system for the reorganization of a large high school into a mini-school structure designed to increase the personal quality of school for each student without a change in the existing building or staff. PSC was designed to enable teachers…

Presenting congressional testimony regarding Senate Bill 1789 and Senate Bill 2046, these hearings include the texts of each bill and the statements of 12 witnesses. S. 1789 is described as a bill designed to amend the Act of August 27, 1935 (49 Statute 887) by extending the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to contract with the Middle…

"Self-Renewal" is the name for a seven stage process that allows those most directly involved in schools to take positive action to improve the functions of their own educational systems. The key component and most effective attribute of the process is the involvement and participation of those with the most intimate knowledge of the school, from…

This notebook is a collection of materials designed to support the workshops implemented under the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) Title 9 Equity Workshops Project for personnel from institutions of postsecondary education. It contains a collection of background readings and reference materials relevant to Title 9 and sex equity in…

The materials included in this booklet are designed for use by participants in Application Sessions A and B for Community Groups working with elementary-secondary schools. These materials are initial drafts prepared for field testing only. They are not the final products to be delivered at the completion of the project. The materials are organized…

By using a scoring device, a university's faculty was found to be divided according to contentment or discontentment with the institution's organizational climate. The groups are shown to have held different perceptions of several aspects of university life. By linking the findings to a framework derived from organizational theory, the possible…

Curriculum evaluation does not occur in a vacuum, and it is not a single or simple kind of operation. The school board member provides a lay person's view of a program but, because of his knowledge of the school district, is a kind of a bridge between the public and professional educators. This presentation provides a framework for consideration…

Refines and clarifies certain concepts having to do with school vandalism and its control; examines the concept of social control as applied to the problem of controlling the young, delimiting it to conscious, social and formal dimensions, and summarily reviews research and theory in the area of school vandalism. (JM)

Summarizes the organizational process and political bargaining models of policy change, and considers the rational decision-making model as an alternative. Models are interrelated with each other to show how each reveals a dimension of the politics of school decentralization. (Author/AM)

The school superintendent for Duval County (Florida) describes his experiences in developing a school-based management organizational structure. The following elements are involved: (1) funds are allocated to schools based on needs of children in schools, (2) specific educational objectives for a school are set by people associated with the…

The paper traces artists' social movements in the 1960s and 1970s and examines two results: (1) the stimulation of administrative coordination within and among established arts institutions, and (2) the creation of innovative arts institutions run by the artists themselves. Events leading up to these movements included the New Deal arts programs,…

This booklet discusses the issues surrounding the increasing presence of black students in institutions of higher education and the responses of those institutions to the issues. The concerns discussed include issues of access, admission, academic success, supportive services, black faculty and staff, special programs, and financial aid. Few…

AT THE END OF THE FIRST YEAR OF STUDY PROJECTS FOR GIFTED STUDENTS, 1960-61, PERSONS IN CHARGE OF EACH OF THE PROJECTS SUBMITTED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THEIR OWN AND OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THREE PRIME RECOMMENDATIONS WERE MADE THAT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY DEAL WITH THE PROCESS OF EDUCATION. FIRST, INSERVICE TRAINING WAS STRESSED. USE OF SPECIALIZED…