This research attempted to identify relationships that exist between linguistic factors and some nonlinguistic variables. Twenty principals provided 60 taped conversations with teachers and responded to questionnaires designed to elicit selected demographic data and measures of interpersonal needs along the dimensions of the Schutz FIRO-B…

This document consists of 17 graduate student critiques of sources that contribute to an historical perspective and a knowledge of educational administration. Each article consists of a brief synopsis of the selected source, followed by two types of evaluation in terms of (1) the student's experience, and (2) a comparative analysis with other…

This document reports the results of a study to examine program uses and effectiveness in selected 4-year colleges funded under Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965. The study identifies (1) promising programs or supplements to existing programs as a result of Title III funding; (2) probable reasons why programs are promising; (3)…

This study investigates the role expectations of the urban black principal as perceived by the principal himself, and by significant other blacks, both educators and non-educators. It is hypothesized that: (1) black principals are more apt to be employed in schools with a predominantly black student body rather than a school with a predominantly…

A program at Pennsylvania State University is described, wherein American Indian trainees with special knowledges and skills necessary to changing institutions are encouraged to use these skills and knowledges in an effort to change federal, State, and local public and private institutions. Changing institutions to become responsive to clients is…

The purpose of this research was to develop alternative models of a dissertation production system in educational administration. Interviews were conducted with 40 research administrators in public and private research settings; e.g., Bell Laboratories and the National Cancer Institute. Based on information derived from interviews and appropriate…

As many interracial problems and issues are focused upon in the general society and in the education system, increasing numbers of counselors, educators, personnel workers, and the like, are being called upon to provide assistance. The Cultural Study Center at the UNIVERSITY OF Maryland, College Park, has developed an approach to working with…

An integrated curriculum for career development must be designed and implemented in order to meet the greatest needs of society. Possession of facts as marketable skill is inadequate. Traditional curriculum and teacher roles need to be changed. All students, including the academically, socioeconomically, and physically handicapped, need to…

The Black Child Development Institute is guided in its analysis of legislation by an organizational commitment to building child development institutions which meet the comprehensive needs of black children, families, and communities. Its premises are threefold. First, child development must encompass the black child's cognitive, physical, social,…

This book proposes the approach that, regardless of the present turmoil, regardless of technology and other social considerations, there is a fundamental inequity in the availability of cultural, recreational, and leisure experience that men of goodwill abhor. Seeing beyond hostile rhetoric, the book seeks to search out the foundations within the…

Included in this guide to educational finance-related events in Washington, D. C. are discussions of the Education Amendments of 1972, new emphases and directions for Title I funds and projects, ways to get more Federal surplus funds for schools, some examples of how to train leaders and develop new ideas for drug education, new strategies for…

This updated abstract bibliography includes entries from "Research in Education" and citations of journal articles in "Current Index to Journals in Education," selected from the subject term index under Day Care Programs or Day Care Services. Topics discussed include: family day care, day care centers, child development, staff, standards,…

These analyses are part of an effort to develop a method of showing accountability for the educational responsibilities of the school system to the children of Atlanta, Georgia. The evaluations focus on the rationale of ongoing programs, pupil needs, program goals, behavioral objectives, management and control, cost effectiveness, and…

In response to the increasing need for information relating to adult vocational and technical education, this state-of-the-art paper presents a review, summarization, analysis, and synthesis of significant literature in the area. Special attention is given the role of the public secondary schools and community colleges in contributing to adult…

Developed in a workshop by principals, counselors, and teachers, this handbook is designed to serve as a guide for program implementation and to present an orientation to the pre-industrial preparation program. The primary goal of the program is to help academically deprived students improve their basic verbal, scientific, and mathematical skills…