Outlines a study of students participating in the "Beat It" program developed for at-risk students at Menchville High School (VA). Results show that those students involved in counseling were less likely to be returned to inschool suspension; those students in the program who did not receive counseling were 13 times more likely to be…

Discussion of performance improvement systems in organizations highlights Gilbert's Performance Engineering Model and the Human Resources Model. The process of performance technology is described, the role of training within the performance improvement system is examined, and ways in which training benefits from a performance orientation are…

An organizational development program was evaluated, which was implemented to reduce disorder in a Baltimore, Maryland, school. The Program Development Evaluation method was used. Increasing consistency of response to student discipline infractions, increasing rewards for appropriate behavior, and imposing peer and teacher support improved school…

This excerpt from "Managerial Engineering: Techniques for Improving Quality and Productivity in the Workplace" describes the development, objectives, and use of On-Error Training (OET), a method which trains workers to learn from their errors. Also described is New Joharry's Window, a performance-error data analysis technique used in…

This report presents the results of a 5-year study conducted by governors and other state and local policymakers on education reform. It is intended for a general audience and offers advice on what it takes to implement comprehensive school reforms. The document elaborates on five lessons learned in implementing comprehensive school reform: (1)…

Single-skill preparation for employment is simply insufficient to prepare for probable societal change. General education is a necessary ingredient. (Author/GB)

A special program creating a miniature community inside the school provides students with real-life curriculum. (GB)

Greater emphasis should be placed on the planning of learning, rather than on classroom performance, as the most important function of a teacher. (HS)

A major effort by a well-known university to improve the reading skills of its students is described. (CK)

Describing a task force as a planning and problem-solving group within the school, this article outlines problems encountered in school-based planning efforts and ways to make future attempts more successful. (Author/JM)

Researcher-reformer Ronald Edmonds believes he knows why some urban schools teach poor children successfully. In this interview Edmonds elaborates on his list of the five characteristics of effective schools. (Author/JM)

Discusses the School Improvement Project of the New York City public schools. Lists five factors identified by the Project as determinants of student academic success and outlines the job responsibilities of the school Project liaison person. (FL)

Presents an abstract of a study that tried to determine what makes a school improvement team successful. Reports that six implications arose from the study's 17 conclusions, including the following: the team should identify and assign tasks to faculty and teams should clearly define school improvement goals. (Contains 36 references.) (NB)