The years 1959 through 1973, bringing changes and challenges to Lutheran schools in the Missouri Synod, are chronicled in this document. The first chapter touches on changes--in such areas as educational environment, teacher education, theological emphasis, and teaching methods--that have affected Lutheran schools. The second chapter details…

This paper describes the purpose and function of the "mini-sabbatical" for college faculty. This short term sabbatical is of one week duration. During this period the teacher visits an educational institution other than his own with the object of observing, interviewing, and discussing his field of interest with faculty members…

This paper describes the setting and history of campus unrest in one California school district which led to the evolution of a new program of interventions. In the period since its introduction, unrest has been settled with a minimum of school disruption and a growing spirit of cooperation and understanding among students, parents, and school…

The article reports on the development of guidelines for articulation procedures between secondary and postsecondary agricultural programs by Iowa State University's department of agricultural education and the Iowa Department of Public Instruction. Articulation practices in curriculum development, teaching, and communications are described. (MF)

Determined factors contributing to teacher morale, using a wide range of administrator/teacher and teacher/teacher organizational climate variables. Findings indicate that the ability of teachers to agree on the priority of goals is the main predictor of teacher morale. (SRT)

This paper summarizes lessons learned from the creation and operation of a National Science Foundation-sponsored Engineering Education Coalition, the Southeastern University and College Coalition for Engineering Education (SUCCEED). Specific operational issues addressed include planning, organization, leadership, operations, support, participant…

As part of its contract to develop a framework for continuous school improvement in its four-state region (Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia), Appalachia Educational Laboratory staff designed the Quest project. Based upon principles of inquiry, collaboration, and action research, Quest supports and investigates ongoing school…

Paper considers the problem of community relations in Northern Ireland measured against a background of segregated schooling. (Author/RK)

The effects of school personnel's perceptions of community dissatisfaction are examined on school structures of normative consensus, upward communication, and exchanges of help. The analysis uses questionnaire data from school personnel of 34 schools to compare the explanatory utility of four theoretical perspectives. (Author/PN)

This precis provides a model for alliance-building for reading and mathematics and outlines the sequential steps necessary for successfully negotiating articulation between school districts and universities as a single "urban" ecosystem. The term "urban" is referenced in this precis. The definition by Stone (1998) is applied in this regard as…

This study examines intra-partnership communication in school-university collaboration, and considers how participant interaction affects a collaborative's capacity for promoting curricular and instructional change. The study examines two projects utilizing distinct collaborative approaches: "The Academic Alliance for Improved Social Studies…

Starting with the premise that improved collaboration of elementary and secondary school systems with universities and colleges is essential not only to the improvement of education but to its survival, this document summarizes a series of papers on issues pertinent to school-university collaboration in such areas as basic research and evaluation,…

Describes an information exchange program between two Maryland middle schools that used telecommunications to exchange geographical and historical information and personal data. The activities of the talented and gifted classes that participated in the program are described, teacher responsibilities are explained, and the culminating visit between…

As part of its contract to develop a framework for continuous school improvement in its four-state region (Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia), Appalachia Educational Laboratory staff designed the Quest project. Based upon principles of inquiry, collaboration, and action research, Quest supports and investigates ongoing school…