Principals are expected to be instructional leaders but generally lack the time and training to assume such a role. Several theories and research studies suggest alternative views of the principal's role in providing instructional leadership. Ethnographic studies of principals show that principals spend little time on evaluation, instruction, and…

This paper reviews a New Haven, Connecticut school intervention project as a model for replication in other schools. The functions of a school advisory committee, parent participation, a mental health team, and a social skills curriculum are described as the principal components of the project. The need for preservice as well as inservice training…

From his experience as a teacher organizer, the author offers concrete and detailed advice about preparing for the successful implementation of an educational innovation, Project Follow Through. In an informal format, he discusses the selection of appropriate school sites, recruitment of volunteer teachers, presentation of the innovation, and…

A questionnaire survey of 1,812 elementary and secondary teachers sought to determine the effects of principals' leadership behavior on teachers' job satisfaction, satisfaction with supervision, and participation in decision-making. Two dimensions of leadership behavior were studied: consideration, or supportive and expressive behavior; and…

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate some of the significant factors that relate to the effectiveness of the geographer and departments of geography in developing the important role that the discipline of geography has to offer to higher education in the United States. Geography must continually be conscious that many administrators, faculty,…

This paper provides a conceptual framework for identifying high-stress, negative community college work environments and offers suggestions for managers who are willing to make the changes necessary to turn a stress-laden environment into a positive, more productive one. The paper begins with a discussion of workplace stress and the conditions,…

This is the eighth in a set of 36 teacher guides to the Entrepreneurship Training modules and accompanies CE 031 045. Its purpose is to give students some idea of what it is like to own and operate a specialty food store. Following an overview are general notes on use of the module. Suggested steps for module use contain suggestions on introducing…

This is the twelfth in a set of 36 teaching guides to the Entrepreneurship Training Modules and accompanies CE 031 052. Its purpose is to give students some idea of what it is like to own and operate a service business. Following an overview are general notes on use of the module. Suggested steps for module use contain suggestions on introducing…

This is the fifteenth in a set of 36 teacher guides to the Entrepreneurial Training modules and accompanies CE 031 058. Its purpose is to give students some idea of what it is like to own and operate a wheelchair transportation service. Following an overview are general notes on use of the module. Suggested steps for module use contain suggestions…

This is the sixteenth in a set of 36 teacher guides to the Entrepreneurial Training Modules and accompanies CE 031 060. Its purpose is to give students some idea of what it is like to own and operate a health spa. Following an overview are general notes on use of the module. Suggested steps for module use contain suggestions on introducing the…

This is the seventeenth in a set of 36 teacher guides to the Entrepreneurial Training modules and accompanies CE 031 062. Its purpose is to give students some idea of what it is like to own and operate an answering service. Following an overview are general notes on use of the module. Suggested steps for module use contain suggestions on…

This is the thirty-first in a set of 36 teacher guides to the Entrepreneurial Training modules and accompanies CE 031 090. The purpose of the module is to give students some idea of what it is like to own and operate an auto repair shop. Following an overview are general notes on use of the module. Suggested steps for module use contain…

Fifteen fact sheets--two page overviews of issues in special education developed by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children in 1981--are presented. The fact sheets address topics in a question and answer format and provide references as well as resources on each subject. The following titles are included, "The Administrator's…

This six-chapter monograph presents a model for student development which is designed to unify the diverse purposes of education. After Chapter I reviews recent criticism of education, it goes on to identify problems in the performance of our educational system and to propose that a student development perspective on education provides a framework…

Changing concepts of elementary education led educators in Sheffield, England, to rethink their facility needs. A move to open plan schools was the result. Problems encountered in this move differed according to whether the new facilities were replacements for previously existing structures, remodelled buildings, or brand new schools serving new…