This manual is designed to assist school superintendents in planning and implementing complete school desegregation as prescribed by law. Chapters I through VI discuss specific techniques applicable to the following stages of the desegregation planning process: Identification of goals; diagnosing the school situation; development, testing, and…

This study specifically attempts to determine and compare (1) the existence of board policies, both written and unwritten, dealing with supplementary free materials; (2) the procedures and criteria used in selection and evaluation of these materials; and (3) the person(s) and/or group(s) responsible for determination of the acceptability and for…

Using the Georgia plan as his basis for meeting classification needs, Charles B. Lord categorizes programs into five broad areas in "A Classification System for Continuing Education Programs," Adult Leadership, April 1972, pp. 357-359. Paul J. Grogan's "The Concept of a Continuing Education Unit," Indiana State Board of Health Bulletin, May 1972,…

A discussion of the dilemma of desegregation/resegregation requires discussion of the demands of a changing urban society, open housing, efficient mass transit systems, the court rulings which too often have become substitutes for our own decisions and initiatives but which have set out steps in the right direction, and what we can do about it. A…

A practical guide for those interested in beginning a career in student affairs is presented. A "systems placement process" approach was used to organize the guide, from initial interest to placement in a student affairs position. Chapters are: (1) identify student affairs fields; (2) identify jobs (friends, letters, placement offices, journal…

The basic problem facing school administrators, supportive staff personnel, and school boards is how to successfully implement vocational programs for rural disadvantaged youth. Thus, this document was designed to help school administrators review the key administrative concepts relative to this type of vocational education program. The compact…

Two basic purposes can be discerned in the material: (1) to provide public school administrators with source material to use in their consideration of the growing problem of student unrest in Pennsylvania's public schools; and (2) to heighten awareness of the seriousness of the problem. Prevention is a major focus of this publication, as evidenced…

Presented are the proceedings of a 1975 special study institute for parents, teachers, and administrators in programs for the deaf-blind. Entries are divided into two sections--institute for parents and institute for teachers and administrators--and include the following titles: "Legal Rights and Advocacy for the Deaf-Blind" (F. Laski), "Political…

Four deans of instruction in small, rural junior colleges and four deans of instruction in large, urban junior colleges were interviewed, and faculty members from the small junior colleges were surveyed, in order to ascertain their opinions regarding faculty development procedures. It was found that: (1) deans felt in-service workshops to be…

Instructional leadership for principals is not a panacea for the ills of education. Efforts to alter principal practices to meet this poorly defined and poorly researched construct reflect a lack of self-reference in the educational field. More study and thought are needed before plans of action are imposed. (BJV)

Discusses the discipline problems that arose when several Southeast Asian students attended a middle school in Minnesota. Describes how these problems were transformed into a human rights learning experience for the students. (SRT)

The introduction of microcomputers into schools appears not to have inevitable effects, though some options for action may appear more or less favorable than before. The potential consequences of introducing microcomputers will be affected by the relative influences of key personnel and the individual school's decision-making style. (PGD)

Comments on the history of visual arts in American education. Discusses changing emphases in art education, including a dialogue between teachers and students. Objects to the Paideia Proposal's inclusion of a focus on morality in public education. Briefly covers other Proposal topics: coaching artistic activities, spiritual growth, teacher…

Addressing the underlying tension that generally exists between school-level autonomy and systemwide uniformity, the author's nine commandments include recognizing the school as the key organizational unit in public education, selecting and nurturing first-rate principals, and granting more budgetary authority to the school level. (JBM)

This guide is intended to be a practical primer to help education leaders meet the daily challenges of school leadership. It shows how to include leadership in an integrated system of educational accountability, teaching, and curriculum for student achievement; how to do away with ineffective, obsolete, and unnecessary practices; and how to…