This article provides a brief summary of the seven articles in this special issue through the lens of the concept of "caring reflexivity". In joining "caring" and "reflexivity", we deepen the conversation about what constitutes reflexivity, encouraging an explicit focus on the relational. Revisiting the first article,…

This article shares the opinions of several leaders in technology education regarding the need for a national curriculum for technology literacy. Laura Johnson Hummell, a North Carolina middle school technology education teacher and doctoral candidate at East Carolina University, believes that the United States should have a national curriculum…

Many communities have economic development efforts, which are generally undertaken in an attempt to create productive employment opportunities and to strengthen the local tax base. Unfortunatley, the economic development efforts of many communities, especially rural communities, are not productive ones. Many rural development efforts fail because…

Studies the effects of a group leader's use of disparaging humor (defined in terms of the target: self-disparaging, superior-targeted, subordinate-targeted, and no humor) on perceptions of that leader. (SR)

A well-known educator and author in the field of work with the blind recalls times he spent with Helen Keller, including her visit to the California School for the Blind, where he was superintendent, for the consecration of the Helen Keller Building. (Author/SBH)

Includes biographies of three people who have made significant contributions to the field of educational media and technology: (1) Donald P. Ely and his widespread teaching, research, and service contributions; (2) James Okey's contributions in instructional technology; and (3) Constance Dorothea Weinman as a pioneer in the use of educational…

Persistence is a characteristic of leadership that enables successful individuals to pursue a goal despite setbacks. Achievements are as much an act of persistence as they are an expression of technical competence or intelligence. (SK)

An exit survey of 160 4-H adult volunteer leaders who had terminated their leadership role (51 responses) indicated they had participated because their children were involved or they desired to make a difference for youth. They left because children were no longer involved and because of time demands. Program factors did not influence leaving,…

Brief reviews of six notable education books selected by the editors of "American School Board Journal." Includes books such as Rachel Simmons's "Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls," Jonathan Schorr's "Hard Lessons: The Promise of an Inner City Charter School," Peter Irons's "Jim Crow's Children: The Broken Promise of the…

Lists the four young people cited as exceptional youth by President Ronald Reagan on September 9, 1988, during Youth 2000 Week. Cited were Andrea Taylor of Kansas City, Missouri, Peggy Lee Rogers of Denver, Colorado, Annette Pino of Pueblo, Colorado, and Ed Lucero, a student at Colorado State University. (SKC)

Examines interpersonal feedback, a process that influences the development of therapeutic factors. Theorizes that, through the use of feedback interventions, group leaders can facilitate positive growth among group members. Presents a number of interventions that leaders may use to facilitate giving, receiving, and using feedback messages in a…

It is clear that the system we have relied on to produce school leaders is not up to the task. A redesigned system will have a better chance of succeeding if it follows the basic principles Mr. Elmore offers here. (Contains 1 endnote.)

What will the profession of school principals look like a decade from now? What trends in society and education will affect how principals work? Since 2006, NAESP has been attempting to answer those and other questions. Looking ahead to 2021, the year the Association will celebrate its 100th birthday, NAESP spent 18 months examining trends in…