Administrative mentoring can encourage new administrators to become instructional leaders. The article discusses the shortcomings of mentoring for professional development and proposes mentoring to support experienced administrators trying to be more than managers. The availability of mentors to guide beginning instructional leaders facilitates…

Presents a scenario outlined by a librarian interested in sponsoring a staff development program together with a hired consultant. It is argued that, through candid discussions and a commitment to shared program goals, a successful match can be made between a librarian and the consultant. (MAB)

Process called "Team Review" is designed to help develop and maintain better working relationships among board members and between the board and superintendent. Every three or four months, board members and the superintendent complete questionnaire concerning such matters as communication, trust, and decision making, followed by a discussion.…

Describes a training program for principals who are mentors for other principals. After defining mentoring, the article considers fundamental assumptions about development of formal mentoring programs, then outlines a mentor training model. Evaluation indicates the program increased mentors' understanding of their mentor relationships and helped…

Architects can use space, light, and color to facilitate rather than inhibit learning. After educators determine the needs of their students and design a curriculum, the architect's challenge is to create a space that can support and be a part of the changing curriculum. (MLF)

The two segments of membership of the National Association for Campus Activities, commercial and school, can collaborate most effectively for multicultural campus programing through good communication, school identification of specific cultural issues to be addressed in programing, and establishment of standards and expectations for implementation…

To improve elementary and secondary education, universities and schools should overcome the barriers that divide them. Five obstacles to cooperation between schools and universities are identified and suggestions are given for ways to overcome the obstacles. (IAH)

Investigates the patterns in mentoring relationships among a group of 26 college or graduate educated Black data systems analysts. Finds that Black mentors play a significant role in helping Black proteges and that gender is not as important as cultural groups in predicting patterns of mentoring. (PRA)

Presents personal pointers for student affairs practitioners to follow to foster relationships between faculty and student affairs. Considers structural and personal approaches to involving faculty with student affairs and building involving relationships with academic affairs. Cautions student affairs professionals to be aware of changing…

A study examined how department chairpersons enhanced research performance of college and university faculty. By applying grounded theory methods to a corpus of 33 interviews with chairpersons, the study resulted in a typology of chair roles (administrative, advocacy, interpersonal), then assessed the process of assistance for faculty at four…

Presents principles and strategies for child care coaching and mentoring systems, including: (1) think in terms of a learning and empowerment process; (2) treat staff as you would have them treat children; (3) provide training for different needs and interests; (5) emphasize dispositions as much as skills and knowledge; and (6) build a community…

Describes steps taken by the English department at Washington State University to deal with the double bind of overproduction of PhDs and the situation of temporary instructors. Addresses the forces pushing against these efforts and the department chair's difficulties in dealing with those forces. (RS)

Proposes, in general terms, three interrelated actions to begin to address the problems facing higher education English departments: (1) an enhanced public relations campaign for higher education; (2) greater collaboration with secondary schools and community colleges; and (3) an elevation of self-image and healing of the internecine stresses…

Suggests two principles for successful evaluation of college faculty members: chairs should know their departments; and "always, always pay attention." Describes how the chair of the English department at Michigan State University developed and implemented these suggestions. (RS)

This study of multi-professional collaboration in special schools in Britain included the development of a collaboration scale based on professional descriptions of collaborative activities which fell into three broad categories: planning activities, sharing activities, and goal-achieving activities. Respondents generally reported a fairly high…