Recognizes the golden anniversary of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) and presents the statements of 15 past presidents of the association. Presidential leaders briefly review the association's past and suggest opportunities to help create a promising future for ACES. Outlines nine challenges which confront members of…

Already a business management classic, "Thriving on Chaos," by Tom Peters, has momentous theoretical and practical implications for educators. Peters's organizational solutions to the challenge of the declining U.S. economy are also prescriptions for school survival. Today's organizations need fewer structural layers and must be…

Although school-based management takes many forms, its essence is school level autonomy plus participatory decision-making. This article discusses implications for budget, staffing, curriculum, and beyond. The key is substituting participation for authority. A sidebar presents research highlights. Includes 26 references. (MLH)

Staff development should be involved in dealing with the capabilities of the whole institution by nurturing staff. Institutions must deal with attitudes and incorporate equal opportunities within the structure, content, and delivery of all of their activities. (SK)

One state curriculum guide too many produced the Principal's Advisory Council on School Improvement (PACSI), a Huntington, New York, principal's "kitchen cabinet" to handle curriculum overflow. In two years, PACSI developed three solutions: grade level objectives and suggested time allocations; monthly curriculum calendars; and…

Describes three efforts to design research on innovation in organizations, each on a progressively more macrooriented tier (from the innovation project as the unit, to the organization, to the extraorganizational environment), along with the theoretical and empirical assumptions behind these efforts. (SR)

Reviews studies on the impact of organizational factors on the adoption of innovations along three dimensions (innovation type, innovation radicalness, and stages of adoption), finding considerable agreement. Proposes a research agenda for future studies. (SR)

In an adaptation from "The Making of an Adult Educator: An Autobiographical Journey," Malcolm Knowles, the father of adult learning theory, discusses motivation, self-directed learning, trainers and organizational change, and social and economic inequalities in the United States. (JOW)

Staff development is evolving from an emphasis on skill development to shared experiences designed to modify the culture of a school. This includes attention to curriculum development, instructional strategies that can deliver the curriculum, school climate, and effective communication between staff aand community. (JD)

Background and implications of the apparent trend toward adoption of corporate management techniques for college and university administration in Australia are examined, and problems seen in this approach are discussed. (MSE)

The desire for profit, power, prestige, notoriety, visibility, community support, and organizational survival has replaced character building as a guiding value of school sport. Restructuring school sports can enhance social values by altering the social atmosphere and environment for participants regardless of the kind and level of their…

Describes a model for planned change in schools that proposes four phases of change: (1) institutional commitment; (2) alteration in policy and practices; (3) alteration in roles and actions of staff; and (4) student learning activities. (JOW)

Offers opinions on what characteristics effective schools hold in common. Case studies of South Boston High School and George Washington Preparatory High School (California) reveal changes they made that led to dramatic improvements in their school's effectiveness. Also addressed are numerous lessons learned through past efforts to improve…

Organizations that promote work-related learning are topical because workplace cooperation is increasingly important. One of their chief risks is exclusion of certain groups of workers. Approaching competence as an individual and collective intelligence in production situations provides a framework for adapting to a volatile environment. (SK)

Considers the increasing involvement of counselors as consultants to effect organizational change. Presents a case example to demonstrate how Egan's systems model, "Model A," can be applied effectively for both the development of a consultation relationship and for organizational change. (JPS)