The ten papers in this collection commissioned by the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory take positions and speculate about particular obstacles which collaboratives and intermediaries face in working toward the improvement of educational practice and equity through regional approaches. The papers discuss (1) the essential characteristics…

This literature review examines four conceptual areas: (1) interorganizational collaboration; (2) the use of intermediary agencies; (3) the improvement of educational practice; and (4) the increase of educational equity. A focused review of the conceptual issue, a bibliography including research and literature citations, and abstracts of the most…

This report describes the organization, planning, and procedures for two seminars which examined alternative approaches to the achievement of two goals: increasing equity and improving educational practices. The seminars had as their major purposes the study and analysis of interorganizational collaboration as it enhances these goals, and the…

This resource notebook, one of three developed within the framework of management review and analysis self-study procedures, focuses on improvement of library organization. The introduction provides background and a review of analytical methods. The first section provides examples of data gathering tools and approaches to gathering information.…

THE TWO PROGRAMS REVIEWED ARE THE DEMONSTRATION GUIDANCE PROJECT AND HIGHER HORIZONS PROGRAM. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DEMONSTRATION GUIDANCE PROJECT INCLUDED EXTRA TEACHERS, SPECIAL TUTORING, GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING, CLINICAL SERVICES, INTENSIVE COURSES IN ENGLISH, CULTURAL, AND ARTISTIC EVENTS. THE PROJECT STARTED WITH JUNIOR…

This study describing trends in library manpower in all types of Ohio libraries, with emphasis on public libraries, used three research approaches: an assessment of the number of librarians in the state compared to the number of library users, an examination of librarians' salary scales, and a questionnaire sent to all Ohio public libraries. In…

This annotated bibliography includes entries to reflect the thrust of the entire Administering for Change Program (ACP) of Research for Better Schools, Inc. The goal of ACP is to create in institutional change capability for local school districts. This volume is divided into six sections. Section One, Introduction, describes, ACP. Section Two,…

The research reported in this publication assesses the relationship of the receipt of the College Science Improvement Project (COSIP) funds by an institution to the academic performance and the educational, vocational, and scientific aspirations of undergraduates at that institution. This was a longitudinal study involving the distribution of…

This program was designed to motivate young females to begin jogging and to continue jogging at intensities that promote development of cardiovascular fitness. (MM)

Three programs to improve test-taking performance were evaluated. Subjects who had failed the Chartered Life Underwriter examination were assigned to four treatments: (1) training in test wiseness; (2) systematic densensitization of test anxiety; (3) a combination of (1) and (2); and (4) control. (Author/CTM)

Described back-end synthesis as the creation and integration of the secondary intervention required for efficient and cost-effective implementation of performance improvement programs. Involving analysis, design, evaluation, revision, and implementation, this process is related to front-end analysis, and a sample application in a performance…

Discusses Project RISE, a school effectiveness project begun in Milwaukee in 1979. Attributes improved levels of student achievement under the project to changes in school practices, classroom practices, and staff attitudes toward students and toward themselves. (GC)

Principals should help their assistant principals become well-rounded professionals, preparing them to assume higher posts. Such preparation entails hiring with growth potential in mind, formulating individualized on-the-job training programs, and conducting thoughtful evaluation. (MCG)

This paper describes summative evaluation of the Quest project conducted at four case-study schools. The schools were selected for their high involvement in Quest, varied interpretations and uses of the project, and diverse locations and demographic constitutions. Data collection included participant observation, individual and semistructured…

Successful performance improvement efforts draw from such disciplines as psychology and systems theory, and from the fields of instructional design and human resource development. Both knowledge management and organizational learning are valuable additions to the human performance technologist's repertoire for performance analysis and intervention…