The Meadows Model for preservice preparation was designed to speed the process of preparing educational leaders in Texas. Previous programs allowed teachers seeking administrative licensure to complete the program at their own pace. The Meadows Model shortens this process to 15 months. This model incorporates a number of specific features, which…

Since survival on spaceship earth" depends upon cooperation, schools, too, must teach cooperation rather than the competitive nature of society. (MB)

Recommends a training program of very modest investment which deals with five specific ways to obtain positive results. (EK)

Describes a school improvement program and the reasons for its successes and failures. (JM)

Examines some problems with school effectiveness research, including small samples, indentification error, and inappropriate comparisons. Nevertheless, the article concludes that characteristics of effective schools can be useful in school improvement as long as facile solutions are avoided in favor of incremental long-term cultural change.…

Suggests that spelling instruction must go beyond the use of a text or series and that spelling should be impressed on students as an important part of their writing. Proofreading, peer editing of compositions, and other techniques for spelling improvement are discussed. (SJL)

Describes the Middle-Management Center at Tulane University, which through simultaneous research and action seeks to develop the problem-solving capabilities of principals. (JG)

Performance improvement practitioners can be stymied to solve clients' problems. Clients may fail to recognize problems, would rather address symptoms than root causes and practitioners unable to convince clients to institute a meaningful solution. Practitioner can use internally developed data to build a case for action, create a clear vision of…

Discussion of instruction and training to introduce new ideas and to improve performance focuses on the presence of conflict and the theory of games. Topics discussed include learner participation; Theory X; Theory Y; and Theory Z; and game rules, including control, scoring, changing rules, and ending the game. (25 references) (LRW)

Discusses two tools necessary for the successful practice of human performance technology: gathering data and interpreting data. The focus is on what data to gather, how to gather it, and how to interpret the data. (Author/JKP)

Discusses two plans for reforming urban schools: the Comer model, begun in New Haven schools in 1968, and the Chicago school reform, begun in 1989. The former emphasizes community; the latter, accountability. Both demonstrate that, when people are not alienated, they will actively participate in improvement programs. (DM)

Considers three variables that can help performance technologists work more effectively with different kinds and different generations of people. Discusses recognizing the impace of position and disposition, assuring that feedback occurs, and thinking beyond old ways of operating and motivating. Suggests that the context of human interaction is…

Describes a Web-based learning environment that was designed to provide new learning opportunities for leadership facilitators to build content knowledge through interactive learning activities. Highlights include the iterative design process; human performance technology; learning environment design principles; and continuous improvement. (LRW)