Discusses emergent citizen groups at the local community level: how they operate in disasters, their characteristics at emergency and nonemergency times, other types of emergence, and implications for emergency management. (CT)

To be effective instructional leaders, principals and assistant principals need to know what's new in secondary school curricula. Education associations representing 14 subject areas outline the current focus, likely trends through 1990, and new practices in their respective disciplines. (MLH)

The director of physical plant at Rhodes College in Memphis has primary responsibility for all architectural work done on campus and recommends architects to the trustees. He also coordinates all related budgets and contracts and is an integral participant in developing the long-range master plan. His responsibilities are described. (MLW)

Describes a performance review instrument which utilizes a self-assessment approach to evaluate skills and behaviors applicable to management and supervisory roles. The technique's objectives are reviewed and steps in the review process are described, including the formulation of personal development objectives. (MBR)

Describes ten techniques for motivating child care employees. (HOD)

This article presents stages of gifted program inservice and staff development and correlates those stages with the target groups (teachers, administrators/policymakers, parents, students, and others) that would benefit most from each stage. Stages of entry are: awareness; orientation; curriculum design; advanced teacher training; parental…

Lists and discusses 12 components of special education programs that principals and special education teachers can incorporate in new programs, can review in existing programs, and can use as a basis for developing goals for teacher evaluations. (PGD)

Suggests several techniques principals can employ to increase media coverage and public knowledge of the positive side of local educational developments. (PGD)

College deans could lose authority and flexibility if they are excluded further from the collective bargaining process but required to perform more managerial tasks as a result of contract administration needs. (MSE)

Offers a review of ERIC literature on the role of the community college trustee, the trustee's relationship with the college president, trustee orientation and selection, and board characteristics. (AYC)

Summarizes educational research regarding principal's role in reading program success/failure. Concludes that principals' function should be improving teacher instruction techniques; principals must regard reading programs as important, teachers and principals must share mutual concern/ cooperation; licensing agencies must require administrator…

Administrators should plan during the summer so that the subsequent school year's teacher dismissals will be systematic and appropriate. Important considerations in planning are statutory requirements, the adequacy of current dismissal processes, methods for alleviating teachers' job-related problems, and techniques for effective performance…

Every presidency is a unique situation depending on the characteristics of the person in office, the campus, past and present public expectations of a college president, and many other factors, and not on power and influence. (MSE)

Discusses the main features of the department head's role in determining the success of girls in physics. Areas examined include the presentation of material, classroom management techniques, option choices, and issues related to segregating boys and girls for several subject areas. (JN)

Offers a brief look at the history of freshman writing programs, examines the UCLA program in some detail, and comments on the state of such programs in general. (FL)