This paper describes and analyzes all of the activities of the Berkeley, California school superintendent on September 20, 1973, a fairly typical workday. Included is a chronological log of each event and personal encounter during the day. All incoming and outgoing correspondence and phone calls for the day are also listed. Altogether the…

Introduced by a look at the general problem of reading difficulties, the text discusses the roles of the principal, teacher, specialist, and administrator in treating the problem. The principal's responsibility, identification, home and family influence, environmental improvement, evaluating reading skills, leadership, and case studies of…

The major part of this report consists of a summary of the replies to a questionnaire administered to 1,270 elementary school assistant principals, with relatively few interpretations and conclusions. The final chapter raises questions about the status of assistant principals and suggests some possible future developments. Topics covered include…

The range and nature of the community college trustees' responsibilities are examined in this report. The wide variety found nationwide in selection criteria, terms of service, and composition of these boards is initially discussed, followed by an examination of board representation, the necessity for it to reflect its constituents' needs and…

This paper presents a synthesis of selected literature on junior college public relations, with emphasis on occupationally oriented programs. Its purpose is to develop a tentative plan to assist in the growth of career education programs in the 2-year college. Subject areas investigated include: (1) the need for public relations; (2) the role of…

The interests of economists in educational systems have taken two directions: (1) Concern for the interchange of resources between educational systems and the national economy, and (2) an interest in the production of education. In expressing the resource interchange, economists rely on the language of productivity. Of concern is the global…

It is pointed out that change in rural education has been slow to occur but that attention to change strategies can hasten the process of change. Discussion includes a perusal of the literature, slow rate of diffusion in education, innovation from within or without, relating research to practice, typology of linking roles, change strategies, the…

This report of the Temple City, California, differentiated staffing project contains several articles describing progress made in the first three years of operation. The major article traces the history and development of the project, outlines the financial plan and schedule through 1972, and describes several characteristics of the model: (1)…

The proceedings of a workshop for 27 new junior college deans of instruction conducted at UCLA were reviewed. The purpose of the workshop was to give the new deans an opportunity to hear of innovations in junior college education emphasizing the instructional systems approach and institutional team building. Topics discussed included: objectives…

To effect a system of university governance in which a broad range of opinion may be brought to bear on policy issues and in which differences of opinion within and among groups may be heard, Princeton University's Special Committee on the Structure of the University has proposed the establishment of the Council of the Princeton University…

Materials are presented to assist local school personnel in the adoption of successful programs and services for gifted and talented pupils. Articles offering solutions to problems in, or suggesting ideas and guidelines for, educational programing include the broadening concepts of giftedness, by E. Paul Torrance; justification for special…

In France, the 1882 Compulsory Education Act includes both French and foreign children. Since then, the need to go further than this general principle of non-discrimination and to undertake specific action for immigrants, both adults and children, has been recognized. Since 1970, the Ministry of Education has been directly responsible for this…

Supervisory roles perceived by teachers as the most influential in affecting their behavior with respect to the content, processes, or outcomes of their teaching were those of principal; "other teachers"; program consultant; inspector; assistant or vice-principal; area, district, or regional superintendent; and resource teacher. This…

Education is now the largest single enterprise in American Society. Educational employees in 1964 were approximately 3 million of 11.5 million public employees nationally. Principals have an important responsibility in the leadership and direction of such employees. Principals have a critical role to play in ensuring that educational public policy…

The University of Florida/Florida State University's Center for State and Regional Leadership for Two-Year Colleges has a special fellowship program for preservice and inservice preparation of State-level personnel. The new State director for Wyoming participated in the program, and his impressions and evaluation of it are reported here. Following…