The author focuses on one particular systems approach, succession planning, and the role of the manager in this process. The manager's role in a career counseling session is spelled out in several steps. The importance of training workshops is also examined. (CT)

Reviews existing research regarding the role of the department head and the function of the department within the school structure. Conceptualizes the head's role as one of providing leadership aimed at developing and implementing practices and policies intended to make the department's instructional program more effective. Offers guidelines for…

Discusses the differences between traditional pedagogical methods and small-group cooperative learning. Describes the benefits of the cooperative approach, including emphasis on learning rather than on competition, improved comprehension, and increased social awareness. Provides hints for administrators implementing cooperative learning programs.…

The Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Public Schools' Project RISE raised the achievement levels of 18 inner-city elementary schools dramatically without changing personnel or student composition, and without additional funding. Improvements were related to change in staff attitudes and in policies and practices affecting management, organization, behavior,…

The experience of the Kenmore (New York) Public Schools with an inservice program for school board members and district level administrators and staff suggests the issues that must be addressed when convincing district personnel and board members to accept and support the concept of local school initiatives for educational improvement. (PGD)

For favorable relations with news reporters, school board members are advised to be friendly, approachable, available, responsive, visible, active in suggesting story ideas, prepared for interviews, clear, "on the record," ready for cameras, and calm in correcting press errors. (MJL)

The author of The Carnegie Foundation's "High School: A Report on Secondary Education in America" outlines four strategies for improving educational quality: (1) a coherent vision of educational objectives, (2) renewed emphasis on writing and thinking skills, (3) a core of common learning, and (4) strong school leadership at the local…

After three months of visiting high schools participating in the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Project on Redefining General Education in the American High School, the author discusses the ongoing efforts of local school faculties to rethink their curricula. (JBM)

Six latent identities of deans of nursing schools are identified and discussed in terms of how the deans perceive themselves and their role, and their expectations of and dissatisfaction with the position. (TA)

Suggests that the reason that social change has not come more quickly is that the American university is bureaucratic in structure, over emphasizing rules and regulations, division of labor, hierarchical functions and roles, and written communications, thus presenting obstacle after obstacle to change. (Author/AM)

Lists guidelines designed to help school administrators assess their role in the school communications system. (RK)

Suggests techniques and methods to be used by professional supervisors to develop people in subordinate working positions. Four major social and organizational trends are discussed which have implications for career development and personal growth, and emphasis is put on behavioral modeling by a supervisor as positive reinforcement for employees.…

Role conflict is a situation in which a focal person is confronted with incompatible expectations. A department chairman faces incompatible expectations from college deans, other department chairmen, higher level administrators, and faculty. Suggestions for resolution are offered. (Editor/LBH)

Although it's true that effective school leaders focus on research, data, and statistics, the reality is that much of school leadership is also about how you handle personal relationships. That's why "The Art of School Leadership" is a must-read for any experienced or aspiring principal. Using concrete examples from his nearly 30 years of…

John Daresh's "Beginning the Assistant Principalship" provides you with excellent tools to navigate your way as a new administrator. Full of ideas for you to use in your work, this valuable new resource helps you ask yourself the important questions, find answers, and develop strong plans of action. Some significant topics to help you in your new…