It is recommended that institutions think carefully about their use of committees, examining the need, type, functions, size, membership, technical and clerical assistance, chairperson, powers, meetings, intercommittee relationships, minutes and reports, followup action, costs, and method for dissolution. A checklist of committee formation…

The principal can make a fundamental difference in the performance of a school by involving staff members in school improvement planning, specific teacher and program development, and careful assessment. (Author)

Describes a number of specific projects undertaken by the new principal of an elementary school in Myrtle Beach (South Carolina) to build staff support and morale, student enthusiasm, and parent and community involvement. (PGD)

Describes the Adams Township school district's efforts to save its school. (AH)

Beginning with statements indicating the serious inadequacy of America's science education, the author describes a National Science Foundation program to recruit principals to support science education improvement and to conduct inservice training in science education for their teachers. (JM)

Reports findings of a baseline questionnaire survey of music supervision in Canada with respect to music supervisor tasks. Describes a profile of music supervisor tasks and makes comparisons by geographic region, music supervisor type, and jurisdiction size type. Discusses the implications for a theoretical model of music supervisor function.…

The disciplinary policy at Chapelle Elementary School in Ypsilanti (Michigan), developed with staff participation, classifies some student behavior as "unacceptable" or "inappropriate." Either behavior requires the teacher to fill out a pink slip and send it with the student to the principal's office, but only unacceptable…

A panel discussion between a chancellor and two presidents, with audience questions, focuses on the admissions officer's role in meeting changing circumstances: declining enrollment, changing student body, changing expectations, higher education's role as a change agent, and limited funds. (MSE)

This article discusses the following questions: What opportunities and challenges for nursing leadership present themselves in institutions that provide care for our expanding aged population? Should nursing administrators take up these challenges? If so, what skills, resources, and attitudes will they need? (Author/CT)

Reviews research on the principal's role as instructional manager. Considers four factors: instructional organization, including time, class size and arrangement, and grouping; school climate; the principal's exercise of authority, power, and influence; and the nonschool context, such as personal and district characteristics and the external…

Intended for those who are introducing computers into the classroom and those who need help with curriculum development in this area, this article explains key ingredients for successful coordination: identify interested personnel, start small, shop around, assess space available, avoid exclusivity, involve faculty, become a resource, and plan…

Elementary school principals who have excellent reading programs believe that they should help teachers plan inservice activities in reading, participate with their teachers in those activities, give support to teachers in the reading program, know what comprises an excellent reading program, and establish close communication with parents. (FL)

Discusses pressures on education in the 1980s: declining enrollments, school criticism, increasing government control, demands for parent participation, competition for public resources, rising energy costs, growing media impact, climate of uncertainty and turbulence. Describes roles administrators can utilize in meeting these challenges:…

The mounting number of problems and conflicts confronting all nations requires interdependent, cooperative action. Young students, beginning in kindergarten, need to be offered a global education in order to understand and cope with future world problems. This article offers suggestions for implementing a curriculum with a global perspective.…

Many colleges and universities have attractive involvement programs for corporations. They entice businesses with advisory council positions, cooperative research ventures, business-management seminars, and specialized continuing and graduate education courses. Examples of corporate involvement programs are described. (MLW)