The change masters are identified as corporate managers who have the resources and the vision to effect an economic renaissance in the United States. Strategies for change should emphasize horizontal as well as vertical communication, and should reward enterprise and innovation at all levels. (JB)

Starting from the teacher's perspective might be a more promising way to do research and make school improvement policies. Rather than reform through management, the author argues for reform through greater teacher awareness of dilemmas-in-practice and how they resolve them. Consequences of these resolutions become the reform agenda. (Author/BS)

Responds to Sackney by stating that the purpose of "alternant leadership" is to avoid a permanent top-down approach to education. Proposes that leaders be accountable to those who elect them. Claims that psychological damage will not occur if all persons involved view the position as a rotating one. Related articles are EA 519 582 and…

The faculty of Curry College in 1974 voted unanimously to replace tenure with a type of term contract. Faculty perceptions of the good and bad aspects of the term contract system are presented. Academic freedom, job security, motivation, promotion criteria, and financial benefits are discussed. (MLW)

Thoughts on planning, from the perspective of managers/administrators are presented. Eleven steps of the planning process are identified: statement of objective, proposal outline, management approval, organization, outline of plan, organization of data, evaluation of data, formulation of conclusions, review of draft plan, preparation of plan, and…

It is necessary to look at the political and symbolic side of schools when considering educational change. An argument for conceptual pluralism with a focus on understanding the culture of the organization is presented. (DF)

Several indirect methods of encouraging change in teaching behaviors are offered to assist supervisors in guiding teachers toward professional autonomy. (DF)

It is suggested that John Dewey would today emphasize the structuring of learning environments rather than the individual interaction of a teacher and a student, as he did in the 1931 Rollins College conference on progressivism in higher education. (MSE)

Points out that change in English departments will have the best chance if it comes through explicit analytic and goal- and strategy-mapping efforts; through open and sympathetic acknowledgment of anxieties, fears, and objections; and through the greatest possible clarification of misperceptions. Describes several models of change. (EL)

The first perspective reviews history of communication technology and the development of computer-based instruction (CBI) and discusses the threats CBI presents to educators. The second focuses on the traditional role of teachers and suggests ways in which their inherent (and documented) resistance to computer adoption may be countered. (MBR)

The possibility of redesigning the work experiences of faculty members in an effort to enhance their motivation, productivity, and personal and work satisfactions is examined. One approach to work redesign, job characteristics theory, is described. Several strategies are discussed. (Author/MLW)

The authority-innovation-decision-making model, a top-down approach successfully used to disseminate some educational projects in Australia, is described. The four ingredients that make for success in this approach are: administrative advocacy, high prescriptiveness, good administrative engineering of the implementation process, and strong back-up…

Although data for the effective schools movement was largely derived from research on elementary schools, practitioners have increasingly attempted to implement similar programs in high schools. Because of differences between elementary schools and high schools in program implementation, effectiveness criteria, and other considerations, such…

Staff development programs that use models and simulated practice, as well as feedback and coaching, can motivate English teachers to implement methods that research indicates are effective in teaching the various aspects of English. (HOD)

Discusses cultural changes and the meaning of their relationship to medical libraries. Three possible strategies aimed toward creating environment where innovation and risk-taking are encouraged are discussed: create integrative organizational environment; assemble staffs whose collective competencies span necessary roles in innovation process;…