In this paper, an attempt is made to establish a hierarchical order of purpose for the elementary school principalship. In rank order, these purposes are (1) clinical supervision, whose central purposes are the improvement of instruction utilizing objective systematic feedback techniques and effective knowledge of group dynamics; (2) professional…

In the first part of this document, several definitions of communication are presented, and some of the various concepts or theories of communication are introduced. The authors then review some of the barriers that tend to impede effective communication, such as social-psychological and sociological barriers. Next, they examine those factors that…

Case studies describe attempts to develop educational forms that are personally, intellectually, and socially valid in two Massachusetts elementary schools--the Charles River School, a small private school in Dover; and the Parmenter School, a public school. Both schools have tried to reorient the first six or seven years of formal education along…

This study examined the perceptions of and expectations for the role of paid aides in the Cupertino, California Differentiated Staffing Project. The study focused on a) the expectations of the roles played by 69 aides, 64 teachers, and 6 administrators; b) the ability of each group to perceive the role expectations of another group; and c) each…

This report helps school administrators to analyze and plan policies and programs for establishing community relations. Topics discussed include the frequency and nature of confrontations and the need for discussions to ward off conflicts, the various community groups involved, the issues at stake, and the outcomes and their contributing factors.…

This book is the third in a series of annual publications by the Business Committee for the Arts to provide current information about the state of the arts and the amount and kind of support contributed to the arts by business. Chapter 1, The Businessman and the Artist, reports on the response of businessmen to the arts financially and personally.…

The Institute was held during the summer of 1968 at the campus of West Virginia Wesleyan College to explore problems and opportunities in integrated, interethnic education. The participants were 54 school board members, school superintendents, and other administrators representing more than half of the county school systems of West Virginia.…

Administrators, supervisors, and guidance counselors comprised the membership of this institute held from September 1, 1965 through August 31, 1966. The objectives were mainly "problem" oriented. The development of strategies for problem solving, and the evaluation of legal requirements involved in school desegregation were dealt with by…

The purpose of this study was to gather and analyze data concerning the implementation of drug education programs in 14 selected Indiana senior high schools. It focused on several aspects of the drug education programs including the description of the type of program; the determination of need for the program; school policies related to student…

The author develops the notion of the modern educational bureaucracy, suggesting that the decisionmaking process of the school is controlled by two authority structures -- the administrators and the subordinates. The intent of this paper is to explore the interaction of these two sources of authority and to analyze the implications for the process…

This review surveys documents previously cited in RIE that deal with the concept, the accompanying controversy, programs in operation, and several models for implementation and evaluation. Also included are a discussion of the problems in adopting such organizational and role changes and a list of bibliographies on differentiated staffing. Thirty…

This paper reflects the concern and thinking of a consultant group of counselor educators and State directors of guidance about the requirements for pupil personnel programs needed to accomplish their goals. In the panel deliberations, major areas of concern appeared to be the (1) basic philosophy, (2) assigned responsibility, (3) pupil personnel…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a history of education during the Meiji period in Japan. Gakusei was the first school code, passed in 1872; it created Japan's first system of modern education. The study deals with the relations between the educational policies of the central government and the actual…

"Human relations," in its specific frame of reference, has come to mean majority-minority relations. This paper discusses human relations in both its broader as well as in its narrower focus. In human relations, the problems that develop are fairly consistently a function of emotions, and in the area of emotional issues, the school board must…

This report presents the proceedings of the Conference on Models for the Evaluation of Teaching. The papers included are: (1) Teachers and Their Evaluation; (2) A Performance-Centered Model for the Evaluation of Teaching; (3) A Learner-Centered Model; (4) Evaluation as a Change Mechanism--A Management Model; (5) Faculty Roles in Evaluation; (6)…