Explores the role of education organizations in maintaining the sexist status quo. (Author/DN)

Article describes the open space high school under construction in South Plainfield, New Jersey, and tells how the facility might be organized and staffed to meet the individual needs of learners. (Author)

A controversial proposal for releasing teachers to become free and responsible...autonomous and accountable.'' (Editor)

The Organizational Health Description Questionnaire (OHDQ) was developed by the authors because no known instrument existed that would lend itself to the measurement of organizational health as defined by Matthew B. Miles. (Authors)

The first essential is increased opportunities for heads and senior teachers to develop an understanding of the influence of roles and relationships upon the task of the school so that, in their turn, they may assist their colleagues, with outside help if necessary, to a similar understanding. (Author)

The relationships between teachers' perceptions of the structural characteristics of their schools, the leadership quality of their principals, and the extent of the satisfaction they express with their work and their colleagues are examined. The results, as displayed by two groups of teachers, (one of which attaches a high, and the other a low,…

Discusses the search for more appropriate and effective ways of organizing and staffing elementary schools. (Author/RK)

Focus of this study of leadership is the West Philadelphia Community Free School designed as an alternative within public school education in one of Philadelphia's predominantly black school districts. (Authors/MB)

One way of viewing a school unit is to assess the opportunities for personal growth toward positive mental health it provides the classroom teacher. (Author)

Article deals with the custodial approach in today's educational institutions, especially high schools. (ML)

Major issue raised in this paper is whether schools are providing students with the type of programs and environment that foster the full development of interest in, and capacity for, democratic politics. (Author)

Factors inhibiting the development of a school community, directions indicated by existing research, and the building of a school community are discussed. (Author)

The Staples Governing Board of Staples High School, Westport, Connecticut, is an attempt to give students a voice in cooperative educational decision-making. (Author/DR)

McGavock, H.S. in Nashville boasts specialized curriculum programs for careers, programs relevant to socioeconomic backgrounds, and community school programs achieved through team planning, team organization and team evaluation. (AF)