A study sought objective information about inservice activities for teachers and the extent to which these activities incorporated elements identified as effective through research. The focus was on the teachers who were recipients of inservice programs rather than the programs themselves. The interviews involved three school districts and two…

This book comprises part I of the eighty-seventh annual yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education. Focusing on the theme of critical issues in curriculum, this volume consists of 12 articles by different authors. The first four articles focus on issues of professionalism: "Curriculum Issues in Historical Perspective" by…

This paper describes a 2-year program in the School of Education at California State University, Los Angeles, that integrates the issues of educational administration and special education for culturally and linguistically different children. The program results in a new pool of bilingual administrators (Spanish, Korean, and Chinese) who hold both…

School and college officials should make it clear that they believe that faculty self-esteem is the central variable in student learning. A plan for better learning through better treatment of teachers would include the following steps: (1) announce that the institution intends to create conditions that will enhance the professional self-esteem of…

This report analyzes and documents the ways that existing educational service systems have successfully modified their roles in order to improve school-to-adult-life transition services for students with disabilities. The report is based on findings from development of a model cooperative transition services system, which revealed that new roles…

While teachers of writing and related disciplines have become increasingly convinced of the value of computers in classrooms, there have also been reports of obstacles that arise when innovating with computers and word processing in the schools. Educators must determine whether the problems are mere inconveniences or potential barriers to the…

This study investigated the school superintendency in British Columbia from 1979 through 1987, which has been a time of change from provincial to local employment of superintendents. Research explored the turnover and attrition among superintendents and the activities subsequent to their departure. Such demographic data were gathered from Ministry…

Noting that many schools in the state of Indiana offer reading incentive programs that provide special recognition or awards to students who reach or exceed established goals in their reading programs, this booklet presents the results of a survey of the types of reading incentive programs in use. The booklet notes that the programs span all grade…

The 12 publications in this annotated bibliography highlight different aspects of the assistant principal's role. One Ohio school district has created the title of "Associate Principal," a position that involves participating with the principal in planning, organizing, and evaluating the whole school program. Three articles deal with enriching and…

This volume provides a comprehensive synthesis of competencies that research has associated with the administration of effective schools. Following an introduction, section 1, "Re-thinking the Organizational Structure of Schools," presents current thinking on the organizational structure in which school administrators function.…

Presented here is a study of how principals contributed to successful court-ordered desegregation. Five principals in urban, elementary schools who were named by district administrators as those doing an especially effective job were interviewed. The following perceptions were revealed as the result of an analysis of the interviews: (1) it is…

Based on the conference for which the related document (EA 015 290) was prepared, this document reports the discussions and results of the meeting of the Northwest Regional Exchange (NWRx) Advisory Board with its staff and several consultants on the problem of how to institutionalize dissemination functions in the region's states--that is, how to…

Research studies cited show that principals do have some authority over how they use their time, resources, and power. The intent of this paper is to point out that it is important for principals to work with teachers for the purpose of improving teaching, that the principal has a choice as to what interventions to make in striving toward this…

Earlier research by the Concerns-Based Adoption Model Project at the Austin campus of the University of Texas has identified seven "Stages of Concern" that teachers and other front line users of classroom innovations could have. This study examines, first, whether principals have the same or similar stages of concern about their change…

Differences in perspectives concerning planning between administrators and planning staff were investigated at a midwestern university through interviews, and the results were used to identify ways to reduce these differences. In addition, the literature concerning planning in higher education was reviewed to identify institutional and planning…