bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Social Class and Relative Level of Occupational Aspiration
Authors: Forslund Morris A. , Malry Lenton
Published: March 2007

The study reported here confirms early research suggesting that boys low on the socioeconomic scale tend to have unrealistic occupational aspirations, with resulting discontent and de linquency. Certain forms of delinquency may thus be system-generated rather than simply the outcome of behavioral characteristics of youth. Mr. Forslund and Mr. Malry spell out the signi ficance of their findings for the secondary schools.
Freedom of Speech and Its Relationship to Dissent
Authors: Haiman Franklyn S.
Published: March 2007

Since time immemorial, teachers have com plained about student apathy, lack of motiva tion, lack of interest in serious social problems. At last students are "turned on." But their manner of expressing themselves turns off people in authority.

If we are to save and improve what we have of the democratic process and improve society, says Mr. Haiman, we must find a way to capitalize on the new motivation of the young. He lists a number of essential preconditions, some of which may surprise you.
Comments on Research
Authors: Goldman Harvey
Published: March 2007

In this time when the need for change in education is everywhere acknowledged, much research is being conducted on the conditions conducive to reasoned and lasting change. Mr. Goldman reports on two such studies pertinent to the education enterprise.
Reactions to The Reasonable Exercise of Authority
Authors: Ackerly Robert L.
Published: March 2007

In this article the author of a widely used NASSP publication, The Reasonable Exercise of Authority, discusses some of the conclusions he has subsequently reached on this vital sub ject. In the next article, his son, an "activist" 14-year-old, comments on the same topic.

These two articles introduce more detailed treatments of several aspects of the exercise of school authority in a period when all authority is being questioned.
How To Live with Due Process
Authors: Triezenberg George
Published: March 2007

Within the last decade high school students have gained the same legal prerogatives en joyed by any citizen under the First and Four teenth Amendments. Principals have been slow to adapt to the change. Some fear that it will destroy their ability to maintain necessary discipline. Such is not necessarily the case, says Mr. Triezenberg. He lists pitfalls to guard against if the administrator's preroga tives are to be preserved.
Is There Any Hope for New York City Schools?
Authors: Griffith Francis
Published: March 2007

In this article a professor of school administra tion who has taught in New York City for 40 years harshly condemns the quality of teaching in NYC public schools, once known for excel lence.

Since 1961 the city's teachers have improved their salaries and working conditions under a series of favorable contracts won by the United Federation of Teachers.

UFT President Albert Shanker was invited to respond to Mr. Griffith's allegations. Sandra Feldman, identified as a "Special Representa tive" at UFT headquarters, replied that "[The article] is so poor it does itself in and really is not worth a response."

The Bulletin editors think otherwise, and invite knowledgeable New York City educators to comment on the accuracy of Mr. Griffith's generalizations.
The New Social Studies
Authors: Switzer Thomas J.
Published: March 2007

The inquiry method is full of dynamite for the administrator. For example, in at least one case a project was halted because of negative community reactions. To cope with such reac tions, the administrator must know what is be ing taught, have a procedure for handling com plaints, and be prepared to support his teachers in their pursuit of academic excellence.

There are many other problems, all touched upon here.
MUE: Mini-Unit Experience
Authors: Desistri Sam
Published: March 2007

Minicourses have become increasingly common in recent years as school authorities search for relevance and try to teach the nonacademic student. Here is a succinct account of the de velopment of a junior high school minicourse program.
From Library to Media Center: There Is a Difference
Authors: Powell Judith
Published: March 2007

Miss Powell has ushered thousands of principals, superintendents, and school board members, along with their librarians, through the busy, noisy, varied, modern instructional materials/ media center at Waterville High School in Maine. She gives you the same tour here. Then she makes an impassioned—but well-reasoned— plea for abandoning the traditional concept of a library as sepulchral halls of books and silence.
Developing Creative Potential Through a Course in Creative Problem Solving
Authors: Shallcross Doris J.
Published: March 2007

Everyone wants to encourage creative problem solving. Can it be done in the high school class room ? Staff members at Cleveland Heights High School in Ohio think it can, and Miss Shallcross describes how they go about it.
Don't Wreck My Stereotype
Authors: Appleby Bruce C.
Published: March 2007

One day a high school English teacher asked me, "How can I get my principal to allow me to be more experimental and innovative?" The same day, one of the principals asked, "Will you give us some ideas on how we can get the teachers to be more experimental?" Who's kidding whom?
Best Books of I970 On Vocational Guidance
Authors: Hoppoch Robert
Published: March 2007

Each year Mr. Hoppock undertakes to review all new books on vocational guidance, except for those devoted primarily to descriptions of occu pations. The best of the books dealing with the theory and practice of vocational guidance are annotated in an annual list; this is it.
Work-Study for Potential Dropouts
Authors: Pinkney Irving
Published: March 2007

Mr. Pinkney makes a sound case for the de velopment of work-study programs for dropout- prone youngsters between 14 and 16. Though demonstrated successfully in a number of com munities already, work-study has still to be adopted by most of the inner-city schools that need it most.
Conceptual Change And the Role of the Principal
Authors: Panush Louis , Moore Samuel A. , Kelley Edgar A.
Published: March 2007

Without change in crucial areas, the principal- ship in American secondary schools is bound to decline, these authors contend. The crucial areas are preparation and selection of princi pals and the role of the professional organiza tions which serve principals. Here is diagnosis and prescription.
An Open Letter: Ready Remedy for Teacher-Pupil Maladies
Authors: Kauss Theodore
Published: March 2007

Want to know how to use that impressive two- page statement of school philosophy? "Your Public School Health Volunteer" has an an swer.
APEX, the Trenton High English Program
Authors: Van Riper Neil E.
Published: March 2007

Changing the curriculum has always been re garded as more difficult than moving a ceme tery. But Trenton High did it in English (be coming nationally famous), and will do it again in the social studies. Here's how.
How School Principals Can Fight Drug Abuse
Authors: Linkletter Art
Published: March 2007

Most families facing the tragic results of drug abuse try to hide their shame. Not Art Link letter's family. Mr. Linkletter is telling the American public it must mount a major offensive against a drug epidemic that has reached un precedented proportions. Principals have a major role to play.
The Principal's Role During a Strike
Authors: Hutchison William I.
Published: March 2007

This is a detailed account of a two-week teachers' strike in a large urban high school. Mr. Hutchison pays particular attention to the decisions and actions of the principal, who must live with his teachers after the strike is settled.
The Principal and the Student Council
Authors: Keith Kent M.
Published: March 2007

The principal can be a key agent in revitalizing a stagnant student council. How the principal may best help student government become a meaningful and educational experience is ex plored in this article.
High School Directions
Authors: Doremus Richard R.
Published: March 2007

Despite widespread changes in education, to day's schools remain much the same as they have always been, this author contends. He urges more pupil-teacher interaction to make change meaningful.
Alienation and Drug Abuse: Synonymous?
Authors: Warner Richard W. , Swisher John D.
Published: March 2007

Alienation from society has been cited by many as a cause of drug abuse among youth. The authors in this article describe their research to substantiate alienation as a cause of drug abuse. They conclude, however, that peer in fluence may account for young people's use of drugs more than does alienation.
The Basic Duties of a Secondary School
Authors: Briggs Thomas H.
Published: March 2007

For many years—as any old student of his will re member—Thomas H. Briggs hammered away at his "golden rule" for education. Characteristic of the man in its simplicity, it was his ultimate definition of the function of a school. What follows here is an early statement of that "rule." It is excerpted from The Classroom Teacher, Volume X, published in 1929. In these days of agitation over "relevance," it is as timely as it was then.
European Schools: Are They Perfect?
Authors: Hart Manley H.
Published: March 2007

In July 1969 we left on a one year sabbatical trip to Europe. We were to visit 23 different countries and travel over 31,000 miles. It was a trip that took us within 200 miles of the Arctic Circle, south to Spain and Portugal, and east to Greece and Turkey. My wife, Mary, and Joanne and John, our children who were nine and seven at the time, accom panied me. We made our home for the year in a 16 foot English caravan (travel trailer) which traveled everywhere behind our car.

Through the cooperation of the National Association of Secondary School Principals I set up a program of school visits in Belgium, England, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, Sweden, and Yugoslavia.
Arbitration: An Answer to the Impasse Dilemma
Authors: Leddy John H.
Published: March 2007

Because strikes don't solve problems in Amer ica's public schools, arbitration is offered as the most effective alternative available. The author believes arbitration is a viable means by which teachers' legitimate demands may be protected.
The Principal's Role in Collective Negotiations
Authors: Hatch Terrance E.
Published: March 2007

The principal must be given authority and must be involved in the processes of decision making if he is to fulfill his leadership role in the school, the author says. In this article, Hatch delineates the principal's role in the legislative process, the bargaining process, and the griev ance process. He also touches on what the principal should do during the extremity of a strike.
Legal Trends in Teacher Dismissal Procedures
Authors: Davis John C.
Published: March 2007

Teacher surpluses and demands for account ability of late have led boards and administra tors to consider the dismissal of teachers not performing as expected. The writer reviews the situation and urges school officials to heed scrupulously the provisions of their state sta tutes on teacher dismissal.
Diversity of Science Instruction in the Elementary Schools
Authors: Weigand James E. , Rezba Richard J.
Published: March 2007

In view of the diversification of science instruc tion in the elementary grades, the writers pre sent secondary school principals with several basic considerations which they hope will assist them in their articulation programs and in their own science programs.
Facilitating Science Education in the Secondary School
Authors: Mannos Nicholas T.
Published: March 2007

Principals who see themselves as instructional leaders should not depend on outside stimuli for the impetus to improve science curricula. This article outlines indirect ways of facilitating the improvement of science instruction.
Facilitating Curricular Change: Some Thoughts for the Principal
Authors: Andersen Hans O.
Published: March 2007

In this wrap-up article by the guest editor of this issue of the BULLETIN, two factors of student discontent, along with partial solutions, are brought to our attention.
Vocational Education: Where Humanization Works
Authors: Zirbel Harold E.
Published: March 2007

Vocational education is where it's happening. According to this author, humanization thrives in the small-group project approach that char acterizes vocational education courses. Zirbel discusses the humane teacher's role in appreciat ing the unconventional or the unloved student.
Let the Students Do It
Authors: Wiese Charles R.
Published: March 2007

Tired of the program changes they encountered at Napa High School, school officials turned to student self-schecluling. They believe this move was a big step to humanizing an otherwise im personal routine.
Can We Believe What the Young Tell Us?
Authors: Hooper Bayard
Published: March 2007

Disillusionment with this society's basic institu tions is not the sole domain of the young. Polls have revealed startling dissatisfactions on the part of the majority of adults as well as youth. During this crisis in leadership, the author advocates renewing and extending "... a sense of balance and proportion in attaining higher standards...."
Modern Concepts of Physical Education
Authors: Boyer John L.
Published: March 2007

The author calls for a whole new concept of physical education in the nation's schools. A change of lifestyle is needed, but also necessary are school programs that develop cardiovascu lar endurance fitness, not muscular fitness.
Understanding the Drug Menace
Authors: Cooper Donald L.
Published: March 2007

Understanding how drugs affect cerebral pleas ure centers is important in knowing how to combat the drug problem. The author advocates more effective health education for the purpose of engendering respect for the body.
Principals: Who's Evaluating Them, Why, and How?
Authors: Redfern George B.
Published: March 2007

That a principal's productivity can be meas ured is one of the author's basic beliefs. He advocates a process of evaluation by objectives.
Compared to What? A Negative View of Class Rank
Authors: Cavalier James E.
Published: March 2007

Two papers make up this section, representing both the public and private school counselor's view on RiC. Although the authors wrote at the request of the National Association of College Admissions Counselors, what follows are their personal points of view and are not offered as official positions of NACAC.
Evaluatin Instructional Programs
Authors: Worner Roger B.
Published: March 2007

The emphasis is on the specific advantages of PPBS for principals, with special attention to evaluation as a component of PPBS and how it can improve principals' decision-making.
People Problems: The Human Component in PPBS
Authors: Richards James J.
Published: March 2007

One inherent danger in applying the PPB Sys tem to the education process is the dehumaniza tion that can result from too much emphasis on efficiency alone. PPBS must conform with the pre-existing school environment, with its per sonal, political, social, and economic dimensions.
PPBS—How It Affects the Role of the Principal
Authors: Parsons John M. , Rose Scott
Published: March 2007

After a description of how PPBS is emerging in Dade County, Fla., the authors consider the changes which PPBS brings about in the role of the principal and the benefits that result.
Catalyst, Innovator
Authors: Winston Sheldon
Published: March 2007

Citing the need for revision of the assistant principal's role, the author outlines various programs designed to provide alternatives to the old techniques of disciplining problem students.
Curriculum Truce for the 70's
Authors: Drumheller Sidney J.
Published: March 2007

Saying that the systems approach to teaching has not yet been sufficiently developed to revo lutionize school curricula, the author advocates combining traditional approaches with in-school development of problem-solving packages.
Observations on Education in Hungary, Romania, the USSR, and Poland
Authors: Parker Franklin
Published: March 2007

An eye-witness to what he discusses here, a leading American educator shares his observa tions on education in several communist states.
Five Years of Open Campus
Authors: Graslie Louis
Published: March 2007

Open campus can be successfully implemented, says a principal who has lived with if for five years. He even claims that it can make students more responsible.
Questions for the Innovator
Authors: Antonelli George A.
Published: March 2007

The problem with innovations is not quantity, it's quality. To help administrators guard against the proliferation of meaningless innovations, the author suggests 10 basic questions that should be asked before plans for any inno vative programs progress too far.
Instructional Obsolescence: How Not to Keep Up With the Joneses!
Authors: Hansen J. Merrell
Published: March 2007

Believing that there is substantial need to reappraise much of what's being done under the guise of innovation, the author hopes to stimulate administrators and teachers to evaluate programs in terms of actual contributions made to the teaching-learning experience.
Science, Humanities, and Society
Authors: Bloom Robert B.
Published: March 2007

The object of liberal education for all is not to make young people scientists or mathematicians or engineers but to help them grasp what everybody ought to know about science, mathematics, and engineering.
Crime Control in Public Schools: Space Age Solutions
Authors: McGowan William N.
Published: March 2007

Space age technology is providing techniques for attacking problems of crime control in schools. It can provide help in developing programs to improve instruction and facilitate learning. This article tells how.
Does Alcohol Follow Drugs?
Authors: DiCicco Lena M. , Unterberger Hilma
Published: March 2007

Is drinking alcohol on the part of young people in your community seen in a different light today than it was before drug abuse became such a problem? Would you rather your child drink beer than smoke grass? Attitudes have changed. This article takes a look at the issues involved.
Update '73-Who, Me ?
Authors: Melton George E.
Published: March 2007

Speaking directly to the convention theme, the author stresses the needs for initiative and creativity on the part of school principals. He interprets updating not as catch ing-up but as leading the parade of change.
Space for Learning
Authors: Eriksen Aase
Published: March 2007

A serious problem for alternative schools, the author says, is that our understanding of educational space has not developed simultaneously with new concepts of the learning process. We must begin to think of using space in terms of user needs rather than in terms of curriculum divisions.
The VPI is a VIP
Authors: Turner Harold E.
Published: March 2007

Making a clear case for the vice principal as instruc tional leader, the author challenges vice principals to assume this demanding new role.
To Experience It Is to Know It
Authors: McKay John A.
Published: March 2007

Here is some practical advice from a man who's been in the "hot seat of American education" long enough to want to talk about it.
Communication in Times of Crisis
Authors: Olsen Larry , Fleming Charles
Published: March 2007

The authors describe the merits of a pre-packaged communications plan as a crisis preventative. They recom mend that the principal cultivate an honest, open relation ship with media representatives.
Designing Study Halls for Adolescents
Authors: Bissonette Leah
Published: March 2007

Key attitudes of adolescents affect their perception of the school environment. This author explores the environ mental and attitudinal factors that can make study hall an enjoyable and profitable place for teenagers.
Toward a Renewal of Culture
Authors: Story M.L.
Published: March 2007

This writer suggests that the school has a moral impera tive to face up to society's problems and to exercise its unique capability for being the custodian of values. He discusses the three false gods of success, scientism, and efficiency.
Some Unfinished Business— Future Agenda
Authors: Gottesman Alexander M.
Published: March 2007

Appropriate as the final article in this look at junior high, middle, and intermediate schools claiming exemplary programs is a summary that points out where we are, what we have missed, and where we ought to be going in the Seventies.
The Principalship: Junior High and Middle School
Authors: Bobroff John L. , Howard Joan G. , Howard Alvin W.
Published: March 2007

This article reveals how junior high and middle school principals assess their job preparation and actual job requirements. The findings may be surprising.
Options 1974
Authors: Mondale Walter F.
Published: March 2007

Advising principals and other school administrators to speak out and to voice their concerns about how govern ment funds are spent, the 58th annual convention key noter charged that voting against education programs causes little reaction while voting against programs sup ported by lobbyists can ruin one's political life.
The Principal: The Person Who Knows
Authors: Hurd Calvin J.
Published: March 2007

Policy makers in school systems, state and local, need the kind of data only the school principal can supply, con tends this author, who reasons that the closer one can go to the frontline for his information the more effective he will be.
Do We Have a Choice?
Authors: Jackson Michael R.
Published: March 2007

This writer discusses the choices—real and imaginary— principals face in student activities. He questions the method of selecting and preparing activities sponsors, and urges an open-door policy in student participation.
Preparing Principals For Action, Leadership
Authors: Davis Harold S.
Published: March 2007

Both the curricula and methodology of preparing principals is the subject of this article. Describing procedures that work, it will interest principals as well as professors of school administration.
Accountability on Stage ... Again
Authors: Carter David G.
Published: March 2007

The principal is at the crossroads of accountabil ity, writes this author, who feels that plans for change are best brought about (and perhaps only) through the building principal.
School Security: A Student Point of View
Authors: Ertukel Dee
Published: March 2007

A student describes various school security pro grams and concludes that the most essential in gredient for success is the cooperative involve ment of all parts of the school community.
Students and the Law: A Changing Relationship
Authors: Goldstein Alan
Published: March 2007

The genesis and growth of the legal protection accorded students in school is documented here. The author suggests that the school has taken a giant step toward becoming an effective example of the democratic institution.
Girls on the Boys' Team: Equal Protection in School Athletics
Authors: Johnson T. Page
Published: March 2007

For a complete run-down on the status of girls' participation on boys' high school athletics teams, this is the article to read. It cites all recent court cases pertaining to the issue.
Supervision in Today's Labor-Management Crisis
Authors: Klotz Jack , Semmann Ken
Published: March 2007

These authors, in defining the purposes of teacher evaluation, describe an approach to supervision that they believe works. Under this model, the teacher becomes an active participant in his assessment.
The Inner-City Experience: A Guide for New Principals
Authors: Bluford David F. , Erlandson David A.
Published: March 2007

These authors believe that leadership traits of success ful inner-city principals are needed now, or soon will be, by suburban principals, too. They describe in this article a principalship style that they feel would be an asset in any school setting.
Questions To Ask the Interviewers
Authors: Hertz Karl V.
Published: March 2007

Based on his own experiences, this author has put together a series of questions that would help a candi date for a principalship know whether he wanted the job.
Providing Options for Schools in Trouble
Authors: Kowalski Ronald
Published: March 2007

This article deals with creating options for schools with staff problems. It suggests a practical methodology for helping schools fight the effects of bureaupathology.
Public Schools: Their Problems, Their Future
Authors: Gallup George
Published: March 2007

America's faith in its schools is still strong, says this pulse-taker of public opinion. But to be worthy of this faith, schools must take measures to reinstate disci pline in students' lives, which can be done only in cooperation with parents, Gallup says. He suggests several ways the schools and society must nurture its young people and instill self-discipline in them.
American Education: The Problems Ahead
Authors: Brown B. Frank
Published: March 2007

Pulling no punches, B. Frank Brown reveals the findings of Task Force '74. The problems American education will face in the next 25 years are problems the country has not dealt with before: declining school enrollment, aging teaching staff, and general decline of interest in education. In addition, the future of principals is already on thin ice in some cities. The author's remarks about unions explain why.
Extending the Classroom by Community Experience
Authors: Cotton F. Jane
Published: March 2007

A combination of affective and cognitive learning, a flexibility to change as society changes—these should be what schooling results in, says a top Red Cross official. She describes some volunteer programs for youth that can help schools extend education beyond the classroom.
Crisis in Ghetto Schools
Authors: Casagrande Leo A.
Published: March 2007

A Ghetto Principal Speaks Out. A Decade of Crisis in Urban Public Schools. James Ross Irwin. Detroit, Mich.: Wayne State University Press. 1973.
What the Principal Says When Music Is Threatened
Authors: Gaines Joan
Published: March 2007

Asked whether their music programs are in danger because of current economic conditions or reduced pupil enrollments, six principals told the writer exactly what's happening to music instruction in their schools.
Learning Styles, Teaching Styles
Authors: Dunn Rita , Dunn Kenneth
Published: March 2007

Administrators need to know how to analyze learn ing styles in order to assist or support teachers' efforts to suit various teaching styles to various learning styles. This article offers concise descrip tions of how to determine students' learning attributes, as well as suggestions of how to capitalize on this knowledge.
The High School Diploma— Blessing or Curse?'
Authors: Clark Kenneth E.
Published: March 2007

If this article expresses questions you have asked on the meaning of the high school diploma, you will want to follow up by reading two recent NASSP monographs: This We Believe...and Graduation Requirements.
Accelerated Mathematics— What's Going Wrong?
Authors: Sharp Neil F.
Published: March 2007

This article looks at the problem of why so few students, in certain schools, complete accelerated math programs. Hard facts and student opinion are combined here to give insight into the situation. The author suggests ways to salvage an accelerated mathematics program if an attrition problem exists.
The Need for Conceptual Framework
Authors: Decker Larry E.
Published: March 2007

In addition to defining the concepts of community education and the community school, the author covers the basic tenets as well as many of the misconceptions regarding the subject.
Classroom Observation—A Means To Improve Instruction
Authors: Diamond Stanley C.
Published: March 2007

Those who supervise teachers are in an excellent position to influence the learning experiences of many youngsters, believes this educator. Super visors who give thoughtful and constructive guidance can improve the school for students and teachers alike.
Using Goal-Setting Conferences
Authors: Moe Kenneth C.
Published: March 2007

Aware that what works in one school may not work at all in another, the writer describes how the system of goal-setting conferences worked for him and his teachers as a supervisory technique.
Competency-Based Student-Teacher Supervision
Authors: Spanjer R. Allan
Published: March 2007

This author contends that student-teacher supervi sion cannot be done effectively in traditional ways. He discusses five myths of supervision and explains a program developed at Portland (Ore.) State University that puts the emphasis where it should be—on the supervising teacher.
Touchdown at Tokyo
Authors: Ringkamp Henry
Published: March 2007

A visitor to Japanese secondary schools in the Tokyo area with a tour group sponsored by NASSP, this writer explains what he learned after observing schools and speaking with educators and officials. He found the Japanese student generally highly motivated and well-disciplined.
Principals: Political Kings or Pawns?
Authors: Williams Thomas R.
Published: March 2007

This article describes the political realities of the principalship in Ontario. It describes trends in the political position of Ontario school principals with reference to three major arenas: the provincial legislature, boards of education, and the schools themselves. It has relevance for school adminis trators in the U.S.
How State Associations Can Affect Legislatures
Authors: Meade David W.
Published: March 2007

The effect on state legislation of a united body of principals can be significant. This author explains how bills affecting education can be initiated, fought for, and passed.
The Political Model of Leadership
Authors: Koslofsky Norman
Published: March 2007

School principals face situations today in much the same way as politicians for centuries have con fronted the real world. The writer suggests that we can learn much about leadership survival from the political model.
Compulsory Education, Not Compulsory Attendance!
Authors: Everhart Robert B.
Published: March 2007

This writer takes issue with the viewpoints on compulsory education expressed in the "Point- Counterpoint" section of the September 1975 issue of the NASSP Bulletin. He emphasizes the differ ence between the state's right to mandate a certain level of intellectual development for all its citizens, versus its current practice of mandating a minimum school exit age.
Disruptive Youth—How They Waste the Minds of Millions
Authors: Erickson Kenneth A.
Published: March 2007

Because of expanded social responsibilities and the increasing "rights" of disruptive students, the effectiveness of schools is being sabotaged, believes the author. He suggests that the disruption of a classroom be considered a serious infringement on the rights of students who wish to be educated.
Discipline at the Junior High School Level
Authors: Ainsworth Len , Stapleton James C.
Published: March 2007

This article explores current attitudes, situations, and plans of improvement relating to discipline. Much of the data was obtained through research gathered from a junior high school, grades seven, eight, and nine, during the last school year.
The Bureaucratic Model's Weakness
Authors: Leese Joseph
Published: March 2007

Why shouldn't superintendents be evaluated by principals? Likewise, why shouldn't principals be evaluated by teachers? The fact that these questions seem revolutionary are an indication that education, too, has fallen prey to bureaucracy's great flaw: not allowing superiors to be evaluated by their subordinates.
Gifted Programs for the Culturally Different
Authors: Bernal Ernest M.
Published: March 2007

Gifted learners generally are said to be neglected educationally, but those that are culturally different have their problem compounded, according to this writer. He suggests ways to identify these youngsters and describes the features of the program he believes would be best for them.
Mini-Courses: One Way to Provide more Humanistic School Programs
Authors: Guenther John , Ridgeway Robert
Published: March 2007

Schools can achieve humanistic goals, assert these writers, by providing students more options and thereby meeting their diverse needs. Showing how widespread the mini-course concept is, they report in this article a three-state survey that indicates how principals feel about their programs.
The Assistant Principalship: where Now?
Authors: Burgess Lovola
Published: March 2007

The role of the assistant principal, the author states, is of crucial importance in secondary education. Despite the limitations and frustrations, many as sistant principals have come to view their job as a career goal.
"Nothing Was Real Bad"
Authors: Mattimoe E.J.
Published: March 2007

Although a student critique can be a hard pill to swallow, it can also offer valuable insights into course structure and teaching methods. In the following article Mattimoe describes his personal experience with students' evaluations.
Vandalism—Its Prevention and Control
Authors: Irwin James R.
Published: March 2007

The increasing number of acts of senseless destruc tion in the schools are costing money—to repair the damage, and to protect the schools from further damage. Irwin cites some possible reasons for the vandalism, and offers some suggestions for improv ing the problem.
Declining Enrollment and Options for Unused Space
Authors: Gores Harold B.
Published: March 2007

For the first time, the American school system faces long-range, substantial enrollment decline. One im mediate question, in view of this decline, is what to do with the resultant empty space in the school buildings. Gores offers some suggestions.
Alternatives in Secondary Education
Authors: Smith Vernon H.
Published: March 2007

Smith states that alternative public schools are a viable option, and provides an overview of the range of opportunities provided by such schools.
Evaluating Representative Teaching Behaviors
Authors: Ellman Neil
Published: March 2007

Ellman believes that classroom observation is, and will continue to be, the cornerstone of teacher eval uation. The nine suggestions he offers in the fol lowing article are intended to help administrators ensure that their observations are fair and represen tative.
The Student Opinion Inventory
Authors: Perney Jan
Published: March 2007

Student attitudes toward their schools can be a powerful force in determining the success or failure of those schools. An instrument designed to meas ure such attitudes is described in the following article.
The Meaning of Change in the Student-Teacher Interaction
Authors: Haase Ann Marie Bernazza , Nisenholz Bernard
Published: March 2007

What happens when a student and teacher have a negative confrontation is described in this article by the authors who also discuss what effect external assistance can have in bringing about change in that interaction.
The Community Ombudsman: Program for Parent, Child Advocacy
Authors: Milliken Robert , Urich Ted R.
Published: March 2007

Parents who do not recognize problems their young sters have often become defensive, thus making it difficult for schools and others to offer assistance to them and their children. The authors outline a pro gram that involves the use of community ombuds men to help at levels where their assistance is most needed.
How About Prep Teams?
Authors: Ricken Bob
Published: March 2007

Disenchanted with many aspects of the varsity ath letic program, the author proposes that every stu dent be allowed to learn as much about sports as those youngsters who "make" the varsity squads.
Vocational Education— Of What Value?
Authors: Wray Jerome A.
Published: March 2007

Vocational education, Wray contends, must do more than prepare our youth for jobs that exist today. Not only might their skills be outdated by graduation, but job training does not in itself provide a complete education. Career education, properly defined, may be the answer.
Curriculum Integration Via Career Education
Authors: Whealon Terry O. , Whealon Janet K.
Published: March 2007

It is especially important that junior high and middle school teachers recognize the importance of inter relating curriculum areas, the authors contend. The following article details how this goal was achieved at one junior high school.
School Suspension— Discipline Without Failure
Authors: Mendez Roy
Published: March 2007

The concept of in-school suspension, Mendez notes, is becoming increasingly popular. Such a program is flexible and can be adapted to the indi vidual community and school.
How to Deal with Complaints
Authors: Pisapia John Ralph
Published: March 2007

Pisapia proposes a six-phase procedure that en ables principals to systematically deal with com plaints or grievances. With prompt and tactful attention, he feels, many grievance cases can be resolved.
Practical Procedures for Executive Survival
Authors: Starr Warren Dean
Published: March 2007

The management of a modern office is a very de manding job. It requires some sensible and well- considered strategies to deal with time, resources, people, and that old nemesis, paper. In an effort to make the management of any office more sensible and functional, Starr offers the following alpha betized strategies, based on his personal experi ences.
Implementing Title IX in Secondary Schools
Authors: Craig William L.
Published: March 2007

After reviewing much of the literature that has been published about Title IX in recent years, this prin cipal decided that practitioners involved in imple menting Title IX needed material that would give them a better grasp of the requirements. He clarifies many aspects of the regulations in the following article, but he advises that more definitive answers should be requested from officials at the Office of Civil Rights.
What the New Copyright Law Means to Educators
Authors: Litz Charles , Sparkman William
Published: March 2007

A long time in the making, the new copyright law provides educators with opportunities they did not have with the 1909 law. The new law also contains prohibitions that educators must heed. The writers outline both in this article after briefly describing how the new legislation evolved.
A New Definition for Individual
Authors: Gregorc Anthony F. , Ward Helen B.
Published: March 2007

If educators are to successfully address the needs of the individual learner, they must understand what the word individual means. They must relate teach ing style to individual learning preference.
Community Study — with Feeling
Authors: Ban John R.
Published: March 2007

Without a thorough understanding of the community surrounding the school, Ban contends, the teacher cannot hope to function at peak effectiveness. Some thoughts about community study programs and some suggested approaches follow.
Strategies for Closing a School, Reducing Staffs
Authors: Thomas Donald
Published: March 2007

An administrator who has experienced declining en rollments and has coped with the resulting problems presents in this two-prong article, first, an overview of the phenomenon along with an outline of a strat egy for closing a school, followed by specific sug gestions on reducing staffs.
Minimum Competency Testing: An Insurance Policy for Survival Skills
Authors: Gilman David Alan
Published: March 2007

In the following article Gilman states the case for minimum competency testing as a requirement for high school graduation. If students are to take their places as contributing members of society, he argues, the schools must provide them with what society needs in the way of skills, knowledge, and values. In short, schools must provide students with survival skills. And the need for survival skills brings a need for proficiency testing.
The Changing Role of Administration
Authors: Kanner Lawrence T.
Published: March 2007

As teachers win increased involvement in the edu cational decision-making process the role of school administrators is changing dramatically. Kanner re views events leading to the changing teacher role and offers some advice for administrators.
Selecting an Educational Consultant
Authors: McWilliams Lana , McWilliams Perry
Published: March 2007

Educational consultants are not being used effec tively, the authors note. Some advice on how school systems might better use such resource persons is offered below.
Applying a Model in Curriculum Planning
Authors: Gottesman Alexander M.
Published: March 2007

The application of educational theory to curriculum planning need not be a bewildering task if ap proached in an orderly manner. One model that can be applied to the development of any curriculum is explored below.
What Happened to the Schools of the Future?
Authors: Williams Ronald L.
Published: March 2007

Clearly open education is not meeting the expecta tions with which it was introduced, and the cry once again is "back to basics." A review of educational research provides some explanation.
Global Awareness: A Curriculum Plan for World Study
Authors: Simonson Michael R.
Published: March 2007

With each of man's technological advances our world becomes smaller. Improved transportation and communication place the farthest points on earth within reach. No longer can global studies be considered an option if our future is to be assured.
Take Steps To Correct Functional Writing
Authors: Cunningham James W. , Cunningham Patricia M.
Published: March 2007

Grammar rules exist in abundance. They can readily be learned; successfully applying them can be much more difficult. A step-by-step approach to such application is outlined below.
Five Obstacles to the Effective Teaching of Writing
Authors: Carter Ronnie D.
Published: March 2007

The barriers that prevent Johnny from learning to write have been identified. The next step for educa tors is to overcome those that are within their power to influence.
The Principal in the Classroom
Authors: Robinson John J.
Published: March 2007

After six years as principal this author felt a return visit to the classroom was in order. Through careful planning Robinson was able to combine the roles of principal and teacher. He shares some insights gained in the experience below.
Power in the Schools
Authors: Kanner Lawrence T.
Published: March 2007

Is the position of the principal eroding? That's the question this writer raises in his review of what's happening in teacher-board agreements and con tracts. When concessions are made, he says, they are often made in the area of the principal's re sponsibilities.
Principals as Partners
Authors: Melvin Leland D.
Published: March 2007

The preparation of future principals is one of the profession's most important endeavors, believes this professor, who describes a successful intern program that benefits all the participants—the in tern, the host principal, and the university staff.
Selecting a Principal
Authors: Lund D.R.
Published: March 2007

It has often been said that the principalship is the single most crucial position in American education. Thus, the process used for selecting a principal is particularly significant. Some guidelines follow.
Education's Dilemma Today
Authors: Ripley S. Dillon
Published: March 2007

Believing that the elimination of pluralism and diver sity from education would denigrate it, this cele brated spokesman for the cultural scene reminds administrators that museums represent virtually untapped resources within the academic commun ity. He advises that their assets should be woven into the teaching mosaic.
The Arts: An Integral Part of the School Curriculum
Authors: Hanks Nancy
Published: March 2007

After presenting the rationale for including mean ingful arts programs in the secondary school curric ulum, this eminently qualified writer suggests where the school administrator can seek assistance to achieve broad student involvement in the arts.
Improving Classroom Instruction: Is There a Better Model?
Authors: Bailey Gerald Douglass
Published: March 2007

Almost as many strategies for improv ing instruction have been suggested as there are instructors. Bailey contends that a strategy built on the premise that teachers are capable of direct ing their own instruc tional improvement activities holds great promise.
Educational Computing: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Authors: Zafirau S. James
Published: March 2007

Computers are being used in schools in increasing numbers, for administrative as well as instructional purposes. The admin istrator looking toward computer use in his school district will find some practical considerations de lineated in the follow ing article.
Six Thrusts for Revitalizing the Reading Program
Authors: Criscuolo Nicholas P.
Published: March 2007

Increasingly statistics are showing that our high school graduates lack the necessary reading skills to func tion productively in society. This article describes actions taken in Connecticut to improve this situ ation.
Dysfunction in School Administration
Authors: Carey Maggie , Hamm Russell
Published: March 2007

The school adminis trator must strive to maintain a proper per spective of his role— an increasingly diffi cult task in today's large, busy schools where the temptation is strong to bog down in details. He must, in short, guard against "administrative dys function."
Minimum Proficiencies and the Fine Art of Setting Standards
Authors: Fillbrandt James R. , Merz William R.
Published: March 2007

The initial steps are critical, write these authors, who present a step-by-step pro cedure to school administrators who are either developing or planning to develop proficiency programs.
Will the Energy Boom Explode Schools?
Authors: Thompson Chandler
Published: March 2007

Rapid population shifts resulting from fuel resource dis coveries need not cause undue hard ships for schools in the affected areas, this author contends. Some suggestions for schools facing population shifts are offered here.
A Competency-Based High School Completion Program
Authors: Popham W. James
Published: March 2007

Described here is the process used by the Department of De fense to develop a competency-based program designed to allow military person nel to complete their high school educa tions.
Scholastic Journalism—A Model for Understanding
Authors: Chism Clark
Published: March 2007

Here's a score sheet for evaluating a school newspaper. Not only will it provide a model for a journalism pro gram, but it will also help school admini strators to understand better what scholastic journalism is all about.
Assessment of Affective Outcomes in Secondary Schools
Authors: Stiggins Richard J.
Published: March 2007

How important are affective outcomes to guidance directors? The author describes his search for the answer in this article, which is a synthesis of a report presented at an annual meeting of NCME.
Screening Teacher Applicants
Authors: Berg Kenneth A. , Brimm R. Paul
Published: March 2007

An effective, efficient procedure for the preliminary screening of job applicants is presented here. In view of the large number of applicants for most teaching positions this proce dure should be of interest to adminis trators.
Building an Atmosphere of Academic Excellence
Authors: Snyder Frederick E.
Published: March 2007

Declining test scores., reflecting lower stu dent achievement levels, are a national concern. The author describes techniques used in his school to motivate students to higher levels of achievement.
Labor: An Untapped Resource in Career Education
Authors: Duet Claude , Newfield John
Published: March 2007

Reported on the following pages are the findings of a survey of labor leader attitudes toward career education. While the authors make no claims regarding the signifi cance of their findings, administrators should find them of interest.
High Schools Can Afford Athletic Trainers—Here's How
Authors: Rosato Frank , Maxwell Lee
Published: March 2007

High school athletes deserve and require better health care than they now re ceive. The following article contains a number of sug gestions for achieving such care with mini mal expense.
Some Basic Talk About What's Basic
Authors: Siedentop Daryl
Published: March 2007

Let's go back to the basics, this author asserts, But first let us consider what those basics are. He states the case for the "ludic arts," and especially physical education.
A New Look Through Outdoor Pursuits
Authors: Mand Charles L.
Published: March 2007

Some alternatives to typical school-based physical activities pro grams are suggested here—alternatives that can build char acter and respect for the environment as well as contributing to the students' physical well-being.