The author discusses and addresses common reactions of teachers to the new technology education curriculum. Teacher concerns include (1) recruiting students, (2) serving college-bound students, (3) scheduling, and (4) obtaining school district approval. (CH)

A South Carolina high school received a three-year, $90,000 state grant to study a brain-based approach to helping students reach their full potential. Examination of faculty teaching styles and student learning styles revealed that only high achievers' learning styles matched their teachers' fact-based approaches. New programs and technologies…

Critiques recent educational-management policy reports. Considers whether the current thinking about educational management at the legislative level accurately assesses the legacy of apartheid, and offers a viable alternative framework for reconceptualizing educational-management development in South Africa. Contains 10 references. (MMU)

The French government's decision in 1985 to have 80 percent of high-school students reach the "baccalaureat" level by century's end and to create a new secondary school degree (the "baccalaureat professionnel") are among the most broadly influential and successful education reforms since the beginning of the Fifth Republic.…

Discusses the changing expectations of guidance and counseling in an era of educational reform. Outlines the roots of comprehensive guidance programs in schools, the transition from services-based to results-based programs, and the development of federal legislation supporting comprehensive guidance programs. (Contains 26 references.) (GCP)

The Place-Based Education Evaluation Collaborative (PEEC) was formed to invest in the development of place-based education models of professional development and whole school improvement through more rigorous evaluation. An external evaluation team conducted a cross-program study, analyzing the effects of 4 place-based education programs on…

Recent policy and program analyses conducted by our Center make it clear how few support staff are full participants at school and district tables where major school improvement decisions are made. It is not surprising, then, that student support staff are not appropriately accounted for in school improvement planning and implementation. This…

While Follow Through programs over the past 12 years have been committed to meeting the expectations of government officials and other concerned citizens, the program now must document what is expected of the project and how those expectations will be measured. If this major deficiency is not addressed immediately, the program probably will end.…

If you have considered the pro's and con's of an extended secondary school year, this article may pique your interest anew. Its question and answer format gets to the heart of the issues involved. (Editor)

The multielective system in the high schools of the North Hunterdon district in New Jersey failed to provide students a sense of belonging, warmth, openness, and importance. The multiunit high school model, developed to answer these needs, groups students into learning communities of 20 to 125 students each. Each learning community is focused on a…

This review of the literature covers various aspects of educational planning. Following definitions of educational planning, emphasis is placed on: pros, cons, and the present state of planning; the future of planning; change; goals and objectives; systems approaches; planning organization; planning personnel; sets of activities; the planning…

The authors discuss the provision of adult education through extension programs. Topics covered include a history of and the current situation relevant to extension education, criticisms and suggestions for improvement, and the likely future role of the Cooperative Extension Service. (CH)

Six studies of formal interorganization collaborative partnerships are synthesized. The types of outcomes associated with collaboration and organizational characteristics and processes deemed essential for continuity are identified. (Author/MT)