Americans increasingly distrust their educational institutions and the people who work in them. This paper is about the salience of social trust in urban schools and its implication for school reform. The paper describes outcomes of a 5-year project that explored Chicago's (Illinois) attempt to use expanded local participation as a lever for…

This monograph is the third-year report of the Health and Education Collaboration Project (HEC), directed by the Hawaii Medical Association, whose purpose is to develop, test, and disseminate a model for family-centered, interprofessional training and service delivery. At the heart of the demonstration effort is the Healthy and Ready to Learn…

Noting that portrayals of early childhood settings as communities of care distinguish them from other education contexts, this paper presents a counter-narrative that focuses on workplace tensions experienced by an Australian preschool teacher. The counter-narrative was informed by informal interviews held 4 times yearly over a period of 7 years…

This paper is devoted to the description of action methods that can be used to provide a practical understanding and awareness of culturally diverse material. It draws from such varied disciplines as cross-cultural psychology, international business, and sociodrama, with the goal of suggesting a methodology for using role playing to teach ethnic,…

This manual provides a detailed outline of the innovative school-community collaboration between the New York City Public Schools and the Children's Aid Society of New York City to meet the pressing needs of children and families in the Washington Heights neighborhood. The manual describes the steps taken to develop the program of social services…

The author, a private educational consultant in Michigan, traces the influence of early experiences, positive and negative role models, and various jobs on his career development. As a counselor and teacher trainer, he was particularly concerned with teacher burnout and stress. (PP)

A questionnaire survey of 417 teachers in 15 New Jersey elementary schools examined the relationships among four types of objective isolation and three types of alienation, including feelings of self-estrangement and powerlessness. Results indicated limited school interaction, few informal influence structures, and high degrees of isolation and…

A code of ethics must legitimate the interests of academics by showing, at least, that good academic practice is auditable, serves society at large, and avoids conflicts of interest; is instructionally effective and evaluatively responsible; and is differentiated according to specializations, whose competencies are certified and relationships…

Data collected in the fall and spring of 1980-81 from 1,442 teachers and 890 students in 89 Kansas elementary and secondary schools indicate that structural and expectancy linkages (including teacher work interdependence, communication, and expectations) and demographic variables were related to perceived organizational effectiveness, job…

The interprofessional child study team can provide greater accuracy in decision making and a creative extension of psychoeducational services to the school. Four problem areas presently interfere: minimal parental and educator involvement, unsystematic analysis of diagnostic information, a loosely construed decision-making/planning process, and…

With the advent of the electronic library, librarians must teach not only home resources but also access to the vast array of global material. Not only will librarians help faculty and students do research, they will also help faculty develop new pedagogical methods, becoming more active in curriculum design, devising and evaluating assignments,…

College public relations and government relations officers have traditionally come from different backgrounds and have different ways of communicating. In future, they must work together to preserve and enhance quality, despite increased competition for state and federal support. Successful institutions have cultivated such cooperation. Approaches…

Considers causes of friction between librarians and computer support staff, including poor communications, dealing with patron discontent, management problems, difficulties in purchasing hardware and software, and difficulties with systems work. (LRW)

Describes a mentoring program targeted at undergraduate minority students interested in attending graduate school in the social sciences that involves them in faculty-headed research projects. Discusses the importance of structured mentoring programs in the professional socialization and development of minority and female social scientists. (MJP)

Explains that the approach to take regarding the peer review issue is to reconsider what is meant by merit in educational research and to train upcoming researchers to expand their ability to judge merit. (Contains 25 references.) (DDR)