The University of Tennessee has launched an admission procedure that entails higher quantitative and additional qualitative standards, including the use of admission boards which make final admission decisions. The program and its effects are described. (Author/MT)

This study examines human resource management practices in Japanese organizations in the United States, specifically those in the Fort Custer Industrial Park, Battle Creek, Michigan. It identifies characteristics of human resource management, compares them with those of their parent organizations, and looks at modifications needed because of a new…

Discusses three goals of character development for elementary school children: promoting (1) cooperative relationships and mutual respect; (2) moral agency; and (3) a moral community based on fairness, caring, and participation. Explores teaching strategies for building self-esteem and fostering cooperation, moral reflection, and participative…

A case study of a state college illustrating a framework to diagnose culture in collegiate institutions is presented. Organizational culture as a concept for understanding management and performance in higher education is explained, previous attempts to define culture in higher education are outlined, and essential elements of academic culture are…

Evaluated the effects of the processes of working alone and of working in pairs on 10th-grade students' performance of tasks involving comprehension and production of electrical diagrams. Sociocognitive interaction had positive effects on students' individual performances, and peer interaction favored the implementation of metacognitive…

Demonstrates that school board members should periodically review their student transportation system to ensure safety, good drivers, and community support of schools. Describes how administrators gain operational understanding through field review and reporting their findings. Discusses data interpretation and application. Planning for community…

DePaul University's experience has confirmed that faculty members will seek to participate in strategic planning when the planning agenda has direct bearing on the incentive system. But planners need to broaden participation to create a climate for change and open dialogue. (MLW)

Seven parents in an experimental group completed family information profiles and met with a school/community liaison prior to the Individualized Education Program (IEP) meeting. A control group received written notification of the meeting. Parents in the experimental group made a significantly greater proportion of contributions at the meeting.…

The role of schools in promoting a democratic social order is obscured by confused attempts to embed moral dialog in society and by the loss of communities wherein such discourse prompts social action. Schools can assist by realizing the full participative decision making that reconstitutes democracy as a cultural form. (CJH)

The authors argue that the current teacher education program model, featuring apprenticeship, inhibits the self-directed growth of student teachers and fails to promote their full professional development. They describe an alternative model used at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, that promotes reflective teaching, teacher autonomy, and…

Planetary leadership (wanderers who seem to meander through their organizations making institutions work and change) can be a critical component of institutional change. Literature about management and organizational change is reviewed, and a case study of a major academic change at a public, suburban community college is discussed. (MLW)

Concludes that video teleconferencing may be a more effective method of dealing with complex group problem solving than face-to-face meetings. Discusses reasons for and implications of this finding. (PD)

Reports on an experiment that analyzed the effects of gender and leadership style on subordinate satisfaction. While subjects were more satisfied in democratically led groups, gender of leader did not significantly affect satisfaction. Female subordinates were more dissatisfied than males in autocratically led groups. (KH)

Current educational management systems encourage the view of students and teachers as problem creators. Schools might be reformed through a greater appreciation of modern business practices which emphasize democratic participation. All members of the educational process could become decision makers and problem solvers. (KH)

Interviews in seven English secondary schools revealed levels of teacher involvement in decisionmaking in the areas of finance and resources that ranged from schools where heads kept information confidential to one where a committee used a formula. (MLF)