In the early 1980s, the National Commission on Excellence in Education called for reforming the recruitment of educational administrators. Today, this call has heightened importance because nearly half of the nation's superintendents report difficulty in filling principal vacancies. This research contributes to the literature about the…

This brief report summarizes results of two British national conferences to allow classroom learning supporters to provide their perspectives of inclusion of students with disabilities in mainstream classrooms. The report focuses on the participating learning supporters' recommendations for developing their work and their suggested next steps. The…

Educators in Ontario, Canada, have been subjected to a barrage of changes in the last decade. Many of these changes have had direct or indirect financial implications for teachers. These changes can be organized as "curriculum" and "school governance." In an effort to understand the effect of educational change on teacher…

The Myers-Briggs Type Inventory (MBTI) can be helpful in personal, career, and marriage counseling; conflict and stress management; team building; and understanding managerial and learning styles. It has great potential to be utilized in human services organizations for training purposes because it offers a way to conceptualize employee…

This narrative describes a study that examined the stories of black women administrators in traditionally white colleges, identifying coping strategies, patterns, and themes relating to their success. Participants completed interviews that examined such issues as the role of family in preparation for their current leadership positions, current job…

This report provides the results of the Personal Assessment of the College Environment (PACE) survey at the Pennsylvania College of Technology (Penn College). The instrument was designed by the National Initiative for Leadership and Institutional Effectiveness at North Carolina State University. The primary purpose of the survey is to assess the…

Presented in English and Spanish, this publication compiles 13 presentations at a conference celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Cornell Migrant Program. The entries examine experiences of migrant workers and children related to immigrating, finding work, enduring discrimination and police harassment, switching schools frequently, suffering…

This paper examines labor issues that affect school employees. It is divided into four sections: school reform; teacher compensation; scope of bargaining; and collaborative (nonadversarial) bargaining. The longest section, which focuses on various reform movements in the schools, examines accountability, school choice, and the questions…

This comprehensive review of 23 exemplary curricula and programs offers an easy-to-use guide for tying curriculum to workplace experiences. These programs illustrate concrete, real-life situations to which students can relate and derive motivation. Chapter 1 briefly reviews the literature that argues for connecting the school science and…

It is of interest from time to time to make studies or have studies made of the various ranks of the superintendency. One type of the superintendency, which is all in all the oldest and is found in every State, is the county superintendent of schools. He exists in more than 3,300 places. The return accompanying this blank was able to get a line on…

A structured work program in woodworking skills helped 10 mongoloid or brain damaged boys (aged 13-to 17-years) develop work skills and improve general behavior. (DB)

Describes an instrument designed to measure an individual's level of cognitive vocational maturity in six areas: Fields of Work, Job Selection, Work Conditions, Education Required, Attributes Required, and Duties. When vocational choices were in agreement with field of interest and ability level, scores on the subtests were higher. Mean scores on…

New patterns of politics, rights, and human relations are surveyed in this article about life in the future. Discusses ways in which technological advancement is changing education, work, and public health. The dilemma between planning and decentralization in government is also considered. (DN)