This report describes a practicum project that developed an evaluation program for an elementary school principal and then attempted to assess the effectiveness of that program. In developing the evaluation program, it was necessary to satisfy the guidelines established by the state of Connecticut, as well as the needs of the local board of…

A study of state coordinated research and development efforts for education in Florida public schools was conducted in response to proviso language in the 1976 Legislature's Appropriations Act. The study concluded that the continuation of campus laboratory schools could be justified only if their central mission became that of research and high…

An analysis of governance relationships between state governments and public higher education institutions concludes that collective bargaining represents a social and political trend toward centralized decision making and homogenization of policies and procedures affecting faculty and those affecting other public employees. (Editor/JT)

Basic definitions, conceptual clarity, and analyses of the organizational and social implications of various competency-based education approaches are badly needed. (Author/EB)

Although the standards of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals were developed with no formal involvement on the part of psychologists, they reflect contemporary psychological thought concerning the effective delivery of mental health services and are appropriate for determining community mental health centers' eligibility for…

Discusses teacher liability in the science laboratory. Cites specific court cases to illustrate points. (MA)

Reviews the politics of school finance reform during the early- and mid-seventies, and suggests possible future developments in the years ahead. (PKP)

The budget-cutting implications of Proposition 13 in California make it important that parks and recreation professionals be committed to providing what the public needs through fine management, sensitive programming, and citizen participation in policy formation. (JD)

Several methodological flaws were found in a Public Service Research Council study relating increases in public employee strikes with the adoption of bargaining statutes. A replication, using teachers, suggests some nonstatutory factors that may strongly affect the incidence of teacher strikes. (Author/IRT)

California Assembly Bill 65, recently signed into law, provides comprehensive legislation for education policy that, by attacking a myriad of educational problems, may serve as a model bill for other states to follow. (Author/MLF)

The Hawaii State Teachers Association engaged in strikes several times during the 1971-1975 period, activating that state's complex impasse procedures. Significant differences between public and private sector labor relations became evident. (Author)

Discusses the Illinois grant-in-aid formula for school finance and argues that an income factor needs to be included in the measurement of fiscal effort if the state wants to retain its concept of "equal expenditure for equal effort." (JG)

Briefly outlines state legislation and reviews court decisions involving the corporal punishment of students by school administrators and teachers. Examines the implications of recent court decisions and offers guidelines for school officials. (JG)

Describes the structure and functioning of a state-supported system of teacher centers and compares it with others. (Editor)