Counseling orientations are redescribed in terms of the relative importance they place on knowing. This epistemological redescription results in a reconsideration of the role of humanism. Specifically, rather than a treatment orientation, the author argues that humanism should be considered a moral imperative. Implications of this conclusion for…

In this study, the researchers examined principal behaviors related with change in school climate. That is, the manner in which principals managed change within their schools and the impact of these change behaviors on the school climate was investigated. Through use of the Leadership Profile (Johnson, 2003) and the Organizational Health Inventory…

Accountability, autonomy, and choice play a leading role in recent school reforms in many countries. This report provides new evidence on whether students perform better in school systems that have such institutional measures in place. We implement an internationally comparative approach within a rigorous micro-econometric framework that accounts…

In May 2004, a group of 25 teachers at Jenks High School in Oklahoma received an invitation to the Summer 2004 Advance. Although many organizations hold retreats for their employees, the administrators wanted to send a different message: we're not retreating; we're advancing! Like many states, Oklahoma suffered a school budget crisis during the…

Background: Levels of burnout, job satisfaction and intended turnover of staff working in day care centres for adults with intellectual disabilities are investigated in relation to role clarity, staff support and supervision, and coping strategies used by staff. Materials and methods: Thirty six direct-care staff of four day care centres in the UK…

This paper reports the opinions of urban mathematics teachers concerning five areas of school mathematics: mathematics, mathematics teaching, recommended changes in mathematics education, mathematics education, and schooling. Of the 490 secondary mathematics teachers surveyed, 47 percent were frequent participants in the Urban Mathematics…

The productivity of the copyright registration process, which is administered by the Copyright Office within the Library of Congress, can be improved by streamlining the workflow, reducing and streamlining the handling of correspondence, measuring productivity/performance, increasing the use of automation, improving records management, and…

Despite need for greater economy in British higher education, the universities' options, according to the author, are very restricted. Low teacher morale results from inflation's effect on working conditions and research, declining enrollments, and reduced salaries, and he contends that teachers are the "chief scapegoat for the country's…

Argues that how teachers feel about themselves professionally stems from the education profession itself--from the way it recognizes high achievement, the way it prepares teachers for their profession, what it expects from teachers in schools, and the role of teachers in educational research and development. (Author)

Six major goals of attitude surveys are discussed and related to organization development goals: obtaining better upward communication, improving downward communication, boosting morale, increasing and profitability, educating, and motivating management. (MW)

Issues involved in the confrontation of teachers' expectations with the realities of public finance and administrative power are examined. (DE)

Self-esteem cannot be maintained in the supervisor by the simple fact that he or she is now a manager. Growth and development occur as a result of motivators available to meet the supervisory need structure: achievement, recognition, participation, and growth. (Author/MW)

This paper describes a successful, low-budget 2-day training session designed to prepare trainers for the presentation of a quality inservice program. A presentation on "training of trainers" was videotaped for use on the first of the two training days. The second training day was devoted to working with principals and administrative…

The morale of kindergarten teachers was investigated to determine the validity of the Purdue Teacher Opinionaire (PTO) and whether teachers' morale scores would be related to their students' self-concept scores, as measured by the Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Social Competencies (KIDSc). Teacher morale on the PTO consists of 10 factors:…

The examination of school organization from a cultural perspective focuses on value orientation and commitment in elementary and secondary schools, and relates the predicted cultural differences to specific organizational and demographic attributes. A cluster-sampling procedure first selected schools as the unit of analysis, and then selected…