This literature review was intended to provide information and suggestions regarding the role and evaluation of the principal. It is supplementary to two reports commissioned by the California State Legislature on school principals. In the first section on the role of principals a chart is presented summarizing conclusions from the two original…

Reports from 12 state supervisors of foreign languages were compiled. Each report describes a state's elementary and secondary foreign language programs and activities as of November 1981. Topics covered include basic foreign language programs, trends in foreign language enrollment, teacher training, work with other divisions within the state…

This guidebook focuses on the reality of children's television viewing and the possibilities open to teachers for mediating the experience to enhance children's development and enrich the school curriculum. A Piagetian framework is used to examine and structure material suitable for the classroom. Part I of the guide reviews the historic…

Alternatives in vocational education personnel development may be considered for four areas: alternative audiences, alternative programs, alternative approaches, and alternative settings. Two major surveys of personnel development needs provide some data to use as a starting point for looking at alternative audiences. A 1979 study concluded that…

In discussing the complex aspects of innovational change in counselor education programs, this paper advances two major arguments: (1) that the communication skills possessed by counselors determine the eventual success or failure of the counseling relationship, and (2) that interdisciplinary approaches to innovational change for counselor…

Using the data collected in Goodlad's "Study of Schooling," this study attempted to determine what criteria differentiate more and less renewing schools. A renewing school was described as solving its own problems and having a continuous process of improvement based on staff-designed alternatives. Thirty-eight schools from the Goodlad…

Reports from 12 state supervisors of foreign languages were compiled. Each report describes a state's elementary- and secondary-level foreign language programs and activities as of November 1980. Topics covered include basic foreign language programs, trends in foreign language enrollment, teacher training, work with other divisions within the…

A field experiment investigated the use of interactive cable television to deliver in-service instruction to elementary school teachers. Fifteen schools in Rockford, Illinois, were designated as controls, 12 were equipped for one-way television, and 14 were set up for two-way communication. A consultative relationship with teachers was established…

Presented are four national case studies carried out by the Population Education Section of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (Unesco). Designed to assess the effects of population education programs on the educational process, these research projects focused on El Salvador, The Republic of Korea, Philippines,…

It is noted that current methods of textbook selection are characterized by subjective judgments and faddish trends. It is felt that rarely in the process of selection are research findings that are available or principles of educational psychology seriously considered. A systematic selection process of entire series of textbooks, based on the…

Results of a cooperative project among students, teachers, administrators, and community members involved in ethnic studies activities are reported. The document describes goals, procedures, results, and evaluation. A resource handbook is also included. Four goals were established: to identify potentially contributing ethnic groups in the…

A needs assessment questionnaire submitted to 180 elementary school teachers found that a majority of the teachers felt inadequate and unable to teach science. A majority of the teachers agreed that science should be an integral part of elementary education, that teachers should improve their knowledge of science, and that teachers would teach…

This literature review highlights the large amount of research needed on the role of educators within school districts in planned educational change and knowledge utilization. After first defining knowledge utilization as the use of information (from research or practice) in educational products or ideas, the author identifies three factors…

As part of a district-wide longitudinal study of the implementation of a science curriculum innovation, researchers developed case studies of a sample of nine elementary schools in the Jefferson County School District, a large suburban system in Colorado. The study applied the Concerns-Based Adoption Model, which assumes that change is carried out…

A study of the National Institute of Education's Research and Development Utilization (RDU) program illuminates several policy choices for federal and state support of dissemination and school improvement projects. RDU was established in 1976 to disseminate educational materials and thereby help schools clarify and solve local problems. Seven…