This survey of the effective schools research findings briefly comments on the research methodology of the studies cited, then lists the research findings related to school processes and outcomes and to the principal. Those findings related to school processes and outcomes are divided into the following categories: A Safe and Orderly Environment, School Climate, School Values and Norms, and Improved Student Achievement. Findings related to the principal are discussed under the following categories: The Debate on Instructional Leadership, Characteristics of Effective Principals, and Descriptive Studies--The Journalists' Report. Concluding remarks and a bibliography listing 37 references are also included. (DCS)