This issue focuses upon planning, organization, and time management. Articles discuss program goals, saving failing programs, vocational agriculture program planning under the Perkins Act, program innovation, reviewing the focus of agribusiness education, the changing focus of vocational agriculture at one high school, time management for summer…

Suggests that superintendents of small/rural schools make a schedule of meetings they are required to attend so parents, staff, trustees, and school board members will understand why they are often absent from their offices. (MH)

In this book, Marilyn Grady examines the twenty most critical mistakes principals make, and provides the strategies needed to avoid them. By surveying both teachers and administrators, and applying her own experiences as both teacher and a principal, the author examines the crucial errors from the following six key categories: (1) People…

This book summarizes current brain research and shows how teachers can use this knowledge in the classroom every day. It explores how the brain works, how students' emotions and stress affect their ability to learn, how the physical classroom environment influences learning, and what forms of assessment work best. An introduction discusses the…

The third edition of this title includes the following 12 chapters: (1) "Getting Off to a Great Start," which offers information regarding campus resources, student and instructor rights and responsibilities, expectations, and calculating grade point averages; (2) "Prioritizing Your Time To Match Your Goal," which highlights student demands on…

Often obscured by the multiple problems that plague some American families is the compelling evidence that many families have inner strengths that enable them to do a good job of raising their children and supporting one another. Because family strengths are not easily measured, they tend to be overlooked, resulting in a significant gap in the…

This brief defines school capacity as the presence of characteristics needed to support the development of a thriving learning community. The literature on school improvement suggests that a school's capacity for improvement can be supported by coherent structures, constructive teacher and leadership practices, and positive staff perceptions of…

This step-by-step study skills curriculum was designed to enable regular and special education teachers to teach students with disabilities study skills that will enable them to keep up in their content area classes. Chapters address: (1) familiarizing students with the class and the materials they will need; (2) time management and setting long…

This book looks at how to improve education by refocusing time on relationships among teachers, parents, students, and good ideas. It draws attention to the inappropriate pace of teaching and learning which decreases the quality of education and quality of life for students and teachers. There are 10 chapters in three sections. Section 1,…

A peer tutor program designed to reduce student stress, develop tutor skills, and improve the learning environment is outlined. The program focuses on comprehension of curriculum content, time management, study skills, organization of laboratory projects and study materials, and manual skills development. (MSE)

Employs a multiple research methodology to investigate and compare the time perceptions of university teachers from the United Kingdom and Nigeria. Both groups seriously miscalculated time spent on various activities. Reveals remarkable similarities regarding the actual activities and the degrees of estimation. (MJP)

Three case studies explore the organization of time and its intersection with practical knowledge to influence teachers' use of developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) in early childhood settings. If time is viewed as a rigid production schedule, opportunities for DAP are obstructed and time pressure undercuts children's play, resulting in a…

In this study, planning time was manipulated as a variable in a trial administration of a semi-direct oral interaction test. Discourse analytic techniques were used to determine the nature and/or significance of difference in the elicited discourse across two conditions in terms of complexity and accuracy. Findings suggest that planning time may…

Ten staff members of residential facilities for individuals with mental retardation were trained in self-monitoring procedures, to increase staff on-task behavior and adherence to scheduled activities. Increases in both on-schedule and on-task behavior resulted, and generalization to evening hours occurred. Supervisor feedback was subsequently…

Discusses the changing role of school librarians based on a historical account in North Dakota. The role of automation is emphasized, i.e., how it has changed librarians' tasks, attitudes toward librarians, and how time is spent; and needed skills, teacher collaboration, wider access to materials, and future possibilities are discussed. (LRW)