Describes a three and a half year study designed to change the seventh and eighth grade English/language arts curriculum and teaching procedures in a rural, mountain school district through inservice training. (DD)

Article explains some of the steps that are now being taken to give young teachers the encouragement and support they have a right to expect. (Editor/RK)

Examined effects of short-term, family-oriented supportive therapy program for older veterans with anxiety, depression, or impaired coping mechanisms. Improvement in coping and social skills was noted for program participants, but morale scores improved only for those with normal initial scores, suggesting program is useful only as adjunctive…

Research related to pupil control ideology is reviewed and the effects of an inservice course dealing with child management techniques that was conducted with an elementary school staff are examined. Implications for further research and inservice courses are offered. (Author/DF)

In a study on school effectiveness, a random sample of more than 10,000 teachers from 538 high schools were surveyed to examine the climate of American high schools. Based on teacher reports, school climate measures were developed and related to schools and teachers. Methodology and results are discussed. (JL)

Analyzed nursing home caregiving as a job, subject to management intervention. Combined information from interviews with administrators with survey data from aides and licensed practical nurses (N=489) in 21 nursing homes to assess the need for and feasibility of redesign of caregiver work. (Author/ABL)

Factors contributing to burnout in female and male teachers are examined. Males scored higher on depersonalization while females experienced more depression, headaches, and role conflict. A model for burnout is presented along with a discussion of the influence of gender roles and employment status. (VM)

Presents useful ideas for activities that get students involved, upon arrival abroad, in using their foreign language and in relating to their new cultural environment. A "linguistic scavenger hunt" in Paris, France, helps students gain the confidence they need to maximally benefit from their experience abroad. (Author/DJD)

Institutional leaders must seek more ways to use administrators' talents and to make them feel rewarded both monetarily and personally. A list of actions to motivate, recognize, and make better use of administrators is provided. (MLW)

Developing cooperative structures such as cooperative learning in classrooms, collegial teacher support groups, and collegial administrative relationships within the district will contribute to school effectiveness. Necessary elements are positive interdependence, face-to-face interaction, individual accountability, social skills, and group…

In addition to money, teachers find that status, working hours compatible with family life, sense of affiliation, autonomy, responsibility, and opportunities for creativity and psychic rewards are motivating incentives of the teaching profession. Implications for staff development are discussed. (DF)

Techniques for developing a faculty recruitment and selection procedure, including establishing congruent goals, preparing the committee for screening and interviewing, and conducting the search, and for building collegiality within the committee are outlined. (MSE)

Argues against the notion that teachers lack vision, asserting instead that the educational power structure and the realities of teaching every day prevent teachers from being heard or from realizing their visions. Suggests that those urging more outspoken involvement in educational improvement from teachers are overly optimistic. (PGD)

Argues that if community colleges are to thrive as institutions of higher learning, they must endeavor to integrate adjunct faculty more fully within the institution and channel more energy into recognizing, understanding, and supporting part-time faculty, and creating cohesion between them and their full-time counterparts. (AYC)