Compiled in this publication are the extensive abstracts of 20 papers on educational reform. The original papers, which have been announced singly in "Research in Education," were written by well-known persons in the field of education. They cover the following aspects of change (several are treated by more than one author): institutional and…

Three separate projects were involved in this evaluation project. Project 1 involved teacher-participants, teaching staffs, and institute directors and asked their opinions about general institute performance and particular subject matter coverage. Project 2 focused on the teacher-participants only, investigating the effects of institute…

This booklet on professional development is the seventh is a series of booklets available from the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory on current topics. The first section defines effective professional development. The next section examines what has been learned about professional development. Next, principles of high quality professional…

Paper presents a model designed to identify factors to be taken into account in effecting educational improvement within the context of schooling. (Author/CB)

A post-mortem examination of the new social studies, its successes, and its failures. (Author/WD)

Suggests ways that transactional learning can be reflected in staff development practices. Addresses issues raised during attempts to implement a whole-language staff development program. Contends that what unites whole-language teachers is a unique but common orientation toward instruction and curriculum and that this orientation can be reflected…

Describes the Efficiency-Based Change Model, which takes into account the complexity of the change process for individual teachers. Notes that the model is being tested and refined within a variety of settings, including a staff development project designed to support a group of teachers as they explore ways to provide whole-language services to…

Advocates alternative staff development via the Authentic Professional Development (APD) model, suggesting that teachers trained under this model are more likely to actually bring new strategies and techniques into the classroom and use them effectively. Research comparing the APD model to traditional inservice training found the APD was very…

Describes the Missouri Middle Mathematics (M3) Project's goals, activities, and impact. Contains 11 references. (Author/ASK)

The goal of this manual is to produce a learning climate in which students will master certain academic skills and knowledge regardless of their socioeconomic or minority background. This second edition provides materials, references, ideas, and a framework for developing a positive learning environment and an effective school learning climate.…

Presents an overview of changing approaches to the professional preparation and continuing education of school principals, explores how state certification standards drive the university curriculum, and discusses the role that principal academies play in promoting the professional development of practicing principals. Future directions for…

Educational leadership in Sweden has reached a turning point. There is now a widespread acceptance of the fact that Sweden increasingly has many citizens whose origins and/or upbringing are non-European. In turn, the school has become a multicultural meeting place where previous assumptions about curriculum consensus and cultural order have been…

Teacher leadership is "hard." Many of the reasons are obvious: Teaching is a highly labor-intensive profession to begin with, leaving little downtime for work with other adults. School schedules are notoriously stingy with space for adult collaboration. Teachers are rarely paid to exercise leadership; when they are, they are never paid…