This publication provides a source of information and research to the people interested in and responsible for American Sponsored Overseas Schools (ASOS). The first section includes an overview of six major categories of research, namely: school setting, school institutionalization; school organization and administration, school program,…

To identify factors which affect the acceptance of innovation in school organizations, a career development product entitled Operation Guidance (OG) was the object of a case study. Five basic organizational characteristics were used to roughly quantify attributes of the organization of the six schools studied. The characteristics were:…

This paper is intended to begin laying out the organizational specifications for analyzing clinical settings in education (settings in which the activities of teacher development and educational research are carried out in close conjunction with a public school system's instructional program). Seven organizational properties important to…

This paper suggests that the traditional role of school counselor and that of the organizational specialist could be made to fit into a single job description that should be the emerging role of the counselor of tomorrow. Rather than viewing the role of organizational specialist as still another expectation, the authors see it as a natural fit…

One important variable used in measuring organizational health is the domain of the organization. For schools, the domain of the organization can be described by (1) the population served (clientele), (2) the problems treated (output), or (3) the services rendered. Organizational effectiveness can be successfully determined only if the domain of…

The school is viewed as a social system, composed of human beings interlocked in a network of social relationships and possessing a system of shared orientations which serve as standards for human behavior. Two related concepts are discussed: (1) pupil control ideology, conceptualized along a continuum ranging from "custodialism" to "humanism;"…

AN OVERVIEW WAS PRESENTED OF THE ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF A NUMBER OF INNOVATIVE ASPECTS OF THE NOVA HIGH SCHOOL IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA. NOVA IS PART OF A COMPLEX PLANNED TO INCLUDE GRADES K THROUGH 12. STUDENTS MUST APPLY TO ATTEND NOVA AND ARE SELECTED PRIMARILY ON THE RELATION OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE TO MEASURES OF APTITIDE. VOCATIONAL…

A plan for schoolwide enrichment is presented as a model for promoting excellence in education and schoolwide change. Components of the plan include a nonelitist meaning of the term "gifted," a variety of important roles and responsibilities for all personnel involved, and creation of an atmosphere of excellence. (JDD)

When teachers and administrators are willing to plan carefully--and to consider parents' concerns and children's needs--it is possible to house preschool classes in elementary facilities. The Hebrew Foundation School in Dollard des Ormeaux, Quebec, addressed each of these considerations in developing a sound preschool program. (NEC)

Although it's true that effective school leaders focus on research, data, and statistics, the reality is that much of school leadership is also about how you handle personal relationships. That's why "The Art of School Leadership" is a must-read for any experienced or aspiring principal. Using concrete examples from his nearly 30 years of…

The conversion of large urban high schools into small, focused learning centers is gaining currency as an education reform strategy. This publication provides guidelines, along with guiding questions, for those considering such a conversion. The first section explores the structural, organizational, and political challenges involved in converting…

This study is concerned with the relationship between Halpin and Croft's organizational climates as classified by the Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire and Likert and Likert's organizational systems as classified by the teacher form of the Profile of a School Questionnaire. The positively significant relationship found between these…

Data were collected from students in grades 6-8 in five schools to determine the impact of school organizational structure on: (1) students' number of reported opposite race friends; (2) evaluations of close White and Black friends; (3) school interracial climate; (4) quality of school life; and (5) frequency of observed cross race interactions.…

The principles embodied by the Gary public schools of the early twentieth century could, even today, be considered innovative. (RW)