A conceptual model for an individualized training program for school administrators integrates processes, characteristics, and tasks through theory training and application. Based on an application of contingency theory, it provides a system matching up administrative candidates' needs in three areas (administrative process, administrative…

This paper summarizes studies conducted to predict various educational outputs or other measures of quality from measures of student and community input and educational processes, groups the studies by the type of output measure used, and searches for trends in the results. The data are arranged in five columns in an extensive chart. The first…

This manifesto outlines the purposes, instructional program, facilities, allocation of resources, financing, and implementation of a private elementary and middle school that is based on the concepts of professional accountability and individualized learning. The school would be organized around learning families that cross grade and ability…

This report consists of the basic documentation concerning a study of the impact of school district organization on State support programs. State aid programs for school district reorganization and other statutory provisions affecting school district reorganization were identified through a survey of the 48 contiguous States. Included are…

The educational boom of the past two decades, prospects for the next 10 years, and the complex of policy issues facing member countries of the OECD are surveyed in this report. Topics discussed include record enrollments, educational efficiency, dropouts and the school-leaving age, new secondary school structures, implications for higher education…

In England, teachers' salary structures and promotional opportunities are determined by a complex system of national law and local discretion involving formulas for school size and weightings favoring older pupils. The author traces the development of this system and considers its impact on school organization and teachers' career opportunities.…

Data from a study of eight Chicago suburban elementary school districts are used in this paper to assess the impact that declining enrollments and funds have had on the educational policies of suburban school districts. (Author/EB)

Argues that the technological revolution has changed occupational skills and employers' needs, forcing community colleges to do more with the same or less money. Calls for the reengineering of education to move from the current dependency on entitlements and legislative protection to a market-driven, cost-justified system. (MAB)

Analyzes current and future directions of educational change in Quebec, highlighting major policy themes: governance and organization, teaching and learning, and human and financial resources. The necessary conditions for achieving intended reform goals may be lacking. Schools lack the capacity to engage in self-development without external…

At the University College at Cariboo, in British Columbia (Canada), the Extension Services function has been shifted to the college's instructional divisions. This has resulted in new funds for the divisions, as well as greater interaction between Extension staff and regular faculty and, thus, new ideas for Extension courses and programs. One…

This review is a comprehensive assessment of the effectiveness and efficiency of education in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) government high schools, addressing basic questions and making recommendations concerning goals, school structure, provision of resources, curriculum, and educational outcomes. It is divided into 13 chapters covering…

Growth of administrative components in 43 K-12 public school districts in the Saint Louis metropolitan area is reported for 1968-76. Increases in absolute numbers and ratios of administrators to teachers occurred in school districts with increasing as well as declining enrollments. Statistical analysis of public records and interviews with…

This extensive assessment project report focuses on the Rural Secondary Schools (RSS) Project in Thailand. The background, design, rationale and objectives of the assessment are described, as are the eight phases of the study: reconnaissance; proposals; basic planning and pre-testing; data collection; analysis; academic review; final report; and…

The nature of direct and indirect effects of local management of schools (school-based management) on learning outcomes for students has remained elusive. The findings from a 5-year longitudinal study of the "Schools of the Future" reform in Victoria, Australia, are reported in this paper. The Victoria system is the largest public school…

Impressed with the vital importance of an effective public education system to the future of the Commonwealth, a group of involved business activists formed the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education (MBAE) in 1988. The purpose of the MBAE was to help bring about systematic improvement of Massachusetts' elementary and secondary education…