Surveys teachers and guidance counselors in eight large urban and suburban high schools and measures frequency of dialogue with one another. Argues that organizational solutions are needed to promote contact between teachers and counselors. Concludes that teachers' perceptions of the counselor role creates incongruence between counselor cognition…

It has long been assumed that schools which were "effective" with respect to one set of outcomes (usually academic performance) were generally more "effective" in relation to others. This article reviews the last three decades of British evidence across a range of affective, social and other non-cognitive outcomes including:…

This paper is one of a series to guide research linking educational policy and management with student achievement. It specifies the determinants of key paradigm variables and teacher and principal work. The paradigm developed for this type of research is presented in an earlier paper in the series. The constructs of the paradigm are defined,…

This supplementary bibliography of publications produced in 1981 under the auspices of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research is intended to inform the educational community of the latest research and development on the education of individuals and diverse groups of students in elementary and secondary schools. A total of 50 technical…

Three perspectives from which to study the implementation of educational innovation are explored in this document. Using the comparative policy perspective, the author compares and analyzes federal programs supporting educational change in the United States and Australia. Noting that Australia is more homogeneous, centrally organized, and oriented…

Larger urban school districts are no longer hospitable to outside researchers wishing to use the schools' staff, students, and resources in research that frequently is either poorly designed or useless to the schools. However, the University of Texas Research and Development Center for Teacher Education has enjoyed a good working relationship with…

This monograph is a report of the findings of a comprehensive survey to identify the functions, organizational structures, and numerical adequacies of central-office staffs, by size of school systems, in Virginia and to determine the relationships between certain characteristics of school systems and the numerical adequacies of central-office…

The document discusses the highly developed, diversified, and decentralized system of education in Switzerland. Because of the political, geographic, and linguistic diversity of education in Switzerland, this brief report is limited to major characteristics and patterns of education common to most Swiss cantons. Topics of the report include school…

This report gives the results of a 1977 survey of secondary school principals by the National Institute of Education, Washington D.C. The purpose of the study was to empirically describe high school organization and programs and how they are affected by federal, state, and district characteristics. The results of the survey counteract many…

Research findings identifying the most effective class size are found to be inconclusive. Some studies have found small classes more effective, others have favored large classes, and some have found no differences in learning effectiveness due to class size. A number of these studies are cited and points of agreement noted. In a second section…

Analyzes and compares research on the Effective Schools Movement and the New York (New York) City School Improvement Project. Proposes a synthesis of the two traditions that can be used to implement equity-based educational innovations. (FMW)

An important question about school financing is the possible financial consequences of school systems varying along a continuum from more to less political. This variation is "political relatedness," which is measured here with already available data from published sources. The impact of this political relatedness compared with other classes of…

This annotated bibliography presents the views of writers concerned with the many aspects of educating the disadvantaged. Books and journal articles which appeared principally between January 1960 and June 1965 are listed, the Wilson Company "Education Index" having been used as a basic guide. The list is designed particularly for educational…

This document contains a Spanish translation of the final two parts of a three-part article on German education. The first part included here discusses elementary schools and secondary education. Remarks cover organization, general curriculum, advancement criteria and procedures, and reform of the system. The final part discusses higher education…

Using the High School and Beyond Survey, explores the impact that 10 organizational features have on teachers' sense of efficacy, sense of community, and expectations of student performance in 353 public high schools. Finds that when background variables are controlled, school organizational features had a major influence on all three…