The government-funded studies in this special "Kappan" section show that changing one aspect of the educational system is extraordinarily difficult. The system is allergic to change, teachers are inadequately prepared, and attitudes are key to the intractability problem. Cooperative and productive learning should be overarching concerns.…

Argues that fieldworkers' difficulties in gaining access to public schools for research can be resolved by examining the schools' organizational logic. Compares public and religious schools to show how access problems and strategies to overcome them vary with schools' organizational features. Offers examples from research conducted at midwestern…

The advent of large-scale matched data sets, linking pupils' attainment across key stages, gives new opportunities to explore the effects of school organisational factors on pupil performance. Combined with currently available sophisticated and efficient software for multilevel analysis, it offers educational researchers the chance to develop…

At the present time, over 2,000 elementary schools in this country have adopted a model known as Individually Guided Education (IGE). This research carried out in 59 elementary schools in Connecticut disputed the claim of IGE advocates that the organizational component of the IGE model known as Multi Unit School (MUS) offers a more facilitative…

In 1970 the National Center for Educational Research and Development (CER) reviewed United States Office of Education (USOE) Bureau of Research policies over the previous 15 years, and as a result of this review, initiated the Directed Research Program. This program will concentrate funds in four areas of high educational significance and will be…

Reported in this article is the degree to which researchers in educational administration have limited their field. It is argued that students of educational administration have ignored not only classroom organization, but also the ways in which school-wide and district-wide structures may affect student outcomes. (Author/EB)

Describes a study designed to determine the level of achievement attained on two referents of scientific literacy by graduating seniors from Missouri Public High Schools as indicated by scores on the Sequential Tests of Educational Progress: Science, and the Wisconsin Inventory of Science Processes. (JR)

Proposes a method for creating a student-centered middle school that involves research, reexamining of traditional organization plans, and retraining of staff. (FL)

Presents a framework for understanding the volume and content of socialization messages within primary school classrooms (n=64). Explains that the framework includes five levels of classroom and school organization. Utilizes three methods for data collection: (1) classroom observation; (2) interviews with teachers and principals; and (3) reading…

The aim of this study was to determine the perceptions of school superintendents in Mississippi toward the role of principals as members of the management team. The Team Management Opinionaire (TMO), a 12-item instrument designed by the researchers for the project, was sent to the 152 school superintendents in the state. Usable returns were…

This book is for teachers who wish to have a direct part in planning curricula. Part one discusses principles that teachers can use in making curriculum decisions in their classrooms and some concepts of the purposes a curriculum should serve. Part two outlines types of educational research studies and suggests ways of assessing them. A discussion…

RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PRESENTED WITH REFERENCE TO SCHOOL REORGANIZATION AND QUALITY INTEGRATED EDUCATION AS THE RESULT OF 9 MONTHS OF INTENSIVE STUDY AND PLANNING BEGINNING WITH THE ISSUANCE IN MAY 1964, OF THE REPORT OF THE STATE EDUCATION COMMISSIONER'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RELATIONS AND COMMUNITY TENSION. REPRESENTED IS A SYNTHESIS OF THE…

This publication summarizes available research comparing middle schools with conventional types of schools serving 10- to 14-year old students. Research findings are presented in four topical sections dealing with student achievement and attendance, student self-concept and attitude, teacher and parent attitude, and administration, curriculum,…

Four dimensions in education provide a basis for discussing future horizons: (1) curriculum development, (2) teacher education, (3) administration and organization, and (4) research and development. These areas are interdependent, and one cannot be improved or changed without affecting the other areas. Within these areas, some of the broad changes…

Advances a model of individual teacher power using data collected in three high schools. A teacher's power resides in his/her access to various persons, information, and material resources. The resulting dependency of administrators on these resources can allow teachers to influence behavior. (Author/CS)