The development of new instructional organizations has placed demands on school facilities that cannot be met adequately with the procedures currently used for school design. Organizational methods, for example, that stress small-group and individual work in non-age-graded settings are not accommodated easily by either of the two common forms of…

There are a large number of elementary schools in the U.S. which are in the process of developing or implementing highly organized programs of individualization. This study examines the organization and implementation of some of these highly individualized schools. It examines the correlation between high levels of individualization and the…

The Project PRIMES (Progress Research in Meeting Elementary Standards) System examines elementary schools in light of minimum standards set by the Ohio State Department of Education. This evaluation instrument is divided into the following five sections: (1) Policies and Procedures, (2) School Records and Reports, (3) Instruction, (4) Statements…

This paper discusses different approaches to analyzing the internal control structure of organizations and describes a model interview structure that was developed for use in a longitudinal study of decision-making in 41 elementary schools. The model is designed to garner objective accounts of school decision-making through periodic interviews of…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a report dealing with the arguments for school reform, aims of elementary education, student development, elementary school activities, educational administration, and the measures leading to school reform in Finland. The purpose of elementary education in Finland is to…

The closure of its school often proves to be the kiss of death to village communities. Reported from Cambridgeshire is the latest scheme for keeping small schools open. (Editor)

Case Studies of two schools were analyzed and compared to indicate the impact on consultation processes exerted by organizational characteristics. Sensitivity to organizational factors may be an important determinant of success in school-based consultation. (DWH)

This cross-sectional study used primarily quantitative methods to investigate the superior achievement of 4th- and 5th-grade students at Alaska's Kenai Peninsula Borough School District who as young elementary students had attended K-2 primary school, compared to peers who had attended a K-6, K-8, or K-12 configured school. Since this study was…

Discusses the Directed Learning Program in Hempstead, Long Island, one of 13 compensatory education programs across the country recommended for emulation by other school districts by the ERIC/Information Retrieval Center on the Disadvantaged. (Author/JM)

To determine how an Individually Guided Education (IGE) school structure may constrain teachers' work, four components of that structure were investigated in this ethnographic study of two five-person teaching teams: the curriculum; the team concept; the use of a team leader; and the open area design. (Author/SJL)

Describes the development of an alternative elementary school in Hartford's Black South Arsenal Community. Contrasts organization, staff, student academic performance, and curriculum in the alternative school with those of the neighborhood public school. Attributes positive outcomes in the former to a strong relationship among parents, teachers,…

Presents survey information from 613 elementary school principals in the southeastern United States as to how their schools are organized and what grouping strategies are used. Considers multi-aged grouping and inclusion. (SR)

Analyzed the Accelerated Schools Program (ASP) in two schools in New Orleans (Louisiana). ASP believes schools should pursue simultaneous, interactive changes in curricula, instruction, and organization for the changes to have lasting effects. Racial, social, and ideological conflicts must be resolved for change to take root in inner-city schools.…

Research has indicated that educators view class size as a factor in improving student learning. This publication summarizes findings about some recently implemented class-size initiatives. It highlights results from Tennessee's reduced class-size experiment of the 1980s; summarizes the efforts and results from other recent state-level initiatives…