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Direct linkHampton, Frederick M.; Purcell, Terri L. – ERS Spectrum, 2005
This paper examines the relationship between the poor academic performance of urban students and the transience of teachers, principals, and the students themselves. Many studies, the authors observe, have noted the detrimental effect of one group's transience on student performance, but none has examined the particular devastation wrought by the…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Academic Achievement, Student Mobility, Faculty Mobility
Peer reviewedEisler, Judith A.; And Others – ERS Spectrum, 1995
Describes a districtwide conflict-resolution program implemented in all New York City high schools during 1992-93. The program tries to empower students and staff by teaching them how to resolve conflicts nonviolently and use conflict as a vehicle for personal growth. During the first year, schools made substantial progress in handling…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Involvement, Conflict Resolution, Cooperation
Zimmerman, Judith A.; Grier, Harriett L. – ERS Spectrum, 2005
The success of implementing school change is determined in large part by the effectiveness of building leadership and time utilization. This paper describes the changing role of an urban principal as her building moved from a traditional junior high structure to a more collaborative small-school structure involving interdisciplinary grade-level…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Time Management, Principals, Educational Change
