Reviews the relationship between the management of schools and the sociology of education in England. Recent developments include the establishment of national centers for school management studies and the availability of financing for attending courses. (MD)

Across the United States, School/Community-Based Management (SCBM), also called site-based management, is gaining support. The effects of SCBM in some Pacific-region schools are detailed. SCBM arose in response to mandates giving decision-making powers to the people who have to carry out educational initiatives. One evaluation of SCBM…

This paper focuses on school-level differences and their implications for educational policy reform. It presents studies of two distinct educational reforms--a local community-based collaborative-services initiative and a state educational-accountability program--to illustrate important organizational features that vary across school levels. Both…

This publication, part of a series entitled "Guide to Secondary Education in Europe," contains a brief description of secondary education in Denmark. The first section presents a general overview of the educational system, uppersecondary education, the transition from uppersecondary education to higher education, central government and…

The six chapters of this publication describe primary education in Bangladesh. Chapter 1 traces the development of primary education through British, Pakistani, and post-independence periods. Chapter 2 briefly reviews constitutional and legal mandates for primary education in Bangladesh. Chapter 3 describes the general organization and…

Reform of schools can be carried out only by people with a strong sense of commitment and a strong sense of humor. (JH)

Ten junior high schools and ten senior highs--among which were six city and fourteen suburban schools--in the Twin Cities metropolitan area were studied; their principals responded to a preliminary questionnaire and an "Organizational Health Description Questionnaire" was administered to all certified personnel at general faculty meetings. (JM)

Critical comments on an attempt to empirically test a conceptual scheme considered plausible and attractive but which has had little research exploration since the late 1960's reported in Kimpston and Sonnabend's proceeding article, "Public Secondary Schools: The Inter-relationships between Organizational Health and Innovativeness and between…

This publication provides a source of information and research to the people interested in and responsible for American Sponsored Overseas Schools (ASOS). The first section includes an overview of six major categories of research, namely: school setting, school institutionalization; school organization and administration, school program,…

The school is viewed as a social system, composed of human beings interlocked in a network of social relationships and possessing a system of shared orientations which serve as standards for human behavior. Two related concepts are discussed: (1) pupil control ideology, conceptualized along a continuum ranging from "custodialism" to "humanism;"…

When teachers and administrators are willing to plan carefully--and to consider parents' concerns and children's needs--it is possible to house preschool classes in elementary facilities. The Hebrew Foundation School in Dollard des Ormeaux, Quebec, addressed each of these considerations in developing a sound preschool program. (NEC)

Although it's true that effective school leaders focus on research, data, and statistics, the reality is that much of school leadership is also about how you handle personal relationships. That's why "The Art of School Leadership" is a must-read for any experienced or aspiring principal. Using concrete examples from his nearly 30 years of…

Numerous attempts have been made to improve the effectiveness of decision-making in organizational settings. Some of the historical and contemporary organizational trends regarding these efforts, both in business and in school settings, are presented in this paper. The focus is on the related expectations and outcomes that are evident in diverse…

The author proposes changes in preservice training and school administration practices that would end traditional school hierarchies and make the teacher/administrator relationship one of equal professionals functioning in separate spheres. (SJL)

Findings from a study of 42 Israeli elementary schools indicate that schools which adopted technological innovation (open education) were characterized by significantly more of the organizational processes associated with the self-renewing school than when schools which adopted managerial (the management team) or multilevel (the management team…