Questionnaires were mailed to public school counselors to examine the latter's state of supervision. Although 63% of counselors desired supervision, only 20% were being supervised. This lack of involvement by counselors may indicate confusion in an evolving profession as well as the profession's ambivalent feelings toward supervision. (RJM)

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…

Examines how school counselors can assist runaways. The authors focus on prevention, runaway programs, and how to expedite school reentry. Because school counselors invariably spend time with runaways, counselors can become more effective and efficient both in the short and long term in helping these troubled clients. (RJM)

This document, the result of the Youth in Transition longitudinal study, describes procedures, rationale, and major results of an evaluation of American high schools. The purpose of the study was to examine factors that make some schools superior to others. A "good" school is defined as one which has a greater than average desirable impact on its…