The purpose of this study was to identify beliefs held by agricultural education teachers regarding the supervision of instruction by the principal. This study was based on the work of Ferguson and Bargh (2004) regarding how social perception can automatically influence behavior. Data were reported on ten general beliefs regarding instructional…

The purpose of this multi-state study was to identify agricultural education teachers' perceived level of importance regarding selected instructional supervisory practices used in the nonformal components of agricultural education. The theoretical frame supporting this study was the theory of andragogy. Data were reported on the perceived…

When a new principal was hired at Gallup Junior High School in northwest New Mexico, he saw redesigning the administrative team as an important opportunity to develop leadership skills in his assistants and groom them for eventual advancement. His changes also provide cross training, so no single individual controls an essential function of the…

A PILOT PROJECT IN WHICH 47 MENTALLY HANDICAPPED NAVAJO CHILDREN WERE ENROLLED IN SPECIAL CLASSES AT THE TEEC NOS POS BOARDING SCHOOL IN TEEC NOS POS, ARIZONA, IS DESCRIBED. THESE CHILDREN WERE SELECTED FROM THE SAN JUAN AND SHIPROCK BOARDING SCHOOLS BY USE OF A TEACHER REFERRAL FORM. THE PROJECT WAS DIVIDED INTO FIVE PHASES--(1) SCREENING OF…