Argues that studying the history of school supervision can aid understanding of current problems and future possibilities for supervision in schools. Presents a brief history of American school supervision in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. (JG)

Argues that how curriculum evaluations are conducted is more important than who conducts them, and stresses the need to make evaluations more systematic, more public, and more sensitive to differences in data needs at the various levels of decision making inherent in groups. (Author/JG)

Suggests that the key question in designing an evaluation effort is not "who" or "what" should be evaluated, but "why" the evaluation is being conducted. Once the purpose of the evaluation is established, the "who" and "what" follow logically. (JG)

Argues that there are many sources of information about schools other than standardized tests and questionnaires, and stresses the value of careful, unobtrusive observations that are well focused and intelligently interpreted. Lists numerous unobtrusive criteria for possible use in evaluating students, school programs, and school personnel. (JG)

By identifying evaluation activity in relation to one or more specified curriculum problems, it should be possible to make evaluation something other than an escape route from uncomfortable criticism or a mirror reflecting only those images that please ourselves. (Author)

Holds that the person is central to evaluation and that persons have the power to experience meanings that they perceive, create, discover, enjoy, and act on. Explores the possible meanings that persons give to evaluation and considers the significance of the meanings for evaluation. (Author/JG)

Discusses some of the "illusions" involved in using learner accomplishment as a primary focus of program evaluation, and argues that a better approach to program evaluation is to focus on the "pursuit of accomplishment" by learners. (JG)

Asserts that the basic ethical question about any evaluation program is whether it is judgmental and destructive or is constructive and serves the needs of students. Suggests that curriculum evaluation studies seldom consider the equality of educational opportunity or the availability of noncognitive learning opportunities. (Author/JG)

Summarizes the main findings of the Advisory Panel on SAT Score Decline, which investigated possible explanations for the continuing decline of scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and concluded that since 1970 the decline is largely the result of changes in the high school curriculum. (JG)

If education is to meet the current and future needs of our society, humanistic objectives and humanistic thought must operate at the very heart of every school and classroom in the nation. (Author)

Discusses some of the reasons that educators write for publication, and presents suggested approaches and guidelines to aid young education writers in getting their writing published. (JG)

Describes the Values Clarification Project and the Berkeley Health Curriculum Project, two educational programs being used by southwest Iowa schools in order to reduce drug abuse. (JG)