Hunter's "seven-step lesson plan" has been misinterpreted and misunderstood. The plan was developed to be used flexibly, through misinterpretation it has been used too rigidly. The seven steps would be better understood if conceived as "generic" instructional processes to be "considered" in every teaching situation. (MD)

Analyzes the data obtained in a five-year study of principals. Identifies six ways principals in the study exercised leadership through staff development. The most effective principals reinforced teacher development through informal communication and monitoring. (MD)

Outlines the changes in the family structure in our society and the new stresses this puts on the children and the schools who are now faced with educating students with many potential problems. The report covers marriage, divorce, women's employment, sex, unmarried pregnancy, childbearing, changing family size, and poverty. Includes references…

In an attempt to clarify the confusion about the teaching of morality in the classroom, the author discusses the distinction between the concepts of morality and convention. Young children can distinguish between rules and moral principles, and successful moral discussion is more likely to occur in classrooms employing cooperative goal structures.…

The core of adversary evaluation is the existence of opposing viewpoints, not adherence to existing formats for presenting them. Suggests that evaluators develop adversary methods more appropriate for education. (Author/MLF)

Program directors evaluating their own programs must use techniques that are already available or easily accessible. (Author)

Eisner's educational criticism model produces a richer description of an English classroom than does Flanders' interaction analysis. (Author)

Curriculum mapping breaks with traditional curriculum practices by revealing what is actually being taught, how long it is being taught, and the match between what is being taught and the district's testing program. (Author/MLF)

An approach to leadership that is a combination of elements from prominent models states that decisions reflect personal knowledge and values, as well as perceptions of the situational variables of people, role, task, and organization. (Author/MLF)

Preliminary findings from the administration of the Leader Effectiveness and Adaptability Description (LEAD) instrument provide some support for situational leadership theory--the idea that flexible and balanced use of task and relationship behaviors is beneficial for both organizational productivity and personal satisfaction. (Author/MLF)

A review of the literature and questionnaire responses shows that superintendents who successfully meet the challenge of school desegregation assess the situation of each school, provide for communication, focus on potential student benefits, and demonstrate personal commitment. (Author/MLF)

Leadership is conceived of as a sequence of five levels of activity. The levels are analyzed to determine tasks associated with each level and the technologies available to help leaders acquire the necessary proficiencies. (Author/MLF)

An outline of how to set and attend to priorities as a newly appointed assistant superintendent. (MLF)

A study indicates that supervisors and consultants are spending only a little over half their time in tasks directly related to the improvement of instruction. (Author/MLF)

Current conflicts over test bias and "truth-in-testing" reflect differing aims of education and the increasingly important social role of testing in our society. (Author)