A changing society requires that schools examine their role as institutions; the school as a center of inquiry is proposed to bring intellectual challenge to teachers, students, and the community-at-large. (JD)

In a multi-cultural, pluralistic society, a single-valued, monolithic system of education does not always fulfill the educational needs of pupils; schools more responsive to the children and their community are necessary. (JD)

Five models for the training of leaders or administrators of alternative schools are outlined in this article. (JD)

In a critical examination of competency-based teacher education, the author suggests that it should be placed in a wider framework recognizing that the learning process includes conceptual and perceptual thinking and subjective individual values and purposes. (JD)

The recent passage of legislation providing expanded financial support to elementary and secondary schools in California and its implications for educational improvement are discussed in this article. (JD)

Appropriate preservice preparation is discussed for teachers who will be employed in a school where a local community-developed and state-approved "improvement program" is being conducted. (JD)

When the press for accountability is combined with shared governance by community participants, conditions for high degrees of constraint and diffusion of authority for teachers exist. (JD)

The Critical Teacher Behavior Observation Instrument is currently being tested at the University of California; its function is to help teachers increase knowledge of their teaching so they may determine what teaching skills need to be improved. (JD)

A plan for improving the performance and quality of a school staff begins with the individual teacher's self-assessment and broadens to include small groups, schools, teacher centers, districts, consortia, and ultimately, regional support systems. (JD)

The current danger in curriculum development is the emphasis on "who decides" to the exclusion of any emphasis on "what to teach"; effective reform programs, such as the Bay Area Writing Project, emphasize course content. (JD)

Described are efforts of the Gunderson Senior High School (San Jose, California) in developing improved instruction with the aid of active community participation. Relevance of its efforts to the mandate of the California Commission on Reform in Intermediate and Secondary Education (RISE) is noted. (MJB)

Suggestions for secondary education reform in which the California Council on the Education of Teachers might assume an active role are presented. Main emphasis is upon future-directed planning for leisure-time use, adaptive ability, curriculum, inservice education, humanized education, and co-option of content from fields outside of education.…

A synthesis of various theories of a new moral-ethical order arising out of the 1960's is presented. The ethics of the under-35 population is seen as one centering on: (1) ecological perspectives (people as part of a natural world) and (2) self-realization (education, work, and leisure for the purpose of developing selfhood). (MJB)

The distinction between training and educating is discussed in this article. The point is made that a certain amount of basic training must take place before comprehensive education is possible. (JD)

To improve teacher education, teacher educators must clarify their values and goals by continuing dialogue and finding areas of agreement. (JD)