Concerned about the differences that sometime arise between teachers and administrators in implementing the curriculum, the author clarifies some educational and personal relationships between the two to promote a more effective instructional program for students. (Editor)

A review of the major schools of thought related to disciplinary techniques. (Author)

The author deals with instructional competence and training teachers in the basic teaching skills. He lists 13 general instructional components, which provide guidelines for determining the needs of teaching effectiveness, as well as providing a basis for evaluation. (DS)

Teacher evaluation should be implemented as a meaningful way to continue improvement of instructional practice. Evaluation criteria must be carefully defined and measured to eliminate ambiguity. (Author)

Outlines a career ladder program developed in the Provo (Utah) School District to identify and train teacher leaders. (MD)

Catalogues past experience in haphazard curriculum planning and offers suggestions for ensuring that curriculum design occurs through logical, orderly, and comprehensive planning. (Author/WD)

Believing that there is substantial need to reappraise much of what's being done under the guise of innovation, the author hopes to stimulate administrators and teachers to evaluate programs in terms of actual contributions made to the teaching-learning experience. (Editor)

Describes Provo (Utah) School District's efforts to establish instructional leadership roles for its principals. To achieve instructional improvement goals, Provo principals are expected to provide leadership in four fundamental areas: staff development, curriculum review, clinical supervision, and evaluation and assessment. Includes four…

Many proponents believe school choice is the single strongest idea to transform public education. Choice can help parents find a better school for their children or improve the school their children now attend. Secondary schools can improve themselves by offering students and parents choice of teachers, behavior-management plans, curriculum…

After presenting a rationale for inservice education, the author reviews some fundamental research in the subject and offers suggestions for an effective program. (Author/JM)

To combat negative effects of the AIDS epidemic, violence, and adolescent sexual behavior, schools must broaden their curricula to include character and values education. Schools can actively help youngsters by providing an integrated curriculum that encourages decision making, problem solving, and conflict resolution; a teaching staff dedicated…

Quality circles can be an effective way to strengthen three significant forces influencing school organizations today. Quality circles allow teachers to participate in more meaningful ways, transform the principal's instructional leadership role, and allow site-based management, or bottom-up decision making, to succeed. (MLH)