The recommendations in this article, drawn from the evaluation of 52 New England secondary schools, were conducted by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges for accreditation purposes. Recommendations cover curriculum, philosophy and objectives, guidance, student activities, and other areas. (Author/DS)

A survey of Connecticut high school teachers and their supervisors (principals, department heads) reveals different perceptions of the value of teacher observation reports. (Author/DS)

School boards and teachers must begin a serious, in-depth dialog on the role of inservice and the evaluation of teachers to increase pupil productivity in the classroom. Microteaching, videotape feedback, and modeling can be useful inservice tools to improve teachers' instructional skills. (Author)

The emphasis of this article is on athletic coaches and their supervision and evaluation as teachers. (DS)

Describes the efforts of the administrative team at Minot (North Dakota) High School to improve school climate and solve discipline problems through humanizing education. (DS)

Dejuvenilizing the high school by minimizing the custodial relationship between school and student calls for innovative alternatives in school scheduling, in providing students with off campus educational opportunities, and in meeting their needs for work and service experience. (Author)

This article contains an efficiency analysis checklist to assist principals to control sources of time loss and to save time when performing routine daily activities and motivational, interpersonal activities. (Author/DS)

The authors suggest a method for analyzing the costs and benefits of recordkeeping systems for individualized instruction programs. (DS)

The student teacher center, in which college supervisors, cooperating teachers, and student teachers share planning, observing, supervision, and evaluation, has greatly improved teacher education in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. (Author/DS)

Discipline in the urban middle school is a rehabilitative process requiring accurate adult perception of the kinds of behavior problems which interfere with student achievement. (Author)

Selected statistics and findings from HEW's Safe School Study are summarized here, revealing that the secondary school principal is a key figure in reducing school crime and violence. (Author)

Emphasizing the need for research dealing with substitute teaching, the author suggests ways to increase its effectiveness, including professional development for substitute teachers. (Author)

Individualization should be characterized by flexible values (such as adaptation to individual student differences and development of student responsibility), instead of rigid strategies. (Author/DS)

Research and practitioners are both at fault for failing to understand and communicate with each other. The result has been mutual animosity and a failure of research to bolster educational practice in the way it should. (Author/DS)

Job interviews for prospective school administrators (specifically, principals) often contain what the author calls a hidden agenda. The board and superintendent may have already decided whom they wish to hire and are interviewing other applicants as a formality. Job seekers should be aware of this rather common situation. (Author/DS)