Describes the statewide Kentucky Educational Foundation developed in 1984 to coordinate partnerships between business, community groups, and public schools. (MD)

Describes a principal's personal experience with child abuse discovered when reprimanding a student for not turning in a homework asssignment. (MD)

A review of research on adolescent suicide found that many of the studies are of children who have attempted suicide (such children differ considerably from children who kill themselves). Also reviews prevention programs and suicide warning signs in children. Includes a resource panel listing. (MD)

Provides a fictionalized version of a possible discussion by the justices of the United States Supreme Court prior to their 1986 ruling on a school board member's appeal of a district court opinion permitting a student club to meet on school premises for Bible readings and prayer meetings. (MD)

European countries have women in major positions of power, reflecting social changes and the development of equal opportunities. The schools, though, still continue to present stereotypic roles for women and men. Most European languages also have more gender markings than English, and gender stereotypes are reinforced by class stereotypes in…

Describes the 1984 school/community survey developed and used by the Foundations in Educational Administration at the University of Texas. The use of survey methods helps future administrators become aware of the importance of public opinion in school improvement programs. (MD)

Reflects on the declining quality of higher education today, the increasing inability of higher education to meet student needs, and the ways in which demographic influences will affect higher education in the next 16 years. Offers seven suggestions for leaders of higher education in dealing with these concerns. (IW)

Outlines the predicaments facing the academic profession and focuses on four major propositions: (1) the decline of the faculty condition; (2) low faculty morale; (3) declining career competitiveness; and (4) the teaching/research dilemma. Concludes that the academic profession in the United States stands at a crossroads. (IW)

Describes various influences on students' college choices, college marketing techniques, and the widening gap between college costs and the ability of students and their families to pay. Recommends more active communication, questioning, and sharing of vital information among public schools, colleges, students, and parents. Includes one figure and…

The ideal professor of education (1) values the interrelationships among teaching, scholarship, and professional service and (2) models behavior appropriate to these values. The quality and reputation of colleges of education depend upon the pursuit of this ideal by all faculty. (IW)

Describes the preoccupation of U.S. schools with "list logic": a conception of educational improvement that relies on the identification and prescription of a myriad of characteristics of effective schools, administrators, and teachers. Suggests reasons for this phenomenon and advocates the alternative of "communities of learners" as a means of…

Provides numerous statistics on the unequal distribution of power and wealth among men, women, and minorities of the same educational levels. Argues for (1) the teaching of skills and content that will help students control their own destinies and (2) a cooperative social environment within each classroom. Appended are 13 references. (IW)

Identifies two major administrative problems: (1) schools need instructional leadership, but management tasks take most of a principal's time, and (2) teachers want professional development leadership to come from within their own ranks. Examines myths and realities of the principal's role and describes master teacher leadership structures already…

Recommends the implementation of school-based management systems as one way to meet government demands for educational reform. Describes the functions of principals, school advisory councils, school-site budgeting and accounting, and annual planning and performance reports in successful school-based management systems. Presents examples of…

Describes the redesign of standards of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and roles played by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and the National Education Association. Examines five categories into which new unit-based NCATE standards fall and predicts some important outcomes of the…