Compares satisfaction of two groups of graduate students enrolled in the same graduate-level technology course: one using the traditional in-class instructional method (synchronous); the other using Internet-based instruction (asynchronous). Finds, for example, that students receiving Internet-based instruction completed their assignments in…

Longitudinal study of the durability of Illinois secondary school reform initiatives begun in 1989. Finds certain weakness in the implementation of essential reform initiatives. Suggests need for benchmarks to maintain connections and to establish competence and routine. Discusses implications of findings for the use of institutionalization to…

Uses multiple-voices methodology to describe lessons learned during implementation of year-round school calendar at the Francis Howell School District, the first and longest running year-round school in North America. (Contains 25 references.) (PKP)

Evaluates Palm Beach County School District's Safe School Center tutorial program, a summer-school program for middle-school students who failed subjects during the academic year. Describes program successes, failures, and lessons learned. (Contains 38 references.) (PKP)

Exploratory study of seven superintendents' perspectives on the recruitment process, selection criteria, and final selection decisions of 20 recently hired principals and assistant principals. Superintendents were from a variety of small and midsized school districts and communities. Generates four hypotheses to be tested in future studies.…

Survey of principal evaluation of administrator preparation program. Data were collected from 180 certified principals using a four-part survey instrument designed by the investigators. Finds, for example, that principals rated mentoring most valuable experience during coursework phase of program. Draws implications for further study. (Contains 25…

Descriptive study of ongoing changes in scheduling practices in Iowa and Illinois high schools during the 1999-2000 academic year. Describes scheduling models and trends with block scheduling implementation. Finds approximately one-fourth of Illinois and Iowa high schools have implemented block scheduling. Explains possible reasons for slow…

Argues for the inclusion of media literacy in the elementary and secondary school curriculum. Asserts media literacy has the potential to help adolescent needs, especially those related to identity and community. (Contains 25 references.) (PKP)

The purpose of this paper is to provide a framework for understanding the sources of variation in the perceived purposes and implementation of the planning process. (Author)

Force field analysis combines the advantages of the basic organization, objectivity, and science of systems theory and systems methods, with a simplicity and clarity that allows its mastery by policy-makers and administrators who are not specialists in engineering, data processing, or programming. (Author/IRT)

Describes the programs and students of a magnet high school and some of the educational and social considerations influencing the school. (IRT)

An adversary relationship seems to exist in states where no formal structure has been set up to relate to multidistrict agencies. (Author/IRT)

Provides a model for school organization structured to encourage coordination and communication between specialists, teachers, and principals. (Author/IRT)

Reports on a questionnaire survey of the perceptions of department chairpersons in three types of institutions regarding conditions of their employment, future career expectations, and conditions under which they might change position or institutional affiliation. (Author/IRT)