Reports the results of a survey of teachers in the Fairfax County (Virginia) Public Schools regarding their preferences for staff development and draws implications for other schools. (Author/JM)

Reviews a 1979 report from a Vermont governor's commission proposing future directions for education in Vermont, particularly in regard to teacher training and the educational delivery system. (Author/JM)

Describes the results of a two-year study to evaluate an assessment center. Results indicate that it is a valuable, valid, job-related instrument for the selection of school administrators. (Author/JM)

West High School in Iowa City (Iowa) has developed an American humanities program over a 12-year period that now includes six sections and three follow-up seminars. This article describes the evolution and content of the program. (WD)

Reviews the work of Madeline Hunter and its application to classroom teaching. Emphasizes the importance of incremental learning and intrinsic motivation. (WD)

Reviews the principal's role in instructional accountability, management systems, communications, remedial programs, teacher inservice programs, teacher recruitment, and testing. (Author/WD)

Takes stock of current achievements and problems in the Soviet educational system. Identifies issues of the present decade, including lowering the school-starting age; strengthening preschool education; and improving educational facilities, curriculum, textbooks, assessment, and labor training. (Author/WD)

Describes the implementation of a minimum competency testing program in North Boone Senior High School in Poplar Grove (Illinois). Includes eight questions to be asked in planning for such a program. (Author/WD)

Offers guidelines for administrators to follow to ensure that students are receiving a full complement of instructional time in their classrooms. (WD)

Argues that all teachers should use writing as a teaching tool. Reviews the history of the writing-across-the-curriculum movement and presents examples of practical applications. (Author/WD)

Describes programs and institutions that help to bridge the chasm between high schools and colleges, including Syracuse University's Project Advance and a middle college in Long Island City (New York). Presents the model for articulation of the Middle College High School and La Guardia Community College. (WD)

Reviews the literature concerning the advantages and uses of simulation games as a mode of instruction. Offers guidelines on developing such games for classroom use. Concludes that simulation games can increase student motivation, retention, and development of social skills. (Author/WD)

Urges principals to exercise leadership in adopting the technology afforded by microcomputers. Offers statistics concerning the sales, cost, and use of computers, advice about the application of computers to administrative work, and guidelines for administrators who want to adapt computers to their needs. (WD)

Provides a checklist that allows identification of five major leadership styles, along the axes of concern for production and concern for people. (MLF)

Research indicates that filling the role of instructional leader may be the most difficult task a principal faces. Cited as major causes of this difficulty are lack of training for the instructional leadership responsibilities of the principalship, lack of support from superiors and subordinates, and time pressure. (Author/MLF)