This article offers description and interpretation for understanding the exercise of leadership in teacher collaboration. Data gathered in two urban high schools through observations and interviews were coded and categorized following Miles and Huberman's modified analytic induction technique. The analysis contributes to emerging theory on…

Given the challenges of a culturally and linguistically diverse student body, one exemplary high school has developed supportive schooling practices that provide academic rigor and access for all students while embracing their linguistic and cultural identities. This ethnographic study documents how this school contributed to the college…

Designed for high school teachers and administrators, this compilation of two journal articles, a bibliography, and a course list describes how one school took two days between semesters, abandoned regular schedules, and offered special minicourses suited to the talents of the staff and community. Minicourses are seen as a way to broaden horizons,…

The principal is probably more musical than he believes. At least that's the premise of the authors who suggest ways the school administrator can evaluate his musicality. They also recommend ways to determine how educational his music teachers are. (Editor)

How can a media center be organized to best serve a continuous-progress curriculum? This writer offers some suggestions that have worked in his school. (Editor)

High school journalism courses, far from teaching a narrow discipline, have the potential of fulfilling most of youth's 10 imperative needs, according to this author. (Editor)

If the principalship is being tested, the principal needs to have greater negotiating acumen and more solid unification of the profession, says this author. He offers suggestions on steps that should be taken to protect and foster the principalship. (Editor)

This article provides a framework for defining and analyzing classroom management problems of beginning teachers. It also includes a practical illustration of the application of this framework to the solution of a concrete teaching problem. (Editor)

The effective administrator is one who has developed and implemented a personalized administrative theory. (Author)

An instrument is presented for self-assessment by secondary school principals to identify both their willingness to intervene and their style of intervention in conflict situations with students and colleagues. (Author/MLF)

Focuses on the identification of principles and strategies to be followed in conflict resolution. (Author/MLF)

Reviews the various dimensions of persuasion. (MLF)

Guidelines for principals to measure their own efforts to comply with Title IX guidelines and to provide sex equity for all students and employees. (Author/MLF)

Seventeen suggestions for making meetings productive. (MLF)

Basic recommendations for the principal attempting to establish productive community relationships. (Author/MLF)