Results of this study indicate that administrators and teachers seem to be saying that university-based consultants are better at writing about elementary school change than they are at working in the field to implement change. (IRT)

Describes a study that explored how changes enacted nationally are implemented locally through an examination of the implementation of P.L. 94-142. Concludes that the "universal" (national) level and the "provincial" (local) level interact to produce the final outcome of legislation. (JM)

In examining the book "The Changing Politics of Education," the author attacks neo-conservative revisionism that claims that the goals of national policy are either impossible to achieve or undesirable because they frustrate popular will. (Author/IRT)

Using a model of the grieving process developed by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, examines the emotional impact of change on individuals in an educational organization. (Contains 31 references.) (PKP)

Reviews literature on preparation programs in educational administration programs that led to changes in the educational administration program at Southwest Texas State University in 1995. Uses focus group methodology to obtain student views of program experiences. (Contains 31 references.) (PKP)

Investigates the assistance needed and provided in the Kentucky Principal Intern Program, a statewide induction program for new principals and assistant principals. Uses quantitative and qualitative methods to examine primary work responsibility, job readiness, growth needs, and the assistance provided to administrators participating in the…

Reviews organizational learning and learning organizations literature, especially the work of Peter Senge. Discusses requirements to transform schools into learning organizations (learning schools). (Contains 22 references.) (PKP)

Examines the job attraction to teachers of school-council service in Kentucky. Finds limited teacher attraction to school-council service, but more attraction if principal services as council chair. Draws implications for state policy and job-attraction theory. (Contains 43 references.) (PKP)

Uses case study of public education system in Ontario, Canada, to trace provincial-government-imposed changes in education since the 1990s. Focuses on restructuring curriculum to emphasize global education. Discusses possible future direction of provincial education policy. (Contains 19 references.) (PKP)

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)

Briefly reviews Dewey's theory of moral inquiry and his thoughts on the deliberative process, and then explores the importance of communal deliberation in overcoming complex problems. The negotiation of various perspectives in communal deliberations is applied to the leader's role--especially to administrative work in schools. (Contains 50…

Provides a brief overview of historical trends in classroom instructional practices and explains the emergence of constructivist theory. Describes two instructional practices at the secondary level: curriculum integration and teaming. Reports findings of a case study examining one high school faculty's teaching practices while engaged in…

Essay review of the third edition (2001) of Michael Fullan's book "The Meaning of Educational Change." Discusses Fullan's educational change issues and concepts such as multiple meanings and consequent complexities and cultivating meaningful relationships. (Contains 28 references.) (PKP)

In conjunction with recent reform movements, the Danforth Foundation has established two concurrent programs to support university professors of school administration committed to studying, reassessing, and redesigning school administrator preparation programs. This paper describes faculty reform efforts in Auburn University's educational…