Clearinghouse on Educational Policy and Management College of Education · University of Oregon

		Publications Available Online In addition to ERIC Digests, Research Roundups, Policy Reports, Policy Perspectives, and News Bulletins, several other publications are available at no cost online. These include the books below, two of five volumes from the At-Risk Youth in Crisis Series (more to come), three papers on Trends & Issues in education, and numerous sample chapters from our print publications. Full Text of Books The following out-of-print publications are available online free of charge in Adobe Acrobat format. The software necessary to read this format is available for free download from Adobe. The size of the file is given in kilobytes (kb) after the title. Graying Teachers: A Report on State Pension Systems and School District Early Retirement Incentives, by Frank V. Auriemma, Bruce S. Cooper, Stuart C. Smith. Foreword by Richard D. Miller, 1992. (394 kb) This report presents a complete state-by-state overview of the retirement programs available to America's teachers. In addition, case studies of early retirement incentive plans in six districts provide some useful information about how these plans work: amounts spent and saved, numbers of teachers eligible to retire early versus those who take the option, and the costs of replacing the teachers who retired. At-Risk Families and Schools: Becoming Partners, by Lynn Balster Liontos, 1992. (780 kb) Help for educators in meeting the challenge of involving parents and extended families of at-risk children is offered in this report. Twenty-eight chapters provide information to help educators communicate with low-income, nonwhite, and non-English-speaking parents. Principals: How to Train, Recruit, Select, Induct, and Evaluate Leaders for America's Schools, by Mark E. Anderson, 1991. (496 kb) What training is needed to be an effective school leader? Whom do school districts prefer to hire? How are principals introduced to their jobs? What type of feedback on performance do they need and receive? Why do some principals succeed while others fail? Seeking answers to these questions, Mark E. Anderson combines knowledge from both print and practice in a lucid examination of the training, recruitment, selection, induction, and evaluation of America's principals. Voices From the Classroom, by David J. Flinders, 1989. (256 kb) "David Flinders' work captures the teacher's voice that often is absent from conversations about policy and the ways policy can enhance practice. His lessons from the classroom comprise a valuable resource for policy makers or students of education who want to understand more about the 'black box' of classroom practice, the ways in which context matters, and the reasons why policy initiatives often disappoint...." - from the Foreword, by Milbrey McLaughlin At-Risk Youth in Crisis Series · Volume 1 - Introduction and Resources (1991) (248 kb) · Volume 3 - Child Abuse (1991) (248 kb) · Volume 5 - Attendance Services (1992) (314 kb) Trends and Issues · Student Motivation, School Culture, and Academic Achievement (1992) (96 kb) · The Emergence of University-Based Education Policy Centers (1989) (80 kb) · Change in Public Education: A Technological Perspective (1989) (112 kb) Sample Chapters of Current Books · The New Standards and Accountability: Will Rewards and Sanctions Motivate America's Schools to Peak Performance?       (HTML format)       1. Preface       1. Chapter 1 · Measuring Leadership: A Guide to Assessment for Development of School Executives       (Adobe Acrobat format)       1. Table of Contents       2. Foreword       3. Introduction       4. Chapter 1 · Roadmap to Restructuring: Charting the Course of Change in American Education       (Adobe Acrobat format)       1. Table of Contents       2. Foreword       3. Introduction       4. Chapter 1 · Student Motivation: Cultivating a Love of Learning       (Adobe Acrobat format)       1. Table of Contents       2. Foreword       3. Introduction       4. Chapter 1 · Leading with Vision       (Adobe Acrobat format)       1. Table of Contents       2. Foreword       3. Introduction       4. Chapter 1 · Learning Experiences in School Renewal       (Adobe Acrobat format)       1. Table of Contents       2. Foreword       3. Chapter 1 · School Leadership: Handbook for Excellence, 3rd Edition       (Adobe Acrobat format)       1. Table of Contents       2. Foreword       3. Introduction       4. Chapter 1 · Children at the Center: Implementing the Multiage Classroom       (HTML format)       1. Table of Contents       2. Introduction       3. Chapter 1 · Implementing Problem-Based Learning in Leadership Development       (HTML format)       1. Table of Contents       2. Introduction       3. Chapter 1