Books: New in Print

Surviving School Micropolitics: Strategies for Administrators , by Jane Clark Lindle (Technomic Publishing Inc., Box 3535, Lancaster, Pa. 17604; 165 pp; $35 cloth). A guide to applying theory and research about school politics, also known as micropolitics, to typical problems confronting school administrators.

The School That Refused To Die: Continuity and Change at Thomas Jefferson High School , by Daniel L. Duke (State University of New York Press, State University Plaza, Albany, N.Y. 12246; 291 pp., $18.95 paper). A historical narrative of one of Richmond, Va.'s, comprehensive high schools.

Character First: The Hyde School Difference , by Joseph W. Gauld (Institute for Contemporary Studies Press, 720 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. 94102; 179 pp., $18.95 cloth). Drawing on his personal experiences as a teacher, the founder of the Hyde School in Bath, Me., defines his...