• A STUDY OF PERSONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CORRELATES OF LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOUR OF HEADS OF SCHOOLS
  Dr. Noorjehan N. Ganihar, Aravind V. Karabasanagoudra

• ACADEMIC SUPERVISION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  Prof. N.Pradhan, Ms. Vandana Talegaonkar, Ms. Rina Chaudhury

• HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS HIV/AIDS EDUCATION
  S. Mannangatty, Z.Zayapragassarazan, Dr. (Mrs.) B. Minnel Kodi

• A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF VIRTUAL LABORATORY LEARNING OVER CONVENTIONAL LABORATORY LEARNING OF CIRCUIT BRANCHES OF DIPLOMA STUDENTS
  S. Murugadass, Dr. E.S.M. Suresh

Editorial: Indian Educational Researcher Volume 1, Issue 2, July – December 2008

Editorial Notes July 13, 2008. Pages: 01-01.

Our inaugural March 2007 issue of The Indian Educational Researcher motivated us to dare to dream now, hopefully this November 2007 second issue would propel us to dare to fly high on our journey to make a mark in the Indian educational research scene.

The November issue brings articles which cover leadership, role of teachers and use of media in teaching practical skills.

Dr. Noorjehan N. Ganihar and Dr. Aravind V. Karabasanagoudra in their paper on a study of personal and institutional correlates of leadership behaviour of heads of schools have examined the institutional and personal correlates of the leadership behaviour of the Heads of the schools and the influence of job satisfaction, personal effectiveness and organizational climate and organizational culture of the schools.

The article on Academic Supervision in Secondary Schools by Dr. N.Pradhan et al reveals that though academic supervision is taken seriously by the principals and supervisors of the schools, the manner in which it is practiced varies from school to school. Perhaps there is a need to look into the practice of supervision in various parts of India so that a sound and adequate knowledge base of the practice and the required skills needed for supervisor can be identified.

The article on high school teachers' knowledge and attitude towards HIV/AIDS education indicates a direct relationship between teachers' knowledge of HIV/AIDS and positive or supportive attitudes towards HIV/AIDS. There also appears a need for more studies in this area.

The comparative study of virtual laboratory learning over conventional learning of circuit branches of diploma students in polytechnics found that 85.5% students hold positive attitude towards the virtual laboratory. In this study, simulation leads to better understanding by the studies of the concepts of electronic circuits and their skill and knowledge increases. It reinforces the quote of Francois Fenelon "Everything that excites the imagination facilitates learning."