ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the dilemma of trying to do research that tries to be helpful, sympathetic and critical all at the same time. In fact, most respondents made very few changes in their original summaries, and these were often to clarify points that they thought had not been adequately explained in the original discussion. Of the district administrators, thirteen were superintendents or assistant superintendents and the others held positions such as secretary treasurer, computer coordinator, and special education coordinator. Changes in work don't necessarily affect schools directly, but because preparation for work is one of the major purposes of schools, these changes may have important implications for what schools do. Anyone writing about the results of research faces the problem of establishing the validity of findings. The open nature of the interviews also meant that not all issues were raised in each interview. Each quotation is identified by the district and by the speaker's role in the district.
