Moving from a faculty position to an administrative office frequently entails gaining considerable responsibility, but ambiguous power. The hope of these two authors is that this volume will serve as a reference and a source of support for current associate and assistant deans and as a window into these jobs for faculty who may be considering such…

Veteran educators Howard J. Bultinck and Lynn H. Bush draw from their own experiences as principals and teachers to offer school leaders 99 lessons they've learned on the job and in daily life. With this book, principals, other administrators, and teacher leaders have a surefire head start on effective school leadership. "99 Ways to Lead and…

Focuses on specific actions and activities that a senior-level information technology manager in higher education, such as a chief information officer, might use after starting a new job to help ensure his or her success. (EV)

Sources of stress and hypertension are examined from the perspective of the professional educator and educational administrator. Physiological and psychological causes and effects of stressful lifestyles are explored, and suggestions are given for methods to deal with unhealthy amounts of stress. (LH)

Presents guidelines intended to improve working conditions for more effective administration of writing programs and guidelines for developing writing program administrator job descriptions. (RS)

Presents time management techniques that child care directors can use in learning to control "time bandits," those external (circumstances and expectations of others) and internal (personal work attitudes and behaviors) factors that take away focused attention from planned priorities and personal productivity. (BB)

Suggests some solutions to administrators' cluttered desk problems and offers guidelines for a planning and organizing system. (MLF)

Organized around the ISLLC standards, this text introduces students to the concepts and theories of educational leadership. The new edition adds coverage of such topics as data usage, ethics, innovative hiring practices, and student discipline. Appearing in the second edition are chapter-ending sections called "Point-Counterpoint" which prompt…

Discusses the need to understand the unique nature of illness and dying for each person and circumstance. Describes ways for center directors to deal sensitively with an employee's illness. Explores the impact of serious illness on child care programs and examines pitfalls to avoid in dealing with ill employees. (SM)

Explores what effective facility professionals can do to foster satisfied employees and a progressive work environment. Discusses needs, motivators, and generational differences as they relate to employee satisfaction. (EV)

Offers practical solutions to three problems faced by administrators of early childhood education programs: motivating staff with different levels of commitment, dealing with staff communications and conflicts, and minimizing the impact of teacher turnover. (JPB)

This booklet explains the meaning and sources of stress, presents a model differentiating among several approaches to dealing with stress, and offers advice and self-help exercises to aid in alleviating the causes of stress. Each chapter topic is a component of the stress alleviation model: stress awareness, tolerance, stress reduction, and stress…

Written for child care center directors, this book offers a framework for thinking about and organizing the director's work along with principles and strategies to cultivate the kind of thinking and activities that support a vision of early childhood programs as learning communities. Chapter 1, "Guiding Your Program with a Vision," offers a vision…

Drawing from their varied experiences, the authors of this helpful guide, now in its second edition, offer firsthand advice on the skills and attitude needed to succeed as a community college leader. Topics include: (1) Making the right career choices; (2) Thriving and surviving on the job; (3) Navigating institutional politics; (4) Taking the…

Partners in Quality is a research and development project sponsored by the Canadian Child Care Federation and its affiliates to explore how child care providers, parents, and other partners can work together to support and improve quality in child care. This booklet, in both English and French, is the third in a series to support child care…