This monograph provides readings in ethical thought and professional ethics in educational administration, supplemented by case studies illustrating ethical problems administrators face. Comments on the field of ethics and the importance of administrative ethics introduce the booklet, along with background information about the booklet and…

The feasibility of awarding a single annual appropriation for the operating budget to the University of Alaska was investigated in 1982. Study methods included a literature review and a survey of practitioners concerning the advantages and disadvantages of a single appropriation versus several appropriations. In addition to surveying directors of…

A theoretical analysis of embedded organizations (parts of a larger organization) is developed and eight propositions relative to the use of modifying responses by such organizational units are offered. Research was conducted on the responses of two colleges within a university to their respective growing/declining resource environments over an…

Focusing on the classification decisions that affect a student's opportunity to learn to read, this document outlines a study analyzing the classification practices in two urban elementary schools in Illinois. Chapter one defines the issue of student classification and its impact on how students are taught to read, examines implications for…

This module is one in a series of six designed to help vocational educators develop skills needed to make use of the Vocational Technical Education Consortium of States materials and to develop and manage individualized instructional programs. Recommended for use by both pre- and inservice teachers and curriculum development specialist interns,…

A study of human relations as it applies to leadership, change, and education in its broadest sense is presented in this text. The book brings together the basic factors governing human behavior and interaction and relates them to actual learning situations involving administrative, management, supervisory, and teaching skills. It presents aids…

Guiding principles, state laws, and state board rules and regulations are covered, providing school administrators with a ready reference in the field of pupil transportation. Divided into three sections, the manual initially covers administrative procedures including--(1) the purchase of buses, (2) bus maintenance, (3) employment of drivers, (4)…

This booklet contains national apprenticeship standards for use by Automotive Service Councils in the training of future automotive mechanics, body repairmen, painters, and other specialized professional technicians. It begins with a brief presentation of apprenticeship policy. The major contents are provisions of standards on the following:…

University management is examined with regard to six major areas: decision and participation, finance, information, human flows, physical plant and equipment, and academic planning. Comprehensive long and medium term planning is proposed with the special feature of decentralized decision making. The issue of information requirements for managerial…

The manual is written primarily to aid in the training of personnel to meet the professional qualifications of the engineering aid, first class and chief. In chapter one, the trainee becomes familiar with the rewards and responsibilities of an engineering aid. Chapter two deals with principles of SEABEE administration, the organization and…

This handbook is written for the principal of an inner-city school in the belief that the principal who respects the people with whom he works, who encourages them in planning to achieve mutually agreed-upon goals, who trusts them with real responsibility, and who supports their efforts has a greater chance of being an affective school…

The four trends chosen for discussion in this paper represent the impressions of the observer and are selected because of their perceived relevance for persons having a major interest in educational administrator preparation programs. The author observes that (1) educational administration and governance in the public sector are becoming…

Many educators and those outside the educational community think that the time is approaching rapidly--if in fact it has not already arrived--when school administrators charged with educational responsibilities and leadership can no longer be satisfied with merely getting the job done, but must consider the means by which a school's goals and…

This report contains workshop presentations by various State representatives on State education agency (SEA) use of management by objectives (MBO). The first presentation provides a conceptual "umbrella" of management and discusses six steps that are fundamental to management by objectives. The second presentation contains a concise…

Presents a model that administrators can use to control the teaching-learning process. Definitions are provided for the model's six elements: budgeting, reports, policies, organizational structures, professionalism, and staff selection and training. Notes that involvement of teachers and students in the control process minimizes communication…