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Peer reviewedBrown, Robert D.; And Others – Urban Education, 1985
School board members from a national sample read specially designed evaluation vignettes and responded to questions about informatyon needs and resources. Information needs and decision-making processes were found to vary depending upon such factors as importance of the decision, amount of conflict present, presence/absence of superintendent…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Board of Education Policy, Boards of Education, Decision Making
Boggs, Peggy McGuire – American School Board Journal, 1985
School board members can be more effective by following four rules: count their votes, comply with open meeting laws, live with press scrutiny, and learn the art of political decision making. (MD)
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Board Candidates, Boards of Education, Decision Making Skills
Peer reviewedCrowson, Robert L.; Morris, Van Cleve – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1985
Observation of a sample of 24 Chicago (Illinois) principals for a period of 11 working days each, spread over the course of 1 to 2 school years, revealed evidence of an organizational loyalty/identification system and a training-oriented relationship between the principal and the district superintendent. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Bureaucracy, Efficiency
George, Julio R.; Seabrook, William B. – American School Board Journal, 1986
The Gaston County (North Carolina) board and superintendent have developed a board self-evaluation questionnaire and a community questionnaire to improve the board's effectiveness as a policy-making body. The 30-item community questionnaire is appended. (MLF)
Descriptors: Accountability, Board Administrator Relationship, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education
Peer reviewedKnoop, Robert; Wagner, James – Canadian Administrator, 1986
A model of "alternant leadership"--leading and succeeding one another by turn--is presented that proposes a democratic, collegial, multivoter, team approach to electing educational leaders. The rationale is based on contingency theories of administration and studies on leadership succession. Related articles are EA 519 583 and 584. (MLF)
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership, Models
Peer reviewedCote, Lawrence S. – Journal of Higher Education, 1985
The extent to which college presidents and governing board chairmen agree on the relative importance of 20 presidential roles was studied. Institutional size and type were examined, and the results indicated general consensus between the two groups. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, College Presidents
Brown, Margaret; Walworth, William – College Board Review, 1986
The leadership style that higher education must develop consists of a partnership between trustees, presidents, and staff members focusing on the needs of the students. College administrators can learn much about authority and codetermination from religious leaders of the past and industrial management of today. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, College Presidents, Educational Change
Ingram, Richard T. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1995
This monograph, directed to trustees and board members of independent colleges and universities, is intended to offer basic information about board and trustee responsibility; to highlight the principles of board and trustee membership; to help members keep themselves, the board, and their institution out of trouble; and to provide information on…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility, Board Administrator Relationship, College Administration
Cartwright, Gene J.; Schwartz, Allen D. – 2002
Student disciplinary proceedings often present a challenge for school-board members and school administrators alike. One of the biggest obstacles to fairness in any school-related hearing is the potential for confusing the roles among administrators and the board. It may be impossible to avoid all these role conflicts in some situations, but this…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship
Download full textNestor-Baker, Nancy; Tschannen-Moran, Megan – 2001
Most people know much more than they can communicate because their personal knowledge is so thoroughly grounded in experience that it cannot be expressed in its fullness. This study examines how two superintendents used tacit knowledge to build shattered trust in their school boards. Trust is first examined as a multifaceted aspect of human…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Cognitive Structures, Elementary Secondary Education, Incidental Learning
Taylor, Anson S. – Education Canada, 1973
Author stressed that there is no blueprint for educational administration. Each administration should be custom made according to a board's unique needs. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrative Problems, Board Administrator Relationship, Boards of Education
Reimers, Barbara D. – Updating School Board Policies, 1974
Describes some techniques adopted by some administrators to frustrate the policymaking function of school boards. Suggests seven points to consider in developing a management team concept based on respect and honesty between administrators and board members. (WM)
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Information Utilization
Peer reviewedSouthworth, William D. – Clearing House, 1969
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Board Administrator Relationship, Board Candidates, Board of Education Role
Direct linkQualls, Robert L. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1983
Building an effective board requires attention to trustees' roles and responsibilities, selection of new trustees, board organization, and criteria for measuring trustees' performance. Full participation is essential for effective decision-making, and six committees can be helpful: executive, nominating, finance, development, academic affairs, and…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Board Administrator Relationship, Committees, Decision Making
Porter, Earl W. – AGB Reports, 1982
A study of presidential search processes reveals a variety of organizations, procedures, and attitudes about appropriate and effective methods. Among the issues discussed are the dominance of local standards and considerations, the roles of faculty and trustees, recruitment and nomination, interviews, premature disclosure of the decision, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Selection, Board Administrator Relationship, College Faculty, College Presidents
