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Download full textTucker, Harvey J.; Zeigler, L. Harmon – 1977
This paper applies the Eulau and Karps framework for explaining the responsiveness of legislative bodies to public school boards. Eulau and Karps argue that responsiveness deals with a complex, multidimensional set of transactional relationships that can be analytically divided into four components. A high level of responsiveness in one component…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Boards of Education, Citizen Participation, Communication (Thought Transfer)
McLeod, Marshall W. – 1979
Drawing from the explicit statutory provisions found in the "community college law" of each state, this report examines the legal responsibilities of local community college governing boards. After discussing the number of private and public two-year colleges with local boards, the report examines the boards' legal status as corporations which are…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Board Administrator Relationship, Community Colleges, Governance
Applegate, Jane H. – 1981
Broad areas of teacher center directors' roles and responsibilities were identified through an examination of their perceptions of job expectations, time spent on activities, and their frustrations and concerns. A survey elicited responses on six categories of job responsibilities: program development, service to teachers, administration, public…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Employment Experience
Cleary, Robert E. – 1980
A 16-item questionnaire was used to survey 60 college and university presidents and 61 board chairmen in six Middle Atlantic states in order to explore distinctions between the policy and the administration functions in the president-trustee relationship. Personal intrviews were conducted with ten of the chairmen and ten presidents as a followup…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Responsibility, Board Administrator Relationship, College Administration
Kauffman, Joseph F. – 1980
The role of the college and university president is examined, including myths, expectations, and realities of the presidency. Data are gathered from research studies, interviews with many presidents, and the author's personal experience as a college president. Among the issues discussed are presidential selection and evaluation, the relationship…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Role, Administrator Selection, Board Administrator Relationship
Marsee, Stuart E. – 1980
While members of a college's board of trustees expect the president to provide them with accurate and timely information, individual trustees also have a responsibility to help the president do an effective job. The board should understand that the president is the one college administrator with an overview of the enterprise as a whole; his/her…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Board of Education Role, College Administration
Duea, Jerry; Bishop, Walter L. – 1980
Practical Research into Organizational Behavior and Effectiveness (PROBE) surveyed public school district superintendents in 1979 to compare their views on education to the lay opinions expressed in the annual Gallup Poll of the public's attitudes toward public schools. The study utilized a one-page questionnaire and focused on time management,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
Zeigler, Harmon; And Others – 1980
This extensive survey pretest utilized in-depth interviews with school superintendents and city managers in selected cities throughout Oregon and in Los Angeles. The purpose of the pilot study was to explore the similarities and differences in conflict management between the two professions. The study reveals that superintendents and city managers…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, City Officials, Community Organizations
ACCT Trustee Quarterly, 1980
These four issues of the fourth volume of "Trustee Quarterly" present 24 articles dealing with community college finance, administration, and mission. Specific topics covered from the first issue through the fourth include: (1) the president-board relationship; (2) marketing the community college; (3) community college finance in the 1980's; (4)…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, College Administration, College Planning
Nelson, Neil – 1980
This document reports the results of a year-long study of the processes used successfully to manage policy in a medium-sized school district in Ontario, Canada. The study was subjective and qualitative, and involved three techniques: observing meetings and people at work, conducting interviews, and examining documentary material. The researchers…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Board Administrator Relationship, Board of Education Policy, Case Studies
Wennerberg, Carl H., Ed. – 1967
Guidelines recommend the development of mutual cooperation between the board of education and its chief administrator, the district school superintendent. Particular attention is given to the role of the board of education in formulating district policy, establishing effective board-community relations, selecting and evaluating the superintendent,…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection, Board Administrator Relationship
Pray, Francis C. – 1972
The poor performance of boards of trustees, often a characteristic of the so-called "struggling institution," is identified as a symptom of trouble in institutions with financial problems. In scores of colleges studied, very few boards of trustees were found who met the standards of composition, organization and performance necessary for solution…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrators, Board Administrator Relationship, Court Litigation
Kalamazoo Public Schools, MI. – 1972
A list of behavioral objectives to be achieved by the Kalamazoo school system was drawn up for the period May 1, 1972 to June 30, 1973. Items in the list were designed to show the top priority directions for the school system and to serve as accountability criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of the present administration. The objectives…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Guides, Behavioral Objectives
Kalamazoo Public Schools, MI. – 1973
A list of behavioral objectives to be achieved by the Kalamazoo school system was drawn up for the period 1973-74. Items in the list were designed to show the top priority directions for the school system and to serve as accountability criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of the present administration. Accountability is conceived in terms of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Guides, Behavioral Objectives
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This speech outlines the purposes to be served by increased professional and lay participation in decisionmaking at school and systemwide levels. The author suggests (1) a committee structure designed to facilitate increased participation by professional and lay personnel, and (2) some methods for involving professional and lay personnel at both…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Community Role
