This training module, one of four designed to help train people in effective leadership, provides materials suitable for an all-day workshop, two half-days, or a series of shorter sessions. Six activities help to describe the practices and lessons of well-managed companies. These include: (1) Managing vs. Lending; (2) Characteristics of…

The new distribution patterns of high technology provide clues for reconsidering vocational education in rural areas. This report examines the founding and development of locally owned, high technology manufacturers in the nonmetropolitan West. A mail survey of all high technology manufacturing firms in 11 contiguous Western states and a follow-up…

The booklet outlines characteristics and competencies needed by principals in schools serving special education students. Traits of empathy, integrity, honesty, creativity, and imagination are among those considered. Competencies (in terms of knowledge, values and attitudes, and performance) are listed for seven functions: to promote and represent…

Apparently, principals are able to step outside their personal mood states and respond professionally to job-related concerns. (Author)

In a study designed to explore principals' problem-solving strategies, 11 highly effective elementary school principals were compared with 11 moderately effective principals from the same three districts. The principals' effectiveness was determined by central office administrators and by application of the "Principal Profile," a measure…

This paper reports on the factors that characterize high-utilization evaluations. It is based on materials submitted to an American Educational Research Association (AERA) Division H competition for outstanding examples of evaluation utilization. The paper is organized into three sections. The first section outlines the background of the study:…

A national survey of college presidents sought to develop a profile of the leadership behaviors of effective college executives. First, a number of qualified observers (association heads, foundation heads, or scholars) and presidents were asked to nominate effective administrators as survey recipients. The resulting 412 nominees and a…

Recent research has indicated the principal's significance in effective schools. Despite the principal's crucial role in school success, little valid information exists concerning Kentucky principals and their job perceptions. This paper attempts to provide an authoritative database regarding Kentucky principals. The Kentucky Administrator's…

'Professionals' make the best school board members, say superintendents, with medical doctors their strong first choice and lawyers a distant second. (Author)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the controller's perception of his role in institutions of higher education and whether that perception differs from that of top academic administrators. It was shown that there is general agreement as to the proper role of the controller in institutions of higher education. (Editor)

Examines the status of the elementary school principal and his relation to the central office. Considers the effects of administrative decentralization. (Author/DN)

Interviews with eight female and eight male elementary principals in a Texas school district provide comparative information on career development differences among males, females, and persons from differing ethnic groups. The principals interviewed included nine Anglos, five Hispanics, one Black, and one Oriental. The data gathered covered age,…

The report examines the state of the art in the preparation of special education directors and presents findings from questionnaires completed by personnel in 34 Kansas and 39 Missouri districts. Detailed ratings are provided for the importance of knowledge/training/experience on 24 aspects, including fiscal procedures, curriculum development and…

This study was conducted to gain an in-depth understanding of the currently held feelings and beliefs of school administrators toward vocational education. One hundred thirty-five secondary school principals and superintendents were interviewed using inductive methodology to gather imperical data. Based on the interviews, administrators were…

This report uses the 1973-74 Michigan Professional Personnel Register to update earlier studies of professional personnel in Michigan's public elementary and secondary schools. The report includes descriptions of all professional personnel employed in Michigan public schools from 1967-68 through 1973-74 school years. The topics included in this…