This study analyzes sources of instability in the formal authority of administrators in large U.S. universities, the perspectives by which campus executives attempt to cope with these problems, and the effects on present and future executives' legitimacy. The findings of a survey of attitudes held by 526 executives in 69 large and prestigious…

This study proposed a graduate curriculum for the preparation of community college chief administrators. The proposal was based on research findings obtained from four major sources: selected educational literature; descriptions of existing programs in selected colleges and universities; queries of board presidents of selected community colleges…

The office of the community college president and the individuals who serve in it are the concern of this monograph. Data were initially obtained through questionnaires answered by 438 community college presidents. Subsequent information was received from the presidents' wives, secretaries, and second-ranking administrators; deans, presidents of…

The purpose of this research was to determine the personal characteristics of board of trustee members in the State of Illinois, their attitudes toward junior college functions, and the relationship between their personal characteristics and attitudes. Pertinent data were collected from 215 (87.8% of the potential 245) board members serving during…

This survey was designed to measure the level of professional development of student financial aid administrators; their academic background, their professional characteristics, and their needs for future development. A questionnaire was mailed to student aid administrators at 600 institutions of higher education located in nine southern states. A…

In this study the correlational relationships among supervisory styles of science department heads, selected affective components of their science programs, and other personal and institutional variables were investigated. The author developed two discriminative, reliable and valid instruments: the Science Supervisory Style Inventory (SSSI) and…

Instructional Management must be carried out so that it is responsive in an accountability sense to the social system; there must be negotiation and communication among a variety of parties; and the work must be understood, accepted, and supported by all key participants. Communication is needed to establish and maintain the system, to resolve…

The research reported is an attempt at construct validation of a proposed measure of administrator authenticity -- Seeman's scale of ambivalence toward leadership ideology. Seeman had implied that leaders who are more ambivalent would be less susceptible to reality distortion. Using Rokeach's dogmatism scale as an indicator of susceptibility to…

Biology teachers whose principal scored above the mean of the population (forty secondary schools in Oklahoma) on both the "consideration" and "initiating structure" dimensions of the "Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire" scored significantly higher on the "Biology Teacher Attitude Inventory" than…

Women administrators characteristically bring a distinctive and valuable background to their positions as high-echelon school district managers because of the comparatively (to men) humble route they take to the top. (Author)

The author talks to the founder of the Center for Village Studies. His name is George Delf, and his concern is with the long-term future of villages for which he has some energetic proposals. (Editor/RK)

Discusses the significance of the variables commitment and ideology in maintaining occupational tasks. Correctional officers in treatment-oriented institutions are encouraged to develop commitment to treatment ideology. (Author)

Discusses the need for a comprehensive, on-going method of evaluating college presidents, and presents a model consisting of an evaluation form comparing the performance of the incumbent with the expected performance of a president in an ideal situation, and structured interviews with each member of the board of trustees. (LS)

Through factor analysis, seventeen abstract concepts of personal characteristics and administrative skills were redefined to six more specific ones. The purpose of this analysis was to identify critical characteristics which can be used to evaluate administrators or prospective leaders of colleges or universities. (SW)

The characteristics of principal behavior accounting for the greatest explanation of teacher loyalty are thrust, consideration, initiating structure, and nonauthoritarianism; however, somewhat contrasting profiles emerge in predicting teacher loyalty in elementary and secondary schools. (Author/I RT)