Of 75 small-district educational administrators identified as successful, a significant number displayed intuitive and thinking psychological types and preferred visionary rational leadership styles. This was particularly true for female administrators and was contrary to the traditional rational leadership style seen in earlier studies of…

Academic administrators are not generally trusted. Drawing on Plato's "Republic," this article shows that this mistrust is understandable, considering how values are prioritized in academe, how administrators and political life are connected, and how one normal administrative function (implementing others' policies) can presage an openness to…

New this year to the annual desk reference of key education facts is a special report on immigration, followed by education events in review; spending on school construction and renovation; demographics of school leadership; indicators of school performance and progress; and education indicators by region and by state. (MLF)

Leader authenticity, which affects principals' willingness to share leadership roles, has been associated with more open school climates. This article summarizes a study examining the relationship between principal authenticity and faculty empowerment in 30 high schools. One aspect of teacher empowerment (expanding teacher knowledge) was…

Discusses the predictable stages of professional development that child care directors experience. Lists the developmental tasks and professional development needs of four stages: organizing and surviving; managing and focusing; leading and balancing; and advocating and mentoring. (TJQ)

Lists 26 African-American, eight Hispanic-American, and seven Native-American college and university presidents and chancellors of color who have been at their respective two- or four-year institutions for 15 of more years. (MSE)

Examines characteristics of urban principals nationally, discussing expectations for principals and analyzing data from a national survey of urban public school principals. Results reveal that over time, principals have become more diversified, have had stronger backgrounds in instructional leadership, and have actively pursued degrees and…

School administrators' pathway to career advancement is littered with potholes, some relating to individual deficiencies and others to unpredictable influences. Five leadership elements (sensitivity to others' needs, environmental adaptability, style flexibility, locus of control, and possession of an intelligent, balanced demeanor) help translate…

The new governors of five states (Alabama, California, Iowa, Massachusetts, South Carolina), all of whom are expected to influence state higher education policy, are profiled. Information includes election result summaries, proposed initiatives and policy directions concerning college and university financing and student aid, and challenges faced…

Focuses on manager behavior within a business environment related to the classification, storage and retrieval of electronic mail messages. Discusses bibliographic control and classification theory; characteristics of managers and personal constructs; the user-system context; and the use of technology to categorize and filter e-mail messages. The…

Respecting, communicating with, and supporting students are the characteristics of effective principals' behaviors that contribute most to a positive school climate, according to the results of a survey of 123 teachers in a university-based principal-preparation program. (PKP)

This paper reports multiperspective research on 10 successful, experienced headteachers working in a range of urban and suburban schools of different sizes (with different school populations and free school meals indices of between 20% and 62%). All had raised the levels of measurable pupil attainments in their schools and all were highly regarded…

Examined job/occupational instability among child care teachers and directors. Found that over half of teachers and a third of directors had left their centers 4 years after initial interviews. Highly trained teachers were more likely to leave jobs if they earned lower wages, worked in less stable climate, or worked with greater percentage of…

Pressures for reform require greater innovativeness among public school administrators than in the past. Perceptions of innovativeness, which function as administrators' reality and influence participation in innovation, are reflected in their informal network relationships. Using network methods and descriptive statistics, this article explores a…

The genesis of the moral leadership concept in educational administration and examples of studies exploring this idea during the 1979-2003 period are discussed. The author recommends more contextually sensitive descriptive studies with a focus on the social relations among school leaders and others, giving particular attention, in a…