Describes strategies for conducting a successful superintendent search. Outlines issues for the school board to consider, including 10 questions about the nature of the school board and 10 questions to ask the prospective superintendents. Contains tips for identifying the board's and superintendent's operating and communication styles. (LMI)

Presents results from national surveys of public community college presidents and trustees, focusing on differences and similarities in characteristics. Provides data on the following: race, ethnicity, gender, age, education, political party, community college attendance and teaching experience, and level of stress. Discusses implications for the…

Examines survey responses from female academic librarians that investigated why the percentage of women academic library directors is lower than the percentage of women in the profession as a whole. Results conclude that deprivation behavior, including antimentoring, blocks the advancement of women directors. (Author/LRW)

It is important for college presidents, through public relations staff, to know what constituent groups are thinking, anticipate issues before they become problems, and predict reactions to decisions. Strategies for access to the president include learning his style, keeping a formalized meeting schedule, networking, and volunteering him for…

A national survey of law school deans revealed information about their educational backgrounds, law schools attended, law-related work experience, teaching experience, work experience prior to deanship, subjects taught, age and term in office, and activities after deanship. (MSE)

Explores the relationship among the self-image of third-generation Japanese-American males, sexual dynamics within corporations, and their managerial behavior. Argues that ethnic and sexual stereotypes influence Japanese-American participation in the management of U.S. corporations, and that membership in "corporate communities" has…

Reviews research findings on the characteristics of effective school principals, and relates these findings to the unique challenges of American Indian education. Suggests personality traits, leadership style, behaviors, and skills needed to be an effective leader in an Indian school. Contains 18 references. (SV)

Both experience and theory suggest that the best teachers do not necessarily make the most effective administrators. The basic motivations, personality traits, and human qualities that enticed these people into education and made them great teachers might not be the qualities needed for success in school administration. (MLH)

Advice for alumni program directors to increase productivity and counter negative images includes developing a long-range plan for budget-building, being flexible enough to seize opportunities, building a base of support within the institution, cultivating support among senior administrators, building on successes and expecting excellence, and…

Envisions the characteristics of effective principals in the year 2000 to include: showing academic as well as political leadership; being comfortable with shared decision making; and encouraging ambiguity, alternatives, and the dialectic process. (SR)

A case study of a primary school principal in New South Wales (Australia) was conducted using a physiological device, the Stephens Tissue Perfusion Monitor, to measure the levels of stress associated with various situations encountered by the principal. Study identified 14 categories of "uplifts" that assist principals in lowering stress…

An interview with the University of Wisconsin at Madison's chancellor, Donna Shalala, covers such topics as her experiences at Hunter College, the woman administrator, the leadership role, minority group issues, institutional planning, and the politics of higher education. (MSE)

Examines the perceptions of 3,067 teachers of the effectiveness of successors to 73 prior principals. Effective successors inspired teacher confidence early. Results further indicate that teachers assess succession in terms of its effect on organizational factors that allow teachers to maintain predictability and control over their work. (SLD)

Develops a model linking organizational growth and decline to competitive strategy, the strategy-making process, and the chief executive officer's personal characteristics. The model was empirically tested for private liberal arts colleges. Enrollment growth is associated with focused strategy, the CEO's innovative style, differentiation, and…

Today's administrator must realize that being a leader, not a manager, is the norm for successful organizations. Leadership at all organizational levels is imperative to achieving organizational objectives. Managers exercise leadership by establishing a vision, accepting responsibility, taking initiative, and empowering others. Empowerment is the…