This study examined the effect of collective bargaining environments on principal hiring and school administrator behavior perceptions. Specifically, researchers hypothesized that small or medium sized school districts that engage in collective bargaining will hire significantly more outsiders as principals than will similar districts in…

In this study full-time adult education program administrators were interviewed and taped to determine what they did on the job, how they felt about what they did, and how they prepared or felt they should be preparing to achieve the goals they identified as essential to doing those jobs well. Transcript responses from the interviews were divided…

A summary of the information contained in the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges' 1978 publication, "The Presidents," is made difficult by the plethora of terms used to identify chief executive officers and by statistical inconsistencies, which included information on only 890 of the 1,200 two-year college heads, presentation of…

Relationships between selected characteristics of women administrators and their geographical mobility were studied. In addition to identifying variables associated with the geographic mobility of women administrators, factors women administrators identify in considering relocation are described. Questionnaire responses were analyzed for 1,389…

ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEMS OF CHAIRMEN DIFFER DEPENDING ON THE SIZE AND NATURE OF THE INSTITUTION, TOO LITTLE ATTENTION IS PAID TO THESE DIFFERENCES IN THE RECRUITING OF A CHAIRMAN. IN ORDER TO FILL A VACANT CHAIRMANSHIP ADEQUATELY, A PROGRAM SHOULD BE SET UP TO INDUCT THOSE WITH THE RIGHT TALENTS AND INCLINATIONS INTO MINOR ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS,…

This paper presents a view of the principalship as it is subjectively perceived by the principal. The role is constrained by a number of factors. One of these is the principal's private office that both signifies and produces the principal's unique status and position. One of the principal's primary obligations is to maintain the social structure…

This report presents intercorrelations and factor analyses of items from the principal questionnaire administered as part of the Educational Opportunities Survey (EOS). The correlations among selected items from the questionnaire were computed (1) to display their interrelationships, (2) to document them for other researchers, and (3) to serve as…

In this keynote address to the Association of Departments of English, the speaker likens himself to "the wraith of Hamlet" and, as an "old-time" chairman, offers his advice and general impressions on the role of the English department chairman. Emphasis is given to the importance of the attitude which the chairman has toward himself, the…

With the intent of presenting significant items on the subject rather than an exhaustive listing, a thorough examination was made of entries on the role of the community college division/department chairperson catalogued over the last 11 years by Education Index, Resources in Education, Current Index to Journals in Education, and Dissertation…

Questionnaires sent to 60 black colleges were designed to provide information concerning characteristics of the chief officers, including salaries by size of institution and by level of education, experience of selected admissions officers, supporting staff, student recruitment duties, admissions procedures, space and facilities, and budgeting and…

The broad range of information presented in this study suggests the current status and potential directions of community-junior colleges' community services programs. Data was obtained from 301 responses to a questionnaire sent to all 784 junior colleges listed in the AAJC 1970 directory as having such programs. The areas of concern and some of…

An attempt is made in the study presented to draw a profile of the typical "new leader" in outdoor/conservation education as reflected in programs funded under Titles I and III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. By means of a questionnaire personal data, academic data, and professional data were collected. These data included…

Relevant variables for educational administrators in a problem solving, simulation situation were examined. The study analyzed choice selections (overt responses) and physiological activity (covert responses) as related to age, experience, and educational background. The physiological activities were defined as heart rate and galvanic skin…

To identify job characteristics and patterns of administrative structure, and to analyze relationships between administrative level and job titles and characteristics, questionnaires were sent to the head vocational education administrators at all the junior colleges listed in the 1966 "Junior College Directory." Based on 255 responses, the study…

This speech outlines a local elementary principals association's innovative program of career development for elementary school principals. This program consisted of three elements: (1) human relations skills, (2) management training, and (3) internships. The program's uniqueness centered around its longrange training projections for currently…