A descriptive survey of all public, comprehensive junior colleges' deans of instruction was conducted to ascertain and examine their characteristics, preparation, and attitudes. From a final sample of 504 questionnaires, it was determined that the chief academic officers, most commonly called the deans of instruction, were typically Caucasian,…

Investigated were the relationships among three characteristics of administrators (school superintendents' innovativeness, dogmatism, and perceptions of situational pressures). Superintendents with three or four of the new programs were ranked as higly innovative, and superintendents with less than three were ranked as low innovative. The…

The need for better preparation of those engaged in planning the development of human resources has been recognized, but programs aimed at such preparation differ according to the degree to which planners are seen as professionals. The type of program carried out in several US universities meets the needs of various types of planning by offering…

The following considerations involved in local control of community colleges are examined in this paper: (1) the proper role of the local board of control as a functional part of the community junior college; (2) the demographic and biographical makeup of community junior college boards of control; (3) the attitudes of community junior college…

The primary purpose of this study was to determine if principals who exhibit high or low administrative success differ on the basis of their academic training and professional experience. Results provide some evidence that elementary school principals who exhibit a high degree of scholarship as undergraduate students tend to be more effective;…

This document reports the results of a survey modeled after a national survey of assistant principals taken in 1970 by the National Association of Elementary School Principals. Results from the national survey are reproduced in the document for comparative purposes. In this study, the questionnaire tapped such areas as the characteristics of…

School boards cannot account to the public unless they measure and assess the performance of school administrators and teachers. From the board's viewpoint, accountability (and therefore evaluation) must concentrate on the school superintendent. This evaluation must be carried out in an atmosphere of commitment and mutual trust, the procedures and…

This study of administrator preparation covering the period 1969-70 builds on previous AASA-sponsored studies (1962-63). Data were gathered from questionnaires completed and returned by 250 of the 288 institutions surveyed. The report provides information on (1) the history of administrator preparation studies, (2) institutions with graduate…

Suggests that superintendents of today must be tough, able to take criticism, aware of the conflict that surrounds the office, and be sensitive, perceptive, and humanistic. (Author/AM)

Suggests that the advocated goals for reform and renewal which evolve from a spirit of black consciousness will remain in the rhetorical stage unless the professional expertise and social discipline are developed to effect the desired programmatic changes. (Author/AM)

The role of the instructional leader is to facilitate good instruction, which necessitates characteristics and skills of a personal, professional, and managerial nature. The authors list these characteristics and skills and suggest that the real instructional leader will try to determine how his teachers perceive him in relation to these skills.…

If admissions officers are to meet the challenge of creatively and professionally managing the problems associated with the admissions field in times of stable or declining enrollments, admissions directors will need to identify, seek, and attain competencies characteristic of professionals. (Author)

Future public managers should be proactive by creating management processes before problems arise. Planning prevents reactive or crisis managing. Future managers should also be prepared to meet dilemmas and paradoxes such as centralization versus decentralization of decision-making and work processes, politics versus administration dichotomy, and…

Studies and issues of administrative effectiveness are reviewed and discussed, which are synthesized into the Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation (FIRO) theory of interpersonal behavior for educational administrators. Journal available from University Associates, Inc., 7596 Eads Avenue, La Jolla, California 92037. (ND)

Law school deans, associate deans, and assistant deans were surveyed to gather personal background information attitudes about their positions. Data reported deal with personal background, educational and work experience, attitudes toward decanal credentials, and motivations for becoming deans. (LBH)