To determine administrator salaries, the Glendale Unified School District contracted with a management consultant firm to conduct a study. The results led to recommendations that included two traditional criteria: academic attainment and longevity of service. Nine factors were identified that are common to all administrative positions, but with…

The person who considers himself an educational leader must be able to do more than merely hold the position. The power of position cannot be ignored, but by itself, that power is inadequate. The leader must be able to develop insights and talents for delegating authority while looking at alternatives in any situation, communicating effectively,…

The purpose of this study was to write a job description for the secondary school English department chairman and to test it with active English chairmen. The job description and questionnaire were sent to 50 percent of the membership of the Conference for Secondary School English Department Chairmen, a National Council of Teachers of English…

To test the assumption that relationships exist between student performance and certain measurable school, community and student characteristics, confidential questionnaires were given to students, teachers, and administrators in secondary and elementary schools across the state. This section of the Phase II Findings describes (1) the educational…

Three hypotheses concerning the problems of disadvantaged children developed during the 1960s: (1) they are deprived; (2) they are deficient in certain skills and knowledge; and (3) they are not so much deprived or deficient as they are different, with strengths that should be respected and maximized. These hypotheses provide a background for four…

This workbook focuses on practical concerns that should engage the attention of boards of education and community groups in establishing new and more effective approaches to the selection of high quality supervisory staff for public schools. The report uses the position of principal to illustrate how a selection process might work. Most of the…

This collection of writings attempts to fulfill the need for practical preparation for administrative leadership. It provides alternative methods to the usual trial-and-error procedures by suggesting methods based on current management principles and the most recent theories of administration. Practical aspects of decision-making, planning,…

The purpose of this study was to clarify the role of the local vocational director and area vocational center administrator in local education agencies. Through this role clarification, it is hoped that training programs can be more accurately geared to the development of competencies necessary to carry out the functions of the positions. The…

A study was conducted to provide information on the job requirements for Minnesota coordinators of special needs, those people at the local school district level who are responsible for services to handicapped and/or disadvantaged students in vocational education. Information on the coordinator job came from three major sources: the state Plan for…

Results from a survey of college and university development officers provide a profile of practicing administrators and suggests ways that trustees can ease their burdens and increase fund-raising productivity. (MSE)

Explores backgrounds and characteristics of principals who graduated from rural-oriented principals certification program of Westminster College in Pennsylvania. Compares results with other studies and finds only two striking differences between rural and urban principals: rural principals had little social studies teaching experience and limited…

A questionnaire designed to identify problems encountered by novice principals was completed by 69 Montana principals completing their first or second year. Curriculum and instruction and professional personnel relations were identified as the most difficult areas. A significant discrepancy existed between actual time spent on instructional…

In the postwar years, presidential styles and management skills changed with institutional and social change, but leadership qualities remained paramount in successful administrators. However, leadership is also conditional, and presidents have had to search out the nature of leadership in each generation. (MSE)

Studies conducted by the Center for Women in Educational Leadership at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill provide the data for this overview of how female educational administrators feel about the relationship between their careers and their roles as women. (PGD)

Possible relationships between five test examiner characteristics (gender, race, tenure, experience as a test administrator, and experience as a test developer or scorer) and six student achievement scores (reading, writing, language usage, mathematics, science, and social studies) were studied at the school level in a statewide assessment. The…