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Mark, Sandra F. – 1986
Gender differences among mid-level administrators in higher education is considered, based on a review of research. Attention is directed to research in three areas: (1) socialization of women and men to work and career patterns, (2) characteristics of higher education administrators, and (3) characteristics of the institutional climate and its…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrators, College Administration, College Environment
Download full textKahl, Stuart R. – 1980
To meet the need of school decision-makers for an improved teacher and administrator selection process, this paper describes the "state of the art" in selections processes and recommends modifications that could be instituted in most school systems. Over 200 references are cited, with an emphasis on research findings from the last 10 to 15 years.…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Selection, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Interviews
Gell, Robert L.; Armstrong, David F. – 1978
Faculty, staff, and administrators of the three campuses and central administration of Montgomery College are described in terms of their sex, racial group, residence, and salary levels. In addition, the profile of faculty members includes their years of service, age, rank and sex in each discipline, tenure, length of contract, academic…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrators, College Faculty, Community Colleges
Orton, F. J., Ed. – 1977
Selected papers and discussions from the Conference of University Administrators held at University College of Swansea on March 31 - April 2, 1977 are presented. The characteristics of a departmental administrator are described, as well as his responsibilities and relationships with members of the staff in the department, with the central…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Administrators
American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Washington, DC. – 1981
The rights and responsibilities of deans as persons as they serve as heads of baccalaureate or higher degree programs in nursing are considered by six deans who contributed to a continuing education workshop series. Rheba de Tornyay considers qualities and personal characteristics of effective and less effective leaders, professional image,…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Academic Education, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Responsibility
McLeary, Lloyd E. – The Executive Review, 1981
The principalship promises to be fundamentally different in the future than it has been in the past. Throughout the seventies, social trends and studies of schooling caused a loss of confidence in the principal. Yet by the end of the decade, principals were seen to be important in affecting school productivity, as was suggested by many studies of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Responsibility
Caldwell, William E.; Forney, Janet Williams – 1982
Superintendents and principals from 50 Pennsylvania school districts were asked to complete two questionnaires each to test, first, the relationships between superintendents' and principals' role conflict and ambiguity and, second, the relationship between superintendents' role conflict and ambiguity and their perceptions of their districts'…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role
Ballew, Julius R.; And Others – 1979
Developed by the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, this manual provides Child Protective Service (CPS) supervisors with a conceptual framework for practice and offers specific practice-oriented advice on how to effectively carry out supervisory functions. The manual focuses on building a foundation for effective service delivery, the…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Burnout
Reid, John Y.; Rogers, Sharon J. – 1981
A sample of colleges and universities that advertised for a provost or vice president for academic affairs in 1979 was studied to determine participants' perceptions of search committee operations. For 45 participating schools, useable questionnaires were returned by 253 search committee members, 31 successful job candidates, and 25 department…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Academic Rank (Professional), Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Qualifications
Pharis, William L.; Zakariya, Sally Banks – 1979
This report presents the findings of a 1978 survey of 1,688 elementary school principals. The report summarizes elementary principals' characteristics, experience, professional activities, salaries, and benefits. The characteristics of principals' schools and staffs and principals' relationships with both are discussed. The survey also looked at…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Responsibility
SHAW, ALVIE L. – 1967
THIS STUDY'S PURPOSE WAS TO DETERMINE (1) THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSITION OF RESEARCH DIRECTOR IN PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN THE FIFTY STATES, (2) DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RESEARCH DIRECTOR'S POSITION, AND (3) THE NATURE OF THE RESEARCH DIRECTOR'S JOB. A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE PROVIDED THE BASIS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Responsibility, Behavioral Sciences
PERKINS, JAMES A.; AND OTHERS – 1967
THIS REPORT PRESENTS THE RESULTS OF A STUDY UNDERTAKEN AT THE INVITATION OF THE REGENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP. IT EXAMINES THE ROLE, ACTIVITIES, AND EFFECTIVENESS OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS IN NEW YORK STATE. THREE DIRECT APPROACHES (QUESTIONNAIRE, INTERVIEW, AND ACTIVITY LOG) AND TWO INDIRECT APPROACHES…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Responsibility
MOSHER, FREDERICK C. – 1965
IN 1964, THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS INVITED PLANS FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATORS AT THE MAXWELL SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY, AND THE METROPOLITAN FUND IN DETROIT. THIS REPORT IS THE PROPOSED PROGRAM FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION IN METROPOLITAN PROBLEMS AT BERKELEY.…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Guides, Faculty
MILNE, JAMES D. – 1962
IN AN ATTEMPT TO LEARN (1) THE DEGREE OF ASSIMILATION OF THE ALASKAN NATIVE INTO OUR CULTURE, (2) THE EXTENT THE ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM PLAYED IN THIS ASSIMILIATION, AND (3) THE PART THAT SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS PLAYED IN THE EVALUATION OF THE ALASKAN NATIVE, THE 23 DIRECTORS OF ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN ALASKA WERE QUESTIONED ABOUT THEIR DUTIES,…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Administrator Characteristics, Adult Education, Adult Programs
Henderson, Lee G. – 1976
These guidelines are recommended for use by Florida community college boards of trustees in the development of a process for evaluating community college presidents as required by state law. Following introductory material in which "evaluation" and "accountability" are defined, the report outlines seven procedural steps by which the board defines…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Responsibility
