A REPORT WAS MADE OF RESEARCH PROJECTS UNDERWAY AT THE CENTER FOR THE ADVANCED STUDY OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AS OF FEBRUARY, 1965. THE CENTER'S RESEARCH EFFORTS FOCUS ON THE SOCIAL CONTEXT WITHIN WHICH THOSE WHO ADMINISTER SCHOOLS AND SYSTEMS MUST WORK. APPENDED TO THE REPORT IS A SERIES OF BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF THE PROJECTS. THESE PROJECTS DEAL WITH SUCH PROBLEMS AS ROLE EXPECTATIONS, EDUCATIONAL MARKET ANALYSIS, COMMUNITY POWER GROUPS, THE WORLD OF THE VOTER, SOCIAL INFLUENCES ON POLITICAL ORIENTATIONS, SCHOOL-BOARD ARENA OF ARGUMENTATION, PROFESSIONAL REFERENCE GROUPS, COMMUNICATION NETS WITHIN FACULTIES, AND MOTIVATIONAL SOURCES OF PROSPECTIVE SUPERINTENDENTS. (GD)