The aim of this study is to evaluate the changes in the curriculum of 1-5 grades in Elementary Schools and the efficiency of school administrator in managing change in the change process. The questionnaire was applied to the school administrators for the elementary schools of Usak province of Turkiye. The questionnaire comprises 3 open-ended…

At professional meetings and conferences, the scarcity of women in the ranks of secondary principalships is very apparent. In 1988 the results of a national survey showed approximately 12 percent of high school principals were female. If skill and ability are not the problems standing in the way of women, why are the numbers so meager? From…

This study represents an attempt to identify elements of leadership strategies of academic administrators through the study of one particular role--the deanship. (JA)

Interview with W. H. Cowley.

An analysis of indepth interviews with sixty effective principals, this study attempted to document the characteristics that allow high school principals to be effective leaders. Principals interviewed were picked by directors of secondary education in the department of public instruction in each state. Interviewers were asked questions about…

The present study investigates the relationship between managerial style and certain personal characteristics of managers. A sample of 200 American managers is utilized for this purpose. The necessary data were collected using a Personal Values Questionnaire, a biographical questionnaire and an inbasket exercise. The managers were first classified…

The present report summarizes the major findings of the Personal Values Project being conducted at the University of Minnesota for the past six years. A number of studies have been completed dealing with various groups of individuals in diverse organizational settings (managers, educational administrators, union leaders and naval officers). These…

How would your employees respond if asked to identify your management characteristics that lacked humaneness? The author provides a checklist to help you answer this difficult, thought-provoking question. (Editor)

Describes the characteristics of 61 applicants who applied for the position of director of community education in a New Jersey suburb. (DN)

This survey among Florida junior college trustees revealed a high degree of uniformity of opinion. There was, however, little correlation between characteristics and opinions. (MS)

Argues that managerial work must be described more precisely and the manager modeled as a programed system before there can be a science of management. (Author)