Presents four essential characteristics of good conduct for school board members: patience, tolerance, readiness to consider advice from outsiders, and humor. (Author/JM)

Describes seven things the author would do, were he chairing an English department, to solve some of the problems that go with the post. (DD)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the "real" and "ideal" leadership behavior of school business managers as perceived by board members, superintendents, business managers, and principals-supervisors in 11 Ohio school districts. (Author/SJL)

By utilizing assessment centers, the competencies of educational administrators can be measured before hiring or promotion. (Author/JM)

Notes that the few women who attain the heights in school management typically come from the ranks of classroom teachers, university instructors, curriculum directors, or specialties such as counseling, research, communications, or learning disabilities. (Author)

The 50 black superintendents in the nation constitute just over one-fourth of one percent of the 16,000 school superintendents. (AM)

Two managers described as high performing constructed complexity maps of their organization/world. The maps suggested that high performance is socially constructed and negotiated in specific contexts and management competencies associated with it are context specific. Development of high performers thus requires personalized coaching more than…

Reports on a survey showing that more colleges are hiring presidents from outside academe, and that most presidents are still white men. (EV)

Through open-ended interviews with seven managers of the Minnesota Board for Vocational-Technical Education, a study found that the same qualities needed for success in business appear critical to outstanding performance as a vocational administrator. Human relations skills are important although management style per se is not. (JOW)

This study examines the relationship between the type of college degree, level of college degree, and superiors' perceptions of managers' attributes and their work performance in some management areas. No significant relationship has been found between managers' college education and their performance at work. Implications of these findings for…

Describes power tactics that can be used by administrators. Personal power tactics include developing self-knowledge, stimulating need for power, and cumulating expertise. Interpersonal power tactics are applications of referent power, reward power, and coercive power. Situational power tactics include use of legitimate power, power as information…

Principals are truly maligned in film. Cast mostly in minor roles, principals are typically portrayed as faceless bureaucrats, buffoons, or mean-spirited antagonists. Examining seven feature films, this article identifies recurring patterns shaping principals' roles within the traditional, authoritarian school ambience and discusses implications…

Examines the growth of Hampton University (Virginia) during the 22 years that William R. Harvey has been president of this historically black institution. Cites views of Harvey as a visionary leader, tough taskmaster, and astute financial manager. Notes the growth of the institution's endowment, rising academic standards, and also some political…

Surveys women student affairs administrators to examine relationships between career development, organizational commitment, and life satisfaction. Analyzes the effects of age, position title, educational attainment, years employed in higher education, and years in current position. Results indicate a significant relationship between career…

Repertory grid interviews with male and female managers in four organizations identified expectations of management characteristics and behavior. In three of the four, women faced serious difficulties with career paths. Organizational culture appeared to be gendered in that deep-seated assumptions constrained women's careers. (SK)