A study combined direct observation with self-report measures in examining both communication characteristics and functional activities of managers to identify how managers really communicate. Subjects were 120 supervisors from a financial institution, a state agency, a medium-sized manufacturing plant, a campus police department, and the Navy and…

Facts can be objectively gathered, but they are devoid of significance until they are related, contemplated, and unified in the mind of a creative person. Facts lead to ideas, and ideas combine with tacit knowledge and skill lead to knowledge which is a steppingstone to wisdom. An academic's task is to find, define, and refine ideas. Books provide…

Biographical data about verifiable accomplishments, collected in a structured questionnaire format, could contribute to the selection of school principals or early identification of persons to be developed for eventual succession into the principalship. Three criterion groups, selected to represent increasing levels of average performance,…

Previous research on principals as instructional leaders has been confined mostly to elementary schools and has disclosed little information regarding the specific behaviors used by principals in instructional leadership roles. This study focuses on high school principals' behaviors and attempts to determine the behavior differences between…

Asserts that the principalship is most often filled by self-selection from the teaching ranks, meeting degree requirements, attaining certification, and finding favor in the central office. Proposes eight attributes as representing potential for the role. (WM)

The Campus Governance Project investigated the nature and significance of the governance processes on 17 institutionally diverse colleges and universities in order to find commonalities across and within institutions. A pre-interview questionnaire was designed to elicit perceived problems at the institution and names of people seen as good sources…

The purposes of this report were to determine the qualifications of occupational educational administrators and to evaluate the relationship between the stated requirements and the actual backgrounds of those holding the position. The sample included 62 institutions, representing 24 states, that had been in operation five years or less and offered…

In this paper, the author traces the phases in the historical development of the functions of the principalship in Canada -- from administration by imitation and innovation to the administrator as planner. The author emphasizes the planning function of the principalship and suggests that by delegating more responsibility to staffs and teachers,…

Results include the following: educators seemed less enthusiastic about the computer's role than did the general public; teachers showed the lowest percentage in feeling that computers will improve education. (MP)

Presents the results of a study in which qualities of 60 secondary principals judged to be very effective were compared with 60 randomly selected principals. (IRT)

This is an interview with Clifford Pitt, the new director of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. (RC)

Available from: the Institute of Management Sciences, 146 Westminster Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02903. (JG)

Management by objectives demands a particular philosophy of management--the entrepreneurial. Available from Office of Publications, Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104. Single copy, $2.50. (Author/IRT)

Presents a profile of school superintendents based on data extracted from four national surveys. Considers the following topics: professional characteristics, personal characteristics, views on education, salaries, and percent of budget allocated to administrative costs. Includes two figures and a description of the four surveys used. (IW)

Provides demographic information (sex, race, age, system enrollment, years in educational service, years in current position, and planned retirement age) and salary information for five school administrator job categories: superintendents, deputy or assistant superintendents, high school principals, junior high/middle school principals, and…