Administrators and education agencies are addressing the shortage of qualified school business officials in the face of growing demands for accountability and the increased complexity and budgetary reponsibilities involved in school administration. This article explores professional characteristics, school business officials' current roles, and…

Contributing factors to the development of liability-type relationships are discussed, along with practical suggestions for restructuring the role of the research administrator. An agenda for further conceptualization and research is included. (Author/MLW)

Draws from data collected from principals in Iowa to describe the "typical" person who fills that role. (FL)

The chancellor of the Minnesota State University System describes a method of evaluation that can, with suitable modifications, serve as a model for most institutions. A key feature is the Distinguished Service Professorship for ex-presidents. This is the first of a two-part series. (Editor/LBH)

This book is written to assist people to lead others in getting extraordinary things done. The basic message is that the best leaders care. This is not about being soft or a cheerleader. In chapter 1, the research to support this point of view is examined. In chapter 2, a classic case study to illustrate the seven essentials of encouraging the…

An instrument was developed to assess the construct of higher education leadership from discrete innate (possessed) and extrinsic (directed toward others) points of view. Dimensions of the latent construct of higher education leadership were identified, and their content and the relationships between their indicators were "mapped" according to the…

This study examined the executive behavior of educational administrators in schools and universities, and compared it with that of business executives. Data were obtained by tabular review of four select studies on patterns of behavior. Analytical results point to considerable similarity in the daily work realities of executives studied, in spite…

All 53 State supervisors (including District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands) were surveyed. (Author)

The president of the University of Cincinnati discusses the role of the multiversity president''. (SP)

Authors cite studies showing that women make better principals even though unwritten rules discriminate against them. (SP)

This paper aims to postulate a construct of competencies for the principal as an educational leader. (Author)

What a new principal did to quiet an embattled school, and how he did it, are described by that principal. (AN)

A general profile of chief student personnel officers was obtained from a random sample of 200 surveyed. (NF)

Based on survey information provided by 187 public and private junior college academic deans, a typical" description was developed in terms of perosnal background, professional experince, position characteristics, and job attitudes. (JO)