Examined leadership styles of principals and assistant principals employed in the Texas Panhandle area, focusing on administrator differences based on school level, position held, and gender. Employed four leadership domains (functional, interpersonal, contextual, and programmatic) as a basis for the survey instrument. Principals at all levels are…

Data from surveys completed by 55% of a sample of 222 Catholic college presidents make it possible to compare the backgrounds, aspirations, and career paths of religious and lay presidents. Findings show that presidents of Catholic colleges increasingly resemble their counterparts at other institutions of higher education. (SLD)

Counters the following myths: competence has been defined; managerial effectiveness can be identified; management is generic; effectiveness can be measured; management is composed of skills, behaviors, or traits; and only maximum performance counts. (SK)

Used strategic leadership theory to examine whether observable experiences of presidents affected adoption of retrenchment (early faculty retirement) plans among Ontario universities. Found that presidents play a major role in the adoptions; those who lack seats on corporate boards, have non-business or non-economics backgrounds, are male, and are…

Data is presented from a survey of 144 health, physical education, recreation and dance (HPERD) administrators from small (under 10,000) institutions of higher learning. Data is included on experiential and academic background, comparative values placed on selected management areas, and time devoted to these areas. (IAH)

Attempts to match business people's and educators' perceptions regarding the qualities necessary for effective management. Although organization, competence, and fairness are associated with success in both groups, these qualities command more respect in the business community than in school administration. Principals still need to work on their…

Presents an empirical analysis of principals' influences on public high school students' academic achievement, using "High School and Beyond" data. Principal characteristics and variables designed to capture less tangible aspects of the principal's role are included in educational production functions. Results suggest that principals…

Examines criteria and procedures for selecting new (Ohio) elementary school principals during 1992-93. A survey of 50 superintendents indicates that selection criteria comprised academic criteria, personal characteristics, and professional competencies. Respondents rated attitude toward others and strong human relations skills as most important…

A process to translate cross-company competence frameworks into company-specific ones involved 10 steps: understanding generalizability, identifying additions/deletions and aggregations/disaggregations, prioritizing, changing the fine print, identifying examples of company practice, distinguishing actual/idealized practice, locating competence on…

Bad bosses use their positions as a personal playing field for games of their own making. Good bosses delegate authority, support their subordinates, enjoy their jobs, and have a healthy sense of humor. Varieties of bad bosses include disagreeable taskmasters, overly ambitious coverup artists, and outright "wackos." Educators can thrive…

Spectral Management Theory describes eight management styles in terms of cognitive, affective, and behavioral characteristics: innovator, developer, analyzer, enterprising, manager of change, people manager, action manager, and adoptive manager. It incorporates multiple intelligences theory and can be applied to managing across cultures. (SK)

Describes how Dennis Keller and Ronald Taylor, founders and corporate heads of DeVry University, differ in many ways, but share a common vision for the education company they jointly run. (EV)

Describes how Georgia Nugent brings her training as a classicist and her credibility as a scholar and teacher to her job leading Princeton's efforts in instructional technology. (EV)

A person is ethical or moral in doing an act if the individual acted freely; acted according to his or her duty, not for self-interest; and actively performed an ethical act. Lists the qualities of a leader from an ethical perspective. (MLF)

A survey of 369 chief academic officers (CAOs) at public community colleges belonging to the American Association of Community Colleges was conducted in 1998-99. Reports on the personal and professional characteristics of respondents. Indicates that female CAOs differ from male CAOs in four ways. Notes the continued low representation of ethnic…