Used the Job Choice Exercise to examine the relationship between power and achievement needs and managerial motivation in 172 subjects (managers, blue-collar employees, and students). Results showed those who scored high in managerial motivation had higher managerial performance, higher promotion rate, and held leadership positions. (JAC)

Describes the history and structure of the French National School of Administration (E.N.A.) and discusses its role in providing the French government and French society as a whole with an elite group of administrators. (Text is in French.) (AM)

Recent corporate scandals have led to an increased community awareness and expectation for ethical behavior on the part of public school administrators, who are the CEOs of school districts and campuses. Previously, ethics has received little attention from professional organizations and even less attention in educator preparation programs. With…

Author offers some practical advice from his own experience as principal in five different high schools in a period of seven years. (GB)

An investigation to determine what essential role characteristics lead to successful music programs. (CB)

This study illustrates a need to better understand institutional aid programs and officers. From a discussion of the personal and professional characteristics of aid officers and the operational characteristics of financial aid programs, an over-riding characteristic of concern for the welfare of the individual student is indicated. (CA)

The need for planning and research in the area of educational aid to developing countries is discussed. (DB)

Summarizes a survey of 300 middle school principals about their characteristics and their views about the important components of middle schools. (JM)

A survey of 150 elementary schools was conducted to examine the organizational characteristics, not the characteristics of individual teachers, that facilitate or impede mainstreaming implementation. Individual variables were grouped into three categories--communication/information variables, administrator variables, and demographic variables. (SB)

Investigated how female undergraduates entering home economics compared with those enrolled in other baccalaureate programs in terms of: (1) motivation to pursue management careers; (2) possession of personal characteristics conducive to managerial occupations; and (3) adaptability to task oriented, functional kinds of activities. (Author/GC)

Results indicate that there is an implicit theory of leadership that encourages individuals to choose to remain committed to a dubious course of action because the opportunity to receive a positive evaluation is greater with consistency than with experimentation. (Author/IRT)

Recalls some studies in management style that have particular reference to education and makes some observations on the fundamental assumption that underlies them. The assumption is of volitional capability; that is, the manager can assess, or have assessed, his or her style and then change, adapt, or maintain it. (Author/IRT)

Reports on an exploratory study to examine problem formulation and to isolate factors that influence it. Four areas were addressed: how organizations become aware of problems, the methods of inquiry, the influence of managers, and the emergent themes that characterize problem formation in organizations. (Author/IRT)