Research on power and the presidency shows leaders can develop charisma, the key to exercising authority. There is nothing genetic or intuitive about charisma; it comes through social distance, personal, style, and perceived self-confidence. (Author/MSE)

Presents key 1988-89 school statistics and highlights major educational trends (like the school choice controversy). Topics include leadership profiles; U.S. students' poor showing on international math and science assessments; school facilities construction problems and issues; standard measures such as test scores and dropout rates; and state…

This paper presents the traditional public school as a multiheaded turtle in a shell of established procedure suspended by public patronage over a boiling cauldron of threat and uncertainty, hoping to avoid swinging cleavers of changing socioeconomic conditions. Leadership by creative, proactive administrators who can utilize vision,…

Three conditions distinguish school administrators' work from that of nonschool colleagues: schools' uniquely moral character; a highly educated, autonomous, and permanent workforce; and regular, predictable threats to organizational stability. This environment demands that school administrators rely more excessively on leadership than routine…

After accepting the presidency of the College of Wooster (Ohio), a highly-qualified and respected woman withdrew the day before taking office in the wake of rumors about a long-term relationship with another woman. Concern within the college community about the situation centers on two issues: homophobia and privacy for administrators. (MSE)

Bureau of Indian Affairs and contract secondary school administrators completed a descriptive questionnaire and The Leadership Practices Inventory. Found that administrators spent their days focusing on nonmanagerial duties or disciplining, rather than on instructional leadership. Cultural leadership differences between Native Americans and others…

This reprinted 1971 article reports on analysis of a 1968 survey of 221 research administrators in terms of organizational affiliation, duties and responsibilities, titles, and educational background. The paper argues that administration is like the doughnut hole, but research is the doughnut, and points out that research as an activity needs to…

Although women and minority administrators are becoming more common, they still must enter and learn to work within higher education institutions that are unaccustomed to their presence, much less leadership. Their careers often depend on whether they can successfully negotiate various double-bind situations. (Author/MSE)

A Society of Research Administrators national survey of research administrators gathered information on their organizational units, funding, professional, educational and personal characteristics, and areas of professional experience and involvement. Results are reported as compiled questionnaire response data and in the form of an administrator…

Examines dissertation research about women in K-12 educational administration, profiling dissertations completed between 1957 and 1989 according to purpose, subjects, and research findings. This literature review discloses a need to investigate how prospective women administrators may be identified and supported when hired. (MLH)

Discusses the current state in higher education regarding attempts to hire more women in faculty and administrative positions. Presents findings from a study of academic women and the barriers they face in landing positions of leadership. (HB)

The role of the university research administrator has evolved from that of "mediator-expeditor" among faculty, university, and sponsor to that of regulator of the grants process. This has had a significant impact on the kinds of research administration jobs available, characteristics of research administrators, and nature and content of…

Results of a survey examining Missouri superintendents' perceptions of successful beginning principals, based on ratings on six Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium standards, were compared with another study rating unsuccessful Indiana principals by the same standards. School culture, instructional program, and management are essential…

Studies images of principals in 40 children's and young adult fiction books published from about 1975 to 2000. Examines general images of principals (what they look like, what kind of people they are, and what their priorities are), as well as principals' interactions with their school communities (including faculty, students, and the community at…

In a study to identify characteristics and behaviors of effective elementary school principals in Cyprus, 49 principals judged as excellent by the Education Ministry were interviewed. Effective principals are ambitious, honest, and self-confident; deeply committed to their profession; proud of their country's heritage and traditions; deep thinkers…