A study was conducted to obtain information on the numbers and percentages of females and minorities in the administrations and faculties of public two-year colleges. The study involved a canvass of 33 public two-year colleges and a survey sent to all 50 state directors of public two-year colleges. Study findings, based on a composite of the…

This questionnaire puts the principal's role in school improvement projects into a conceptual framework and measures six areas: organizational efficiency, social-informal "concern for people," concern for the educational activities in the classroom, nonintervention techniques, ability to plan and share visions, and ability to trust in…

A study examined the personal, educational, and career factors that influence the success of women who hold high-level positions in the administration of vocational education at the regional, state, and federal levels. Of the 70 women who were originally asked to participate, 46 responded. Two data collection methods were used: a written…

THe confusing and often contradictory literature on organizational effectiveness is reviewed briefly, followed by a discussion of the leading models of effectiveness, their relative applicability to colleges and universities, questions for guiding the design of a specific study of organizational effectiveness, and guidelines for effective…

Although sex stereotypes have often been cited as barriers to women's entry into and advancement within management, few sex differences have actually been found on many important employment-related variables. To examine the extent to which sex stereotypes serve as barriers to women in management, 115 female and 110 male managers used the…

The study surveyed 124 special education administrators to ascertain frequency and intensity of feelings leading to burnout during a period of time when workloads were relatively constant. A review of literature revealed a number of sources of burnout, including pressures from the implementation of P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped…

Over 1,500 community and junior college administrators were sampled in a national study conducted by the Center for the Study of Higher Education to obtain an accurate, comprehensive picture of administrators' educational and employment backgrounds, career goals and aspirations, career paths, and concerns. Study results included the following: (1)…

A survey was conducted to gather data about the personal characteristics and background of the chief academic officers in Kansas community college districts. A 42-item survey instrument was mailed to each of the chief academic officers, soliciting information on demographic characteristics, educational preparation, prior experience, professional…

The principal, as top person in the school hierarchy, should exemplify the characteristics that that institution is expected to develop in others: a moderate level of scholarship, breadth of knowledge, and ability to speak and write accurately and forcefully. (Author/WM)

Discusses a survey designed, it is stated, to determine the prevailing sentiment of the respondents with respect to career opportunities, and focussing on how career opportunities in the central city schools compared to career opportunities outside the central city: the survey population included 94 of the 138 black administrators. (Author/JM)

Annotations of 12 articles and a research report discuss procedures for selecting principals and other school administrators and examine the hiring process from the viewpoints of both the candidates and those doing the hiring. Three articles describe model selection processes and note the problems involved in job interviews, letters of…

Persons in leadership roles, including school administrators, are affected by forces within themselves, within those they lead, and within the environment in which they work. The leader's responses to these forces are conditioned in part by childhood influences, past experience, leadership training, and sociocultural pressures. A set of 15…

This document presents the state standards for certification of teachers and other educational personnel in the state of Maine. Included are an introduction, general regulations and policies, and specific requirements for each certificate. (MM)

This paper reports the findings of a 1975 survey of Louisiana school superintendents that was intended to develop a data profile of the typical Louisiana superintendent. Fifty-eight of the 66 Louisiana superintendents completed and returned the survey questionnaire. Survey responses are discussed and compared with data from a 1969 national survey…

Colleges should be administered by educators. An academic administrator insensitive to educational purpose and process is destined for failure. Failure is also the probable destiny for the academic administrator whose performance is not anchored in the concept sense of administration. The mastery and artistic application of major administrative…