Although it has been shown that physical attractiveness is an advantage to male applicants for managerial positions, it is not clear whether attractiveness is an advantage or disadvantage to female applicants for these jobs. Male (N=25) and female (N=22) business administration students were asked to simulate selection decisions for a high level…

After recognizing the accomplishments of Paul B. Salmon and other great U.S. superintendents, this paper describes the current media image of school superintendents, reviews current research, explores essential new developments in preparation and renewal programs, and sketches a profile of the 21st century superintendent. Superintendents have an…

The characteristics and qualifications of chief financial officers (CFOs) of large public universities, the internal organizational relationships of CFOs, and their responsibilities were studied in 1983. Findings of a similar 1973 study are also considered. A total of 135 usable questionnaire responses provided information on age; sex; length of…

Chapter 2 of a revised volume on school leadership, this chapter reviews theories of leadership style--the way a leader leads. Although most experts agree that leadership style is important, they disagree concerning style components, leaders' capabilities for changing styles, the effects of personality traits on style, and the desirability of…

A study identified the meanings of the term "equity in vocational education" to Minnesota administrators of vocational education at the secondary and postsecondary levels. Findings of interviews with 48 administrators indicated they held different meanings for the phrase. About three-fourths expressed a concept of equality (educational programs…

Twenty-nine publications discussing various aspects of education in American-sponsored overseas schools are reviewed in this document. The materials examined provide information on the characteristics of the schools, their staffs and their student bodies. Particular attention is paid to chief school administrators and teachers. The literature…

Since 1969, the graduate school of business at the University of Michigan has been collecting data on newly promoted executives (chief executive officers, presidents, and vice presidents in business and industry). In 1980, the questionnaire was revised to include more questions concerning their academic preparation for a business career. Responses…

Principals' behaviors and the reasons for and consequences of their behavior are the focuses of this review of major published empirical research on public school principals. Appended to the paper is a 70-page bibliography of doctoral dissertations, conference papers, and other writings on the principalship that were not reviewed. The author first…

Characteristics of the relationship between female, upper-level, university administrators and their husbands were surveyed to determine if the husbands served as mentors. It is hypothesized that spousal mentoring occurs for this group and that their relationship is similar to phases of nonspousal mentoring among successful, female corporate…

This document describes the first in a series of polls to be conducted using new procedures for scientifically polling random samples of educators. The Educator Opinion Poll involved two separate sample groups: public school principals and classroom teachers in grades K-12. Forty-eight percent of the teachers surveyed, or 1,013 teachers, and 47…

This report presents information on certified professional staff in the 165 public school districts in Connecticut. (Certified professional staff includes teachers, school counselors, psychological examiners, school psychologists, social workers, reading consultants, and administrators.) Following a narrative summary, 16 graphs, 7 tables, and 4…

Responsibilities for the satisfactory functioning of schools rest with school executives. These responsibilities include managerial and leadership skills in planning, supervision and evaluation of instruction and personnel, critical decision making, morale building, and in-service program development. The purpose of this research is to ascertain…

The stated purpose of this paper is to discuss some selected aspects and implications of stress among the black "super grade" federal executive population; the term "Black Tax" refers to the experience of black executives who must, in addition to the usual stresses, confront a set of personalized social strains which grow out of their "blackness"…

Male Illinois high school principals agree that Title IX has little effect on most nonacademic areas but a fairly substantial effect on the provision of sex equity in athletics, while female principals find Title IX more effective in all areas than do males. This information came from responses to a 13-item Likert-type questionnaire sent to 310…

Differences in the personal and career characteristics of men and women secondary principals were examined by comparing data from a study of women high school principals with data from a National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) study on the secondary school principalship. Data for the study of women principals were provided by…