To determine the distinctive psychological characteristics of career and place bound school superintendents, response data were analyzed from 83 full-time school superintendents in the State of Oregon, of whom 53 were classified as career bound and 30 as place bound. Attitudes, interests, values, aspirations, biographical background, leadership,…

This study tested the relationship between self-perceptions of leader behavior by 57 directors of university conference operations, and their perceived degree of autonomy and role conception. The directors responded to an instrument consisting of five background questions, 100 leader behavior statements, 25 items on autonomy in decision making,…

In an analysis of the public relations aspects of the position of administrative assistant as perceived by college and university presidents, questionnaires were mailed to 1102 college and university presidents. A cover letter instructed the presidents to fill out the questionnaire with reference to "a person deemed the administrative assistant on…

This report of a survey of 1100 full- and part-time Alabama junior college faculty and administrators can be used as a model to measure junior college professional personnel's educational backgrounds, and to assess their needs and desires for furthering their professional and/or graduate education. A complete survey questionnaire is included. (CA)

This monograph describes a study of entrepreneurship in new technologically-based firms. The work is based on empirical data gathered primarily in interviews with individuals who formed such enterprises. Most of the research was conducted in one of the nation's centers of technological entrepreneurship, the San Francisco Peninsula area around Palo…

Volume IIA of The Study of Junior Colleges contains the technical appendixes to Volume II. The appendixes contain: (A) tables to Chapter 3 (Institutional Profiles) and the institutional profiles; (B) interview schedules for key administrators and tables to Chapter 4 (Administrative Profiles); (C) student marginal data and tables to Chapter 5…

This study concerned itself primarily with the development of criteria for the selection of inner city school elementary school principals using New York City as the prototype for other large urban centers. Groups of professional educators and lay community representatives indicated on questionnaires the five most important personal…

Primary schools in Oxfordshire are aesthetically rich, full of artwork and music. This is possible because many of the school heads and local board members are artistically sensitive and committed to fostering the arts in education. Unfortunately, this is seldom true in the United States. (SJL)

This article reports a study undertaken with two major purposes: to develop a profile of the ideal dean of education and to discover the impact of the Ryan Act upon the relative power of the dean of education within the higher education setting. (Author)

The author critiques university administrator education programs from the perspective of principal selection and preparation. He concludes that preservice education for principals is inadequate, given the importance assigned to the principalship. Suggestions for improving university programs are included. (DS)

Style and situation variables combine to predict teacher perceptions of principal effectiveness, superordinate perception of principal effectiveness, and principal innovation effort. (Author/IRT)

Rapid turnover is posing a threat to fund-raising efforts. Suggestions on how to find a more systematic way to reduce it are provided including: define needs of the institution, define type of person needed, prepare the job description, match professional backgrounds, and characterize the ideal person. (MLW)

Discusses relationship of technology to strategic planning, intraorganizational skills, interorganizational skills, and financial management skills needed in future for mental health administrators. Contends future administrators must take responsibilities seriously and invest in maintaining technical skills and advances in contemporary business…

Research on personal traits of Black managers shows the following: (1) upper-level managers score higher on self-actualization, masculinity-femininity, and self-assurance; (2) there is no difference in personal traits between successful and unsuccessful managers; and (3) there are no apparent differences in personal or management styles among the…

Analyzes the rhetoric of the chief executive officer (CEO), Lee Iacocca, during the crisis at Chrysler, using the management roles proposed by H. Mintzberg. (SRT)