Presents the findings of a survey of Illinois community college trustees. Focuses on the differences between suburban and rural trustees with regard to personal characteristics, trustee-constituency linkages, decision making, and priorities given to various college programs. (AYC)

Reports findings concerning parochial school principals from the National Association of Secondary School Principals' (NASSP) National High School Principals Study. Focuses on the job; personal characteristics; principals' opinions on educational tasks, issues, and practices; and future influences on education. (Author/JM)

A study of administrators in technical colleges in Great Britain suggests an age bulge in the 1990s, with implications for career development. Analysis of activities shows most time spent with people, in interviews of meetings. Further study of administrator characteristics needed for maximum effectiveness is recommended. (MSE)

The university research administrator, whose position and role cut across all levels of administration, is responsible for the administration of millions of federal/nonfederal dollars. A profile of university research administrators taken from the Society of Research Administrators membership is provided and professionalization is discussed. (MLW)

Declining enrollments and a changing student population in the 1980s will require the admissions officer to achieve new and more varied skills, including those related to research orientation, information management, and financial aid understanding. New campus power may result. (MLW)

The author compares the position of a school head to the head of a complex organization, and discusses four sets of circumstances or factors which help to explain the special isolation and anxiety of the school head's job. He concludes with some suggestions to trustees which would make the principal's, or head's, job easier. (KC)

Reports results of a study of high school industrial arts department chairpersons in Indiana to determine their duties and functions and the relationship of these duties to certain personal and situational factors. (TA)

There is a natural dilemma and irony in being a Black administrator at a white institution. Black students and white administrators are both suspicious of his intentions and his competence. Race clouds all issues. Success is more dependent upon style than effort or productivity. (Author)

College and universities urgently need presidents who can reinvent higher education and who have courage, patience, humanity, and vision. Presidents who are currently leading their institutions through fundamental changes have found they must win the hearts and minds of constituents, change some aspects of institutional culture, prepare for a…

Describes Peter Senge's learning organization model for creating effective organizational structures and its applicability to leadership in higher education institutions. By examining Senge's views on the ideal leader, the author concludes that the model disregards two important aspects of educational leadership: political adeptness and a strong…

Business skills described are as follows: think creatively, set goals, implement a winning business strategy, implement a winning marketing strategy, be excellent at selling, negotiate better deals, give leadership, understand financial implications, and manage time well. A bibliography contains 90 references categorized by the nine skills. (SK)

Only in higher education is the administrator expected to maximize both individual freedom and structural boundaries. Management theory has limited usefulness in explaining his role. Successful leadership requires accurate perception of people's motives and goals, a keen sense of institutional policy and vision, common sense, courage and…

Interviews with 70 administrators in small Montana towns revealed that most civil administrators were women, while most legal and educational administrators were men. Gender and administrative position were related to attitudes toward social problems and effects of migration on community. Rural women may be selected for particular administrative…

Early childhood centers today are buffeted with unprecedented financial, organizational, and societal challenges. This article profiles "exceptional directors" who have responded to these challenges through their skills in leading people, working with parents, developing programs, managing their organizations, and advocating for…

Report of a case study that examines a primary school in England not meeting national standards. Discusses why either the person of the leader or the process of leadership can mask the fundamental issues in primary schools that face challenges. (Contains 29 references.) (WFA)