Upper-level universities (offering only junior, senior, and graduate programs) have been developed in the last ten years and are relatively small in size. The faculty and administration have been drawn from traditional university experiences. This paper examines two characteristics commonly held by all universities: the practice of university…

The school principalship is one of the most demanding jobs in American public service. Many critics are saying that principals are inadequately trained. This paper investigates the material published in the last few years relating to the training and certification of principals to discover what is now being done to change this process to make it…

A school administrator is influenced by the roles and expectations of the school, the school district, and the clientele, as much as the school is influenced by his personal style as administrator. This notion necessitates a reexamination of the so-called administrative leadership tradition which presumes that the power, authority, and influence…

Although much of leadership research has been done in social or human organizations other than schools, it can be applied to educational institutions and to vocational education. Both the individual dimensions of leadership (psychological) and the group or organizational dimensions of leadership (sociological) must be considered, and also the…

This study proposed that differential feedback affects change in principals' behavior as perceived by teachers. The population for the study consisted of 189 elementary schools of the Cleveland Catholic School System from which was drawn a sample of 40 schools. In addition to the general question posed, three more specific questions were asked:…

This booklet describes how managers and administrators can become more humane in their management activities. The publication lists 14 characteristics of humane management and stresses the importance of (1) employer trust of employees, (2) involvement of employees in decisionmaking, and (3) communication between the employer and the employees.…

The major purpose of this study was to identify some of the variables associated with the decisions of school superintendents to submit applications for funding under the provisions of the Vocational Education Act of 1963. By means of a questionnaire, 200 randomly selected public school superintendents were requested to submit data concerning…

Presented are 26 tables (based on 1976 information from questionnaires received from directors of special education in the 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs by the National Association of State Directors of Special Education) concerning the position of State Director of Special Education. Changes in the following…

This study investigated the relationships between superintendents' management behavior and the frequency of grievances initiated by secondary teachers; the dependent variable was also tested against the rule administration behavior of secondary principals and the "mix" of behaviors at both management levels. The sample employed for…

Historically, the college administration was the president alone, and the essential, if not only, qualification for the position was that he be a scholar. To meet the multifarious demands of running today's institution of higher learning, the president has been joined by an administrative team, each member specializing in a particular aspect of…

The status of Antioch Law School in Washington, D.C. is described. The program accepts, nurtures, and turns into successful students applicants who would have been given low priority by most law schools. Its emphasis on clinical teaching has turned out practicing lawyers. Problems with grant money and faculty-administrator relations are addressed.…

Outlines a program developed by the Dallas County Community College District to train educational leaders who could meet the challenge of the nontraditional student, assist faculty members to devise new instructional strategies, and deal effectively in the area of human relations. (TP)

One area where sex discrimination has received relatively little attention is in recruiting and hiring administrators. This research examines how many women are working in top administrative posts in higher educational institutions in the United States. (Author/RK)

Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton told the Education Commission of the States that states and public schools must quickly address the issues of overgrown bureaucracy, lack of innovation on all levels, inadequate administrator training, and too little firsthand knowledge of classroom activities among administrators and policymakers. (MSE)

Describes a study of the career paths of 155 community college presidents to determine influences on the rate at which the first presidency is attained. Investigates differences in terms of age and education between presidents who began their careers as faculty members and those who began as administrators. (DMM)