After a brief explanation of Project SAFE (Survey of Administrative Functional Efficiency) as a system designed to provide necessary feedback to school principals, the author lists the components of the project: (1) a confidential report to the principal summarizing the results of administering the SAFE instrument in the school, (2) a profile of…

To clarify the role expectations held for the cooperative special education director in North Dakota, questionnaires were sent to 30 public school superintendents, 22 special education directors, and 30 special education teachers. Results of the questionnaire showed that the rankings of the seven task performance areas identified in the survey…

Dismissing common metaphors for the school such as the "knowledge factory" or the "cure for the disease of ignorance," the author makes preliminary observations leading toward some sort of new metaphor that would better describe the school as a collection of autonomous and self-regulated individuals. He presents what he calls four "notions" that…

This paper discusses some of the problems that might be encountered by black female college administrators and suggests several methods by which they may acquire and maintain power. Particular attention is given to the role that black administrators can play in helping black students in white institutions overcome various forms of discrimination…

This is a revision of a 1973 study of the supply and demand of public school administrators in Minnesota. The revision includes more information on women and minorities. It offers a profile of Minnesota administrators, both their personal and professional characteristics, with the understanding that most administrative positions will be filled…

The readings in this anthology explore different aspects of leadership in education, an area that has been slighted in texts on educational administration. Frequently leadership is equated with administration. The result is that the dynamics of effective management have been left unexamined. Boles has drawn his readings from many disciplines,…

This report concentrates on the 300 currently practicing superintendents of schools who manage the largest school districts in New York State exclusive of New York City. The study consisted of analyses of all superintendents' salaries for the 1972-73 and 1973-74 school years, interviews with 10 percent of all practicing superintendents, and…

The basic realities which prompted the development and planning of this 1957 Yearbook (prepared by the Department of Rural Education, National Education Association) are: (1) there are and will always be a need for a large number of small schools; (2) the educational program of every small school can be greatly improved; (3) the extent to which…

In this speech, the author discusses how the principals of the public schools of Los Angeles are dealing with their role changes with regard to decisionmaking since the introduction of mandatory school-community advisory councils in each school. All principals involved in the study made use of, to varying degrees, manipulative strategies to…

The research design for this study arose out of a similar national study conducted by the American Association of School Administrators (see ED 056 368). Analysis of the data reveals that the Arkansas superintendent is slightly younger and that he enters the profession earlier than the average American school superintendent. In addition, he has…

The purpose of this study was to prepare a descriptive analysis of the relationship existing between selected Nebraska school administrators and vocational education. Following a review of literature, 51 superintendents and 51 principals from three size categories of schools were randomly selected and personal and professional information was…

Although many studies have shown women administrators to be as able in positions of leadership as men, women are found less and less in public school administration. Many reasons are given to account for this situation -- largely myths grounded in a value system operationalized through the economic institutions. Albeit, larger numbers of women…

Contemporary social changes demand a new role for the educational administrator. Yet, responses to a recent poll of 50 large cities indicate that most school districts still depend on the traditional training by universities for administration. Of the 34 cities that replied, only one school district indicated signs of an ongoing program for…

In this report, the author analyzes the career of superintendents from the dual perspective of (1) the men as they trace out a career in the superintendency and (2) the job at the center of interest. The material first focuses on the characteristics of those who enter the occupation; their sources of occupational motivation and action; their…

The overall hypothesis tested in this study supported a significant relationship between the local school superintendent's attitude toward federal aid to education profiles and selected factors in his experience and background. This overall hypothesis was expanded to 11 hypotheses for purposes of the study. An inventory of 114 statements about…