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Brown, Margaret; Walworth, William – College Board Review, 1986
The leadership style that higher education must develop consists of a partnership between trustees, presidents, and staff members focusing on the needs of the students. College administrators can learn much about authority and codetermination from religious leaders of the past and industrial management of today. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, College Presidents, Educational Change
Ingram, Richard T. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1995
This monograph, directed to trustees and board members of independent colleges and universities, is intended to offer basic information about board and trustee responsibility; to highlight the principles of board and trustee membership; to help members keep themselves, the board, and their institution out of trouble; and to provide information on…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility, Board Administrator Relationship, College Administration
Cartwright, Gene J.; Schwartz, Allen D. – 2002
Student disciplinary proceedings often present a challenge for school-board members and school administrators alike. One of the biggest obstacles to fairness in any school-related hearing is the potential for confusing the roles among administrators and the board. It may be impossible to avoid all these role conflicts in some situations, but this…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship
Download full textNestor-Baker, Nancy; Tschannen-Moran, Megan – 2001
Most people know much more than they can communicate because their personal knowledge is so thoroughly grounded in experience that it cannot be expressed in its fullness. This study examines how two superintendents used tacit knowledge to build shattered trust in their school boards. Trust is first examined as a multifaceted aspect of human…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Cognitive Structures, Elementary Secondary Education, Incidental Learning
Taylor, Anson S. – Education Canada, 1973
Author stressed that there is no blueprint for educational administration. Each administration should be custom made according to a board's unique needs. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrative Problems, Board Administrator Relationship, Boards of Education
Reimers, Barbara D. – Updating School Board Policies, 1974
Describes some techniques adopted by some administrators to frustrate the policymaking function of school boards. Suggests seven points to consider in developing a management team concept based on respect and honesty between administrators and board members. (WM)
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Information Utilization
Peer reviewedSouthworth, William D. – Clearing House, 1969
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Board Administrator Relationship, Board Candidates, Board of Education Role
Direct linkQualls, Robert L. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1983
Building an effective board requires attention to trustees' roles and responsibilities, selection of new trustees, board organization, and criteria for measuring trustees' performance. Full participation is essential for effective decision-making, and six committees can be helpful: executive, nominating, finance, development, academic affairs, and…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Board Administrator Relationship, Committees, Decision Making
Porter, Earl W. – AGB Reports, 1982
A study of presidential search processes reveals a variety of organizations, procedures, and attitudes about appropriate and effective methods. Among the issues discussed are the dominance of local standards and considerations, the roles of faculty and trustees, recruitment and nomination, interviews, premature disclosure of the decision, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Selection, Board Administrator Relationship, College Faculty, College Presidents
Van Loozen, Luann F. – American School Board Journal, 1982
School board service can have detrimental effects on members' personal lives. The most frequent and pervasive problems faced by board members are lack of time, loneliness, stress, alienation from community life, abuse, and fatigue. Problem-solving tips are offered. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Communication Problems
Levin, Dan – American School Board Journal, 1980
Describes the circumstances that prompted the state commissioner of education to appoint a "monitor general" to supervise the actions of the Trenton school board. (IRT)
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Conflict
Peer reviewedZambito, Susan Atteridge – NASSP Bulletin, 1980
Describes a weekend conference that brought together board members, central office administrators, and building-level administrators to examine the self-images of these people and how such images conflicted or were congruent with expectations and desires held by others. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Administrators, Board Administrator Relationship, Boards of Education, Conflict Resolution
Whittier, H. Sargent, Jr. – CASE Currents, 1981
Some suggestions on how a college development officer can relate to the president and to trustees are provided: getting the endorsement of top trustees, serving the president first, understanding how policy is made and implemented, knowing trustees personally, involving trustees in development planning, and backing institutional policy. (MLW)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Board Administrator Relationship, College Administration, College Presidents
Peer reviewedGrambs, Jean Dresden – Theory Into Practice, 1976
A clear pattern of sex assignment by occupational level exists in the educational establishment and probably will not change as long as women refrain from the kind of political activity that would gain them seats on policy-making school boards in numbers exceeding that of men. (MB)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Board Administrator Relationship, Career Change, Change Strategies
Peer reviewedOrnstein, Allan C. – Urban Education, 1989
A ratio comparing the number of administrators in central offices with those outside central offices was used nationwide in 1988 to assess decentralization in large school districts. Sixteen of 62 districts were decentralized. The same survey in 1980 revealed 39 of 65 districts were decentralized. Decentralization is decreasing as an…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Boards of Education
