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How Not to Be a Terrible School Board Member: Lessons for School Administrators and Board Members
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Mayer, Richard E. – Corwin, 2011
Veteran school board member, Richard E. Mayer, takes a humorous but substantive approach to the serious relationship between school administrators and board members. While the overwhelming majority of school board members have good motives, even people who mean well can make bad moves. This book shows how to prevent good intentions from creating…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Case Studies, School Administration, Administrators
From the Top Down. The Executive Role in Volunteer Program Success. Revised Edition.
Ellis, Susan J. – 1996
This book outlines issues of concern to top decision makers in a nonprofit organization that involves volunteers, including the role of the executive staff in supporting the volunteer program. The 12 chapters in the book discuss the following topics: developing a vision for volunteer participation; questions of policy; budgeting and other resource…
Descriptors: Administrator Behavior, Administrator Role, Administrators, Adults
The Volunteer Recruitment (and Membership Development) Book. Second Edition.
Ellis, Susan J. – 1996
This book is designed to help nonprofit organizations recruit and retain volunteers. Following an introductory section covering the recruitment and use of volunteers, it contains 14 chapters organized in 3 sections. The chapters in the first section discuss what volunteer recruiters need to do before actually asking anyone to volunteer. They…
Descriptors: Administrator Behavior, Administrator Role, Administrators, Adults
Solutions for Early Childhood Directors: Real Answers to Everyday Challenges.
Lee, Kathy – 2003
Noting that directors of early care and education programs face numerous challenges on a daily basis, this book is designed to provide real-world answers to common situations, in a format that directors can access immediately. The book is organized into seven chapters. Chapter 1 addresses staff-related challenges and includes a list of "how…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Behavior, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Effectiveness
Managing Further Education: Learning Enterprise. Educational Management: Research and Practice.
Lumby, Jacky – 2001
Based on a national survey of college managers, this book discusses how incorporation of colleges in England has changed working lives of middle and senior managers. Chapter 1 describes the context in which colleges have worked since 1993 and the research rationale and methodology. Chapter 2 analyzes how far senior and middle managers' leadership…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Behavior, Administrators, College Administration
Contemporary School Administration: An Introduction. Second Edition.
Kowalski, Theodore J. – 2003
This book addresses career-related questions commonly asked by students beginning the study of school administration. As an introductory text, it presents a broad overview of school administration as a specialized field of study and as an applied field of professional practice. Special attention is given to describing the social, political, and…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrator Behavior, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education