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Steven C. Bahls – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 2023
Higher education governing boards, faculties, and administrative leaders must better align their efforts and goals so they can respond in a timely way to the rapid changes in the sector--particularly during a period of crisis and disruption, when the margins for error are smaller. While shared governance is one of higher education's biggest…
Descriptors: Governance, Participative Decision Making, College Administration, Governing Boards
Public Agenda, 2015
Communities across the country are grappling with different approaches to improving their schools. Introducing or expanding charter schools is one of the approaches that states and school districts have considered or implemented. Charter schools serve more than 5 percent of public school students nationwide and make up close to 7 percent of all…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Public Schools, Educational Improvement, Program Implementation
Strike, Kimberly T.; Nickelsen, John – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2011
This book provides short, pertinent content relevant to everyday events within a school. Based on theory and experience, the practical application is directly aligned to administrative duties, and chapters can be read as needed. The format allows the administrator to read the content, apply the information through completion of a follow-up…
Descriptors: Mentors, Administrator Evaluation, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Administrator Responsibility
Tucson Public Schools, AZ. – 1974
This publication is one of five training manuals that present plans and materials for use in instructing school administrators in some of the concepts, principles, and techniques of educational management. They were developed as part of the Educational Management Project for presentation at weekly inservice meetings for administrators in the…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Principles, Administrator Education, Decision Making
Tucson Public Schools, AZ. – 1974
This publication is one of five training manuals that present plans and materials for use in instructing school administrators in some of the concepts, principles, and techniques of educational management. They were developed as part of the Educational Management Project for presentation at weekly inservice meetings for administrators in the…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Principles, Administrator Education, Administrator Role
Department of Energy, Washington, DC. Office of State and Local Programs. – 1984
The information provided in this guidebook is based on a field evaluation of grantees in the Institutional Conservation Program (ICP). The ICP, authorized by the National Energy Conservation Policy Act of 1978 and administered by the Department of Energy, provides energy audits and 50 percent matching grants for detailed energy analyses and for…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Energy Conservation, Federal Programs, Nonprofit Organizations
Jacobs, T. O. – 1974
Questionnaires are prepared by many people who have not had specialized training and experience in survey techniques. This booklet was prepared to assist such nonspecialists in the preparation of efficient and useful questionnaires by providing a brief, readable guide for the development of questions for management decisions. This discussion is…
Descriptors: Administration, Attitude Measures, Attitudes, Decision Making
Harvey, L. James – 1978
The concept of Zero-Base Budgeting (ZBB) is discussed in terms of its application, advantages, disadvantages, and implementation in an effective planning, management, and evaluation (PME) system. A ZBB system requires administrators to: review all programs and expenditures annually, set clear cut goals, and analyze all possible alternatives for…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Budgeting, College Administration, Decision Making
McCool, Felix J. – 1972
This curriculum guide gives a brief review of the relation of business to the community and an introduction to problems in organizing a small business. These problems include basic long-range decisions: type of financing, need for the business, and method of financing. The document also focuses on the more immediate problems of location, housing,…
Descriptors: Administration, Behavioral Objectives, Business, Business Education
Alvir, Howard P. – 1974
The knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for an administrator, who is an evaluation layman, to design an educational evaluation system are presented. Five aspects of an evaluation project are investigated: (1) the need for sound, clearly articulated, and current research to serve as a framework for evaluation; (2) the essential features of a…
Descriptors: Accountability, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Educational Administration
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1977
This booklet briefly outlines the cyclical process of ongoing planning as it should be employed by school administrators and offers lists of do's and don'ts for effective ongoing planning. The discussion is organized in three main sections that correspond to the main stages of the program planning cycle--program monitoring, program evaluation, and…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrator Guides, Decision Making, Educational Administration
Bessent, E. Wailand; And Others – 1974
Rational decision-making and the use of a computer assisted instruction (CAI) module for improving decisions are examined in the manual for graduate students in instructional leadership training programs. Eleven steps involved in using the CAI module are outlined, and procedures for using the terminal and evaluating decisions are analyzed. It is…
Descriptors: Administration, Computer Assisted Instruction, Decision Making, Exceptional Child Education
Slusher, Tarry G.; Cutting, Guy D. – 1975
This publication is intended to aid practicing educators in reviewing and utilizing current principles of problem-solving and decision-making. The booklet is organized in five short sections that briefly discuss different aspects of organizational problem-solving and outline suggested steps to guide educators in applying problem-solving techniques…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Change Strategies, Decision Making, Educational Administration
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Schwarz, Philip – Catholic Library World, 1985
Overview of activities and issues that face library administrators considering automation emphasizes acquisition of turnkey systems. Discussion covers reasons for automating, options available, major marketplace issues, keys to a successful automation project, the Request for Information, the Request for Proposal, evaluation techniques, the…
Descriptors: Contracts, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Information Systems
Burry, James; And Others – 1977
This publication consists of instructional materials and exercises intended for use in a workshop for school administrators on the chartering process. Chartering is a management tool that aids participative administrative decision making and communication. In particular, chartering helps two individuals or groups, who share different levels of the…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Decision Making, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education
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