This technical supplement provides details on the survey methodology and results presented in the report "Developing Effective Principals: What Kind of Learning Matters?" The full report shows that principals' access to high-quality learning opportunities varies across states and by school poverty level. To draw these conclusions, the…

As participants in an annual survey, most school executives rated their graduate preparation as impractical, and few had found mentors among their professors. Mixed reviews were given on-the-job training through internships, assessment centers, workshops, seminars, and staff development programs. Lack of sufficient funding affected participation…

Data collected in the New Matriculants Survey, conducted in 1985 by the National Opinion Research Center, are used to provide this description of the finances of students in Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs. Over 2,000 MBA matriculants responded to the survey. Average annual expenses are analyzed by type of expense as linked to…

The results of a study of the market for university-based education programs for executives and managers is presented. Study objectives were to profile corporate use of various executive and management education programs, profile characteristics of university-based executive education programs currently offered, and identify trends and unmet needs…

A study (1) identified curricular areas administrators of vocational education considered helpful in strengthening managerial and administrative skills and (2) solicited response to special service areas considered helpful in expanding the delivery of postsecondary vocational education to the structurally unemployed and undereducated. From a…