The emergence of new approaches in educational management, have made mandatory to consider the school administration as "school leader". School principals of today's schools, are obliged to become individuals who influence teachers and students by dint of their personal characteristics, getting rid of being one who utilizes legal powers…

Today's school principal has a plethora of duties and responsibilities. Among many others, he/she is expected to supervise and monitor teacher progress in the classroom. Too frequently in the past, principals performed largely management duties in schools, but now each principal must also assist in teaching and learning situations. How might the…

Discusses the social importance of sex education programs and the responsibility of public schools to provide this curriculum. (GB)

The aim of this study is to evaluate the changes in the curriculum of 1-5 grades in Elementary Schools and the efficiency of school administrator in managing change in the change process. The questionnaire was applied to the school administrators for the elementary schools of Usak province of Turkiye. The questionnaire comprises 3 open-ended…

Two consistent paradigms of the position of a departmental chairman: (1) administrative head, appointed by and accountable to the administration, and (2) representative chairman, elected by colleagues to preside over their collective decision making. (Author/RY)

Presents practical educational practices that can assist the elementary school principal in being an effective manager of mainstream programs. Suggests principals must exhibit competence, know about special services for the handicapped, and interface the needs of their staffs with the needs of their students. (NEC)

Article outlined the roles and responsibilities that principals have in assisting in the development of a long range curriculum design. (Author/RK)

Questionnaires asking principals, teachers, and superintendents to rank-order items dealing with the principal's actual and ideal role were sent to 105 school jurisdictions in Ontario, Canada. Findings indicated teachers and superintendents view the principal's role differently, while the principal view of his role is most like that of the…

Suggests assignment of research duties and rotation of teaching and management roles for college administrators, to increase their effectiveness and diminish the negative effects of declining enrollments. (JD)

The school principal is in a propitious position to offer leadership in developing a sex education program. His position of leadership and respect can facilitate the development of a Citizens Advisory Committee which, in turn, can ensure cooperation and leadership in setting the goals for developing a sex education program. (Author/CM)

Recommends that, when a meaningful principal's job description is lacking, a cooperative approach involving the principal and superintendent or principal's immediate supervisor should be used to produce a mutually agreed-upon document containing tasks, priority rankings, and strategies. Provides method for determining the priority of each task.…

Discusses a "debate" model using role-playing to develop a workable and compatible educational philosophy in which board members, administrators, and teachers can arrive at a statement of mutual agreement on educational goals, performance standards, and evaluation systems which are related to learning expectations. (JD)

Investigates significant differences between what building principals perceive as their ideal and real influence and responsibility in 27 key operational/decision-making tasks identified by the Council for Exceptional Children. These perceptions can affect administrator-faculty relationships and, therefore, delivery of services to educationally…