The purpose of this research was to investigate a formal principal mentoring program and report on perceived learning benefits and the well-being of the participants. The study highlights aspects of the mentoring relationship evidenced in the explicit and intentional development of school leaders. The empirical investigation used…

Principals occupy apex positions, and like all high level executives, they are subject to fierce pressures and stresses. Discusses the nature of the role situation and presents a strategy that may help principals cope with the rising demands of the job. (Editor/RK)

The role of the public school principal as it has evolved within the formal school organization is examined and compared with the needs and expectations held of him by himself and others. In addition, a theory of leadership is expounded and some concepts of leaders, leadership styles, and particular role expectations are discussed. A bibliography…

If school-based management means shift in decision-making authority, all school operations and organizational roles will be affected. Progress may be impeded by participants' traditional mind sets about power, winning and losing, problem solving, model programs, and everyday reality. These and other implementation problems may be resolved using…

This study was an attempt to describe the relationship between the type of position a person holds in a school system and his perception of role responsibility in initiating action to solve the educational problems of the system. The perception of board members, superintendents, principals, and teachers was compared. The board members, designated…

This article grew out of a roundtable of national leaders in higher education which explored questions regarding the role of, and trust in, institutional leaders when faced with seemingly insurmountable problems. The essay argues that while individual responses to change are certain to differ by institutional setting and circumstance, the very…