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Pounder, Diana G. – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1988
Examines typical explanations for general male/female salary differentials and questions their relevance for educational administrators. Applies a model used to detect gender bias to a sample of elementary school principal salaries, revealing that gender accounts for a small but statistically significant portion of salary variance. This…
Descriptors: Administrator Selection, Career Planning, Elementary Education, Principals
Ross, Marlene; Green, Madeleine F. – 2000
This report is the fourth in the National Presidents' Study series and presents results of the 1998 study responded to by 2,380 college and university presidents. Highlights of presidents in 1998 compared to 1986 include: the percentage of women presidents doubled, from 9.5 percent to 19 percent; the proportion of minority presidents increased…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Administrator Selection
College and Univ. Personnel Association, Washington, DC. – 1984
Data on salaries and a broad range of benefits provided to college chief executive officers (CEOs) were obtained through the 1984 Compensation and Benefits Survey of College and University Chief Executive Officers. The results will allow governing boards to compare: types and levels of compensation in their institutions with those in similar…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Selection, Administrators
Ratliffe, Sharon A. – 1993
In September 1992, a mail survey was conducted of staff development coordinators (SDC's) at California community colleges. A total of 56 colleges returned usable surveys. Where appropriate, survey results were compared with findings from 1990 and 1991 surveys of SDC's. Results from the 1992 survey included the following: (1) between 1990 and 1992,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Administrator Selection
Reed, Rodney J. – 1978
This study focuses on reasons for the perceived superiority of mission senior high schools in contrast to private and government senior high schools in Liberia, West Africa. Since an effective principal may be equated with an effective school, the study examines background preparation, experience, and professional characteristics of Liberian…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Administrator Selection
Hyer, Patricia; And Others – 1983
The status of women faculty members at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is examined. Attention is focused on the progress made by the university over the last 5 years in hiring and promoting women faculty, the representation of women in the administration and university governance, and salaries. Major conclusions are as follows:…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Administrator Selection, Departments, Employment Practices
Glass, Thomas E. – 1992
A survey of school district superintendents sought to gather data on a number of characteristics and compare the data to studies conducted in 1971 and 1982. From a random sample of 2,536 superintendents, stratified by district size, usable survey responses were received from 1,724, for a return rate of 68 percent, or 11 percent of all United…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection