The purpose of this study was to determine how selectors decide, on the basis of a letter and application form, which applicants for a position as principal or assistant principal are asked to provide references and which are eliminated. Methodology and findings are presented. (MT)

A survey of 112 higher education institutions in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Netherlands, and Flanders (Belgium) sought information about governance and decision-making structures, including the involvement of faculty, administrators, and governing councils at different levels; areas in which these actors participate…

Investigates the appointment of headteachers to primary schools in a (British) county containing a large number of church-aided schools. Findings showed that aided schools tended to have smaller rolls than large county schools. Previously experienced applicants were most likely to have been principals at aided schools, whose presence…

Two American academicians critically examine the American system of administrator training and certification. Suggested are key features that Britain might usefully adopt and other areas where Britain might improve on the inflexibilities of United States' policies. This book suggests mandatory certification as a central part of the process. The…

Concludes most organizations have administrator promotion and selection problems. Suggests good selection procedures produce valid, reliable, job-related information; exhibit fairness/are perceived as "fair"; and fit "political" realities. Examines Hamilton and Dufferin-Peel selection procedure models, which also incorporate…

Describes the status of educational administration as a field of study, and the methods of selecting and training principals. (IRT)

This document recommends a view of principal leadership for Catholic schools in the Diocese of Parramatta (Australia). It recommends a shift in the culture of principal-professional development from a system-driven, input model to an individualized approach founded on collaborative, experience-based, critical reflection. A survey of the 74…

Social and legal changes at home and abroad have affected the selection of management personnel, says a British management consultant. He discusses these changes, the cost of recruitment, improvements taking place in selection and recruitment methods, and factors influencing future selections. (MF)

Traumatic changes wrought by Britain's 1988 Education Reform Act have transformed the headteacher's role from master teacher to manager. This finding emerges from a recent study examining the activities of eight Northern Ireland headteachers. Since current training is inadequate, a more systematic approach to administrator training, development,…

Discusses the decentralization of educational administration in Victoria. Examines the change from central to local selection of principals as a possible example of more democratic structures where greater collaboration and participation have been incorporated into the decision-making process. (53 references) (MLF)

Examines whether life experience may alter orientation of locus of control, based on random surveys of 112 Israeli principals and their supervisors. Successful principals have a basic orientation toward an internal locus of control. Regarding work, they tend more toward an external locus than less successful colleagues. (Contains 34 references.)…

The increase in appointments of scientists as vice chancellors of higher education institutions in Australia since 1963 is examined in the context of declining science enrollments and the accepted pattern of scientific research and teaching. (MSE)

Offers a checklist of information that local education authorities in Great Britain should supply to candidates for head teacher positions, drawn from recommendations made by professional associations findings of research. Describes the methods used to develop this checklist. (PGD)

Examines the socialization of seven promoted and seven aspiring vice-principal candidates in a large Ontario school district. Certain socialization experiences were highly valued in the selection process: having systems-level administrative experience; being focused toward preparation; practicing instructional leadership; developing a strong…

An examination of the formal procedures by which European university's chief executive is selected and the role he or she fulfills finds many differences among countries. One notable innovation is the election of administrators within the institution. It is suggested that the drive toward professional management may endanger academic collegiality.…