Discusses the participation of four California Superintendents in the Columbia Teachers College Superintendent's Work Conference and its value to the participants. Presents a proposition for producing an equilvalent West Coast summer conference. (MD)

Discusses the role of the purchasing agent in relation to the school management team and its importance in maintaining a high level of quality in education. (MD)

The role of computers in elementary schools is outlined for principals. Computers are part of the future and have the potential for increasing administrator's productivity and for freeing principals to provide the leadership expected of them. (MD)

Educational leadership needs to change. Principals have been trained to be managers first and leaders second. Current educational needs demand that principal-training priorities be reversed. (MD)

To provide an understanding of the issues and essential elements involved in developing effective inservice programs for administrators, information from research on teacher inservice programs was adapted in light of the insights of several administrators attending the 1986 national conference of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum…

Presents the results of a study of the use of corporate management techniques by California public schools superintendents. Results show that schools of education should consider including instruction on management techniques in future curriculum. (MD)

The training of school administrators and the development of private business management levels are very similar. A private business executive outlines management training processes and shows their applicability in the training of school administrators. Includes three figures. (MD)

Outlines four issues that educators should examine and carefully follow in relation to educational reform emanating from state legislatures. They are, (1) school accreditation methods, (2) parent choice, (3) the National Governor's Association project, and (4) preparation of administrators. (MD)

Outlines 10 steps for schools to take to develop an administrator internship program. (MD)

The success of schools depends in large measure on the effectiveness of school administrators. A major component of administrator effectiveness is human relations skills. Over the past 20 years, a large and systematic body of knowledge and training methods in human relations skills has been developed in counselor education. Given the collegial…

The concepts and components of Management by Objectives (MBO) are examined in terms of their application to educational administration. The paper begins by defining MBO, differentiating its components (e.g., individual and institutional goals and mission statements), and emphasizing the need for management styles conducive to objective management.…

This booklet describes how managers and their organizations can benefit by preparing for formal developmental experiences. Such preparation includes clarifying expectations, understanding and increasing motivation for attending, and making sure that the work environment supports the changes in both behavior and perspective that lead to more…

Within the framework of UNESCO's program in the field of educational policies, planning and administration, the training of educational planners, and the training and upgrading of educational administration staff is a high priority concern. Addressed to both trainers and practitioners, this three-part handbook stresses the development of training…

This annotated bibliography of commercially prepared training materials for management and leadership development programs offers 10 topical sections of references applicable to school principal training. Entries were selected by using the following criteria: (1) programs dealing too specifically with management in sales, manufacturing, finance,…

Discusses the purpose of the theory of developmental supervision, as well as the phases necessary to put the theory into practice. In this developmental model supervisors match their style of assistance to teachers' conceptual levels. Includes a table and references. (MD)