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Pray, Francis C. – College and University Business, 1973
A rating form helps administrators examine each board member in terms of his strengths and the institution's needs. (Editor)
Descriptors: Administrators, Educational Administration, Governance, Governing Boards
Peer reviewedPray, Francis C. – Liberal Education, 1972
Descriptors: Administration, Administrators, Governance, Governing Boards
Download full textPray, Francis C. – 1974
This essay was written in response to requests for a summary of the author's current thinking on college and university trusteeship based on his long experience as consultant to trustee boards and trustee behavior. Among his conclusions are the following: (1) Higher education trustees set the goals for the institution, assure a distinctive…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Colleges, Educational Administration, Essays
Pray, Francis C. – New Directions for Institutional Advancement, 1981
It is suggested that colleges should use trustees as ambassadors to outside constituencies whose economic and political influence is important to their quality growth. This role demands a keen awareness of the social purpose of education and of the institution. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Administration, Education, Governing Boards
Pray, Francis C. – 1975
A sample contract for college trustees is presented that provides a way to rate individual trustee performance against certain norms that should characterize an effective trustee relationship with the college or university he serves. The contract is written as an agreement between a college board of trustees and a prospective trustee invited into…
Descriptors: Administrators, Board Administrator Relationship, Contracts, Educational Administration
Pray, Francis C. – AGB Reports, 1979
Seven questionable types of college presidents are described: 1) "Do it yourself and get it done right," 2) the hip-shooter, 3) philosopher king, 4) everything in its place president, 5) "Let's take a vote" executive, 6) the timid soul, and 7) the bull in the china shop. The eighth type, the reasonable adventurer, is seen as the effective…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Selection, College Administration, College Presidents
Pray, Francis C. – 1972
The poor performance of boards of trustees, often a characteristic of the so-called "struggling institution," is identified as a symptom of trouble in institutions with financial problems. In scores of colleges studied, very few boards of trustees were found who met the standards of composition, organization and performance necessary for solution…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrators, Board Administrator Relationship, Court Litigation
Pray, Francis C. – 1975
Community colleges are failing to realize their potential because of problems at the very highest level of policy and management decision-making. Publicly elected trustees are apt to have political allegiances. Community college boards are usually too small to represent the range of talent and experience needed for constructing effective trustees…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Community Colleges
