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Barnds, W. Kent – College and University, 2011
Many organizations use formal appraisals to measure employee performance. Augustana College's Office of Admissions introduced an appraisal process in 2006. Subsequently, staff expressed a number of concerns, ranging from confusion about the process to its link to compensation. Action research proved essential for understanding the problems; it…
Descriptors: Action Research, Personnel Evaluation, Job Performance, Higher Education
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Langbert, Mitchell; Fox, Marc – Journal of Academic Administration in Higher Education, 2013
This study examines the determinants of the salaries of private college and university presidents. Ordinary least squares estimates suggest that institutional size, performance, and prestige are linked to presidents' compensation. Pay is for performance. Externally recruited presidents are paid more than those promoted from inside, which confirms…
Descriptors: College Presidents, Private Colleges, Compensation (Remuneration), Fringe Benefits
Pinchback, Garland Keith – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The atmosphere of monetary support for the community college and the community college president has changed. State funding and tuition have always been the primary sources of revenue at public higher education institutions. Unfortunately, tightening state budgets have led to a decrease in state financial support adding to the need to find…
Descriptors: Fund Raising, Community Colleges, Personnel Selection, Job Performance
Wheeler, John J. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
In 1922, Ellwood Cubberley characterized the superintendency by stating, "No profession offers such large personal rewards for the opportunity of living one's life in molding other lives, and in helping to improve materially the intellectual tone and moral character of a community" (Public school administration: A statement of the…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Labor Turnover, Stress Variables, Job Performance
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Lanigan, Mary L. – Performance Improvement, 2010
Most employees do not like to be evaluated because they fear the process and people involved. Although optimal performance evaluators can minimize people's anxieties about being assessed, actual performance evaluators can perpetuate employees' fears and, worse, lower their job performances and morale. A case study illustrates the actions of an…
Descriptors: Employees, Evaluators, Personnel Evaluation, Teacher Administrator Relationship
Andreyko, Tammy A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study examined the relationship of stress, burnout, and coping strategies among middle school principals in Western Pennsylvania. This study assessed coping skill preferences among middle school principals, especially regarding their age, gender, marital status, experience, and school enrollment. A review of the literature included studies…
Descriptors: Expertise, Stress Management, Marital Status, Job Satisfaction
Smart, Nigel, Ed. – 2001
This volume on apprenticeships in Australia summarizes 11 research studies. After an "Introduction" (Nigel Smart), the reports are: "Apprenticeship in Australia: A Concise History" (John Ray); "Issues and Directions from the Australian Apprenticeship and Traineeship Literature" (Stephen Saunders); "Determinants…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Blue Collar Occupations, Delivery Systems