THIS PAPER RECORDS THE EXPERIENCE OF SOME EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATORS, REVIEWS THEIR OBSERVATIONS ON THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES, AND DISCUSSES THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COLLEGE PRESIDENT FOR INNOVATION. THE TIME OF THE COLLEGE PRESIDENT AS AN EDUCATIONAL INNOVATOR HAS PASSED AS A RESULT OF THREE MAJOR FACTORS DIFFERENTIATING PRESENT ACADEMIC CONDITIONS…

THIS STUDY INVESTIGATED THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE IN 221 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND (1) CLASSIFICATION OF THE SCHOOL BY ITS URBAN, SUBURBAN, OR RURAL LOCATION, (2) SCHOOL SIZE AS MEASURED BY NUMBER OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS, AND (3) ECONOMIC LEVEL OF THE COMMUNITY SERVED BY THE SCHOOL. AN ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE…

This paper explores the role of physical environment in the design of child care programs. Examined are environmental variables thought to be important in determining the absence or presence of experiences considered important to children's development. Differences in the physical environment of a typical child care center and an average home are…

Investigated were factors influencing science achievement at the college level of 1,191 students who graduated from 12 midwestern high schools in 1963. Factors investigated included interest, intelligence, high school achievement, and family background. Data sources included secondary school standardized tests, college transcripts, Kuder…

The material contained in this review is a continuation of studies of school size related to per-pupil-costs undertaken in the years 1971 through 1974. The comparisons made in this study have utilized 1974-75 fiscal year salary information as a direct cost factor related to school size. The study tends to confirm previous relationships between…

A national sample of school principals was administered the Job Functions Inventory for School Principals (JFI). This instrument consisted of 180 items or descriptions of functions a principal might have to perform on some regular basis. The principals surveyed rated the importance of each item. This report contains material on the background of…

Data was collected from school systems in order to examine their policy regarding the release of standardized achievement test scores to the public. Results indicated that larger schools were more likely than small schools to release scores. For those schools releasing scores, a breakdown was provided for the methods and statistical measures used.…

This collection of articles on class scheduling problems emphasizes scheduling of music classes. The first part of the booklet contains descriptions of 11 current scheduling practices. The second part is concerned with data processing and the use of computers for scheduling, with discussion centering on the Stanford School Scheduling System. The…

This study attempted to investigate the differences in need satisfaction of five levels of certified school personnel; i.e., superintendents, assistant superintendents, principals, supervisors, and teachers. The study also examined the differences in need satisfaction of school personnel categorized by age, sex, total years teaching experience,…

The documents surveyed in this review are limited in three ways: first, in many cases only the general terms "large" and "small" are used in the discussion of school size. Second, most of the studies deal with secondary schools because there is greater concern with the extent of curriculum offerings at that level. Third, many authors draw…

THE TRANSITIONAL CHANGES WITHIN SOUTHERN NEGRO COLLEGES, RESULTING FROM RACIAL DESEGREGATION, WERE STUDIED. THE STUDY WAS BASED ON THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT CONTINUING DESEGREGATION ACCELERATES CHANGE WITHIN THE NEGRO COLLEGE SYSTEM AND FORCES NEW ROLE ADAPTATIONS AMONG NEGRO FACULTY MEMBERS IN PARTICULAR. TO TEST THESE ASSUMPTIONS, THE AUTHOR SERVED…

A faculty member compares his experiences at Reed College and UCLA in terms of the institutions' aims and resources for teaching and learning and the way the college environment is reflected in faculty renewal, scholarly activity, and student experience. (MSE)

Franklin and Marshall College concluded it would come closer to its educational goals by reducing its size. Use of a planning model to project institutional finances based on tuition, gift, grant, and enrollment estimates predicts a potential major improvement in the college's position. (MSE)

A survey of 77 institutions revealed that 15 percent paid the traditional two-ninths, or 22.2 percent, of the previous academic year's salary for full-time summer session teaching. The percentages for full-time summer session faculty ranged from 11 to 34 percent, averaging 17.4 percent. Enrollment contingencies and other factors are discussed.…

Public school teachers earn more money, and possess more of the characteristics valued in the teaching market, than do private school teachers. Organizational and ownership structure of schools appears to make a difference in teacher salaries. Profit-making schools are among the lowest paying, second only to parochial schools. (Author/MD)