At the Dade County Public Schools Management Assessment Center, Florida, a selection procedure for principals and assistant principals incorporates performance measures into the screening process. The would-be principals participate in simulations of a principal's office, a parent conference, and a teacher observation exercise. (MLF)

Job satisfaction of Georgia high school assistant principals was measured as related to the perception of the principals' behavior as leaders. Considerate behavior of leaders was most related to job satisfaction, but race, experience in education, size of school, level of education, and years of experience were not. (Author/CM)

The main finding of this investigation is that the effectiveness of the educational system could be increased through the provision of task-oriented leadership to schools having an unfavorable atmosphere. (Author/IRT)

The results indicate that while the influence of the principal in professional matters tended to be greater than that of the deputy principals, it was less than that of the senior subject teachers. (Author/IRT)

In this article the author chronicles some of the major problems he encountered in his first year as an assistant principal. (Editor/RK)

A survey reveals that Alabama administrators know little about the Jewish religion and show small concern for the religious needs of those other than the predominantly Protestant groups of their communities. (Author/IRT)

This paper reports on an ongoing 3-year study of the current status of instructional supervision within New York City public schools. Under the influence of a centralized and bureaucratically managed system (i.e., top down initiatives), educational reform in New York City has had serious consequences for both the theory and practice of…

This statewide study examined selected demographic characteristics, worklife experiences, and personal issues that influence the satisfaction of administrators (assistant principals, principals, assistant superintendents) and their intent to leave their positions and careers or pursue career advancement in public school administration. The results…

This report summarizes the district-level results of the 2007-2008 AISD parent survey. A separate supplemental report also was published. [For the supplemental report, see ED628082.]

A study of beginning administrators in a school district reveals that they receive contradictory messages about school leadership. Although the school district emphasizes collaborative, facilitative leadership through documents and orientation of new administrators, bureaucratic, political, and identity-based messages reinforce traditional…

Strategies for principals to increase their assistant principals' involvement in classroom management and to fulfill their positions as instructional leaders are described in this bulletin. Strategies include: (1) introduction, implementation, and reinforcement of classroom management skills; (2) development of partnerships with teachers; (3)…

Based on information obtained from an Educational Research Service, Inc., survey collecting 1977-78 data about scheduled and paid salaries from 1,146 responding school districts, this report contains current data relating to salary schedules for principals and assistant principals. To facilitate analysis of the data, Section 1 compares 1977-78…

The secondary school assistant principalship is significant to educational administration because it represents first-line management of every aspect of a secondary school's operation. A survey was made of 164 assistant principals to determine to what extent their tasks and environmental conditions were related to job satisfaction. (Author/RK)

Assistant principals spend little time on tasks with major responsibility that provide training for the principalship. Reviews findings from a study of assistant principals in Medicine Hat, Canada. Outlines nine recommendations resulting from the study that would help assistant principal positions provide training for principal positions. Includes…

Reviews the literature on assistant principals. Concludes that from a sociological perspective, the existing knowledge base has contributed little to an understanding of the social character of the school setting, the internal and external careers of administrators, and problems associated with training and developing professional administrators.…