The basic skills needed by psychology majors to be successful in business careers are discussed. Attention is also directed to: some of the decisions psychology majors need to make when seeking a business career path, a curriculum strategy for psychology students interested in business careers, and how faculty advisers can become more involved in…

Recently much attention has been focused on the quality of educational leadership programs in the United States. A central issue in improving the preparation of educational leaders concerns the necessity and value of engaging in more systematic collaboration among universities (and the various units within them), departments of educational…

Anticipating a 50 percent turnover of principals in the next few years, school districts and university training programs are exploring mentoring as one way to help aspiring and beginning principals learn complex administrative tasks and ease into their roles. This monograph highlights some formal administrator mentorship programs in Oregon.…

The Alberta Academy for Educational Leadership was created by a number of education-related organizations in response to provincial governmental pressure. To evaluate the program, at the end of a 3-year exploratory period, data were obtained from onsite observations, meetings with three sets of graduates, selected school staffs and colleagues, and…

A generic system for evaluating school district management that can be modified and adapted to meet local needs is outlined. To improve school management, the system proposes procedures for an internal school administrative data collection review and improvement committee and an external review and recommendation committee. Guidelines for the…

Suggested ideas on conducting a managerial workshop for camp directors are offered in this trainer's guide. Workshops must be at least one full day of training (6 hours) on each topic to be counted toward the American Camping Association (ACA) Camp Director Certification Program. Suggested topics to be addressed are: (1) basic principles and…

This document contains five symposium papers on the California Evaluation Improvement Program (EIP). Since 1974, a network of eight regional centers have annually assisted approximately 6,000 educators with educational program evaluation. Established to train middle management personnel to evaluate their own programs, the EIP centers now also…

The professional preparation received by school administrators in developed countries is not necessarily appropriate for administrators in developing areas. There is little disagreement over the need for specialized training for these administrators, but decisions remain to be made concerning the types of training to be selected and the delivery…

This paper briefly describes the rationale, aims, and proposed activities of an instructional management academy conducted by the Instructional Management Program at Far West Laboratory. The first academy, conducted during the 1983-1984 school year, allowed participating principals to analyze their management behavior, receive support and insight…

The primary objective of a conference held in Bellagio, Italy, and of this follow-up volume is to assess various educational and training models and strategies for improving the effectiveness with which top- and middle-level public management functions are performed in developing countries. The volume concentrates particularly on management…

This review essay analyzes the present research on women as managers and executives in business, commerce, and industry in the United States. The nine sections of the essay cover the following topics of potential interest to researchers and businesswomen: the historical contributions of women to the development of management, the social forces…

A questionnaire survey of 119 U.S. and Canadian institutions with approved or recommended programs in educational administration examined which possible program elements are being utilized and which are not, how programs seek preservice and inservice clients, and how women and minority groups are involved in the programs. The survey sample…

This report offers an overview of the educational system in Norway and of the selection and training of headteachers in the elementary and secondary schools. Compulsory education lasts for 9 years (for students from 7-16 years of age) and is provided by the basic school, the grunnskolen. All pupils follow almost the same timetable throughout the…

Chapter 3 of a volume on school leadership, this chapter reviews theories of leadership style. After defining leadership style simply as "how the leader leads," the author presents and explains significant ideas about the important components and environmental determinants of leadership style. The author looks at leadership style theories that…