The small college computer center's problems--sources and types of service, programing support and faculty development, administrative and academic interfaces, computer science and computer center interfaces, computer center policies, orientation and organization and services of users and groups--are generally individual, and any given problem…

The module presented here is a performance-based, individualized, programed learning activity. As he proceeds through the document, the administrator-participant can develop and practice specific activities in a simulated setting with colleagues until mastery of a design for using the program in his particular school can be demonstrated. The…

The third in a series of books on human potential, the focus of this book is the leadership and management capability of people in public service. The chapters of the book are: 1. The Leadership Gap; 2. The Leader: Definitions; 3. The Issue Develops; 4. Creative Pressures for the '70s; 5. The Private-Public Dialogue; 6. Response: The Universities;…

This speech gives a brief picture of the characteristics and components of a program to change and improve administration in educational organizations. This program affects adinistrative change by providing participants with specific training for their change agent roles and by concentrating on the school system from which the participants come --…

A two-year master's degree program in international business studies was initiated by the College of Business Administration at the University of South Carolina to educate the business manager who will deal with foreign countries. The language component comprises an important part of the program. (SW)

Reviews research on principals' behavior and research differentiating between more and less effective principals. Traces potential policy implications in the areas of program implementation, principal selection, preservice and inservice training, and district level organization and management. (RH)

The design and evaluation of two cross-cultural workshops, one for teacher trainees in English as a second language (ESL) and one for teachers and administrators in a school district, are described, and the relationship of the specific evaluation methods to course improvement is discussed. (MSE)

Discusses the need to integrate management and technology in engineering education programs. Describes the undergraduate management and technology program at the University of Pennsylvania. Outlines both the four-year and five-year options, describing two integrative courses that were developed specifically for the program. (TW)

Questions the future of the Master of Library Science (MLS) Degree in a field which in the past has criticized and doubted its professionalism. At a conference sponsored by the Association for Library and Information Science Education, educators and librarians discussed problems of the field and projected areas of change. (CDD)

The authors discuss the top three problems reported to hinder the spread of quality circles and evaluate selected solutions to them. The top problems include middle management resistance, lack of top management support, and employee resistance or apathy. Solutions discussed include social recognition and economic rewards. (CT)

Describes a staff college designed to help Israeli managers deal with managerial and organizational problems and to increase their potential to learn on the job, improve current performance, and meet future challenges. Discusses characteristics of this approach, curriculum modules, role of the preceptor, and a comparison of this approach with the…

Changes in education and technology have substantially altered the kinds of skills required of university administrators, emphasizing the need for managerial and problem-solving abilities. Many of these skills can be acquired with appropriate training, but it will be increasingly necessary for institutions to assure that their managers have them.…

Research suggests that today's teachers are of declining academic ability and that leadership qualities are discouraged in the system for promoting educational administrators. A systematic response to this crisis in leadership can be developed with the cooperation of universities and colleges and with thoroughly revised personnel policies for…

States have created two types of educational improvement programs: school-based programs (engaging local school people in planning, problem-solving, and implementing strategies) and instructionally focused programs for bettering teacher and administrator skills. Successful programs progress through initiation, implementation, and…

The present success and future potential of the Springfield Simulation depend on six interrelated research findings about adult learning.These findings, enumerated and discussed, provide the theoretical framework for Springfield. (TE)