Written to provide local educational administrators with a definition and rationale for career education as well as information for organizing and implementing career education programs, this document describes the four U.S. Office of Education sponsored career education developmental models in addition to 26 federally-funded exemplary career…

This report to the Australian Commission on Advanced Education is intended as a basis for discussion by those who have the responsibility for making program and policy decisions in continuing education in Australia's colleges of advanced education. Though the idea that education is continuous with life is coming to be widely accepted…

This collection of articles on the legal aspects of the selection and retention of faculty is intended for department or division chairmen, described as first-level management, in community colleges. The four articles are: (1) "The Changing Role of Division/Department Chairmen: Pivotal for the Community College" by Louis W. Bender; (2) "A Legal…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) describing a UAR presidential decree defining the establishment and regulation of private schools in the UAR. Private schools are defined as any non governmental establishment principally or secondarily engaged in education, vocational training, or any other aspect of…

This speech discusses the roles of the superintendent and the chief personnel administrator. The author describes and then applies these roles to (1) employment and placement, (2) evaluation and followup, (3) collective bargaining, and (4) administrative leadership development. The author stresses the importance of the superintendent and the chief…

This speech discusses conditions that cause middle management personnel to join unions, describes how school boards may alleviate these conditions, presents precedents being established to legitimize the formation of separate bargaining units for administrators, and discusses the management team as an alternative for management bargaining units.…

This publication provides practical guidelines to design future school buildings and to set up administrative programs for existing structures that can cut the cost of both intentional and accidental school property damage. The first section on building exterior design responses discusses ways to reduce the ongoing cost of property damage by…

Intended for Special Education Directors, the source book is designed to provide assistance in the areas of personnel identification and selection. In part I, recommended competencies are listed for the following special education staff: resource classroom teacher, self-contained teacher, vocational adjustment teacher, generic classroom teacher,…

This manual provides a guide to State administrators on the meanings, implications and practices involved in the Title III legislation and legislative changes accompanying it. A base for building accountability into projects and programs is included to assist State educational agencies in their role as educational change agents. The manual is…

Guidelines obtained from interviews with over 30 companies or business consultants are suitable for school administrators. Successful managers are increasingly interested in quality of work life, motivation, staff development, and public relations. (MLF)

"Making the Grade: How Boards Can Ensure Academic Quality" fills a significant void in today's boardroom discussions with its clear, realistic advice and its "perfect pitch" balancing act with respect to board involvement with the heart of the academic enterprise: teaching and learning. NCHEMS vice president Peter Ewell clarifies the grey areas of…

How do principals establish themselves as caring and collaborative leaders while maintaining unilateral authority? This guide reconciles the competing priorities inherent in a principal's day-to-day responsibilities. Not only will it assist new and veteran principals in their efforts to compassionately position teachers and children for success,…

This book concentrates on the connection between organizational behavior and the clamor for school reform, whether market-based, standards-based, or whole-school reform. It explains the great need for school leaders to develop a theory and practice that draws on what is known about organizational behavior in education. Educational leaders need a…

This monograph, directed to trustees and board members of public colleges and universities, is intended to offer basic information about board and trustee responsibility; to highlight the principles of board and trustee membership; to help members keep themselves, the board, and their institution out of trouble; and to provide information on…