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Roelle, Robert J.; Monks, Robert L. – American School Board Journal, 1978
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Guidelines
Miller, William C. – American School and University, 1978
Important questions that superintendents can answer if they have access to accurate and appropriate data. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Needs, Information Utilization
Peer reviewedCarruthers, Robert L.; Richardson, L. S. – NASSP Bulletin, 1978
Results of a survey of Texas school administrators asked to rank courses of instruction in order of importance. (Author/M LF)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Principals, State Surveys
Peer reviewedVolp, Frederick D.; Willower, Donald J. – Education, 1977
The study investigated the association of school superintendents' Machiavellian orientation and self-perceptions of influence as well as school board members' and other administrators' perceptions of superintendent's influence. (Author/JC)
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Personality Studies, Relationship, Role Perception
Hoyle, John R. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1977
This study of 162 educators was initiated to assist superintendents and those who train them in improving the administration of vocational education programs. Of the 48 tasks examined, 24 were found to be "vital." (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Responsibility, Secondary Education, Superintendents
Langlois, Donald E. – Executive Educator, 1986
Counsels new superintendents to assess staff strengths and deficiencies before devising a plan that uses everyone's talents (even those of "turkey" principals) to fullest advantage. Strong communication and supervisory skills and firm administrative policies are essential to target weak performers and determine when transfers or dismissals might…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Principals
Peer reviewedSluyter, Gary V. – Administration in Mental Health, 1985
Investigated burnout levels and coping strategies of 162 superintendents of public residential facilities for mentally retarded persons. Results indicated that mean overall burnout scores tended to be lower than those reported for other human service employees. Superintendents tended to favor direct/active strategies for coping with stressors.…
Descriptors: Burnout, Coping, Mental Retardation, Residential Institutions
Peer reviewedSluyter, Gary V.; Moore, Frank I. – Administration in Mental Health, 1984
Studied the tasks performed by chief executives of public residential facilities for mentally retarded persons in their day-to-day jobs. Superintendents (N=28) completed questionnaires to rate task frequency and task importance. Results showed maintaining liaison with state department and consulting with key staff to be the most important and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Mental Retardation, Residential Programs, Superintendents
Scott, Hugh J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1976
A former superintendent lists the contradictions, conflicts, and calamities that a large-city superintendent must contend with. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Superintendents, Urban Education
Download full textSchneider, Joe – 2003
Many departments of educational administration might be operating disjointed master's degree programs. On one hand, regular faculty members teach foundation courses and research theory. On the other hand, adjunct professors, who make up an "invisible faculty" and commonly work in isolation from the regular faculty and even one another, teach the…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, Administrator Education, Educational Administration, Higher Education
Peer reviewedVander Werf, Lester S. – Educational Forum, 1973
Author offered his opinions on educational administration and the functions of organization. (RK)
Descriptors: Administrators, Bureaucracy, Educational Administration, Opinions
Peer reviewedMoody, Charles D. – School Review, 1973
Experiences suggest that black superintendents are not appointed in districts which provide them with the time and resources to develop creative educational programs relevant to their school community. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Blacks, Boards of Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Superintendents
Peer reviewedWolin, Robert B. – School Management, 1972
A biographical sketch of Dr. Lester E. Rounds, superintendent of Ramapo Central School District, Suffren, New York. The article describes the unorthodox methods and the humanized approach Dr. Rounds uses in his job. (DN)
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Community Support, Human Relations
Salmon, Paul B. – Compact, 1972
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Cooperative Planning, Management Teams, Principals
Erickson, Kai L. – Updating School Board Policies, 1970
There is a need for new specialized school management personnel for the successful operation of a modern school system. (Author)
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Collective Bargaining, Superintendents, Teacher Strikes
