Paper attempts to identify two of the reasons for the slow progress of school superintendents in bringing positive, significant, and lasting improvement to their schools, and to develop a scheme for preparing central staff and school principals for the change process. (Author)

Examples of recent court decisions involving high school students and school authorities illustrate the current thinking of the courts on the freedom of the student press. (MF)

Outlines the history and status of the National Academy for School Executives (NASE), a new approach to administrator inservice education sponsored by the AASA. (DE)

An experienced hearing officer working in the New York City school system offers guidelines for the handling of teacher complaints. (MF)

A study tested 10 hypotheses, derived from five versions of Herzberg's dual factor theory, concerning the job satisfaction of 100 public school superintendents. Results, including the validity of using Herzberg's theory in educational research, are discussed. (CJ)

The preference for younger job candidates revealed in industrial literature and suggested by previous educational surveys was empirically substantiated for physical education teachers in this study. (Author/JM)

Survey of 282 school superintendents identified the following sources of stress: (1) complying with state and federal mandates; (2) discharging staff; (3) operational costs; and (4) involvement in labor negotiations. Developed recommendations for reducing job stress, focusing on time management, complying with mandates, collective bargaining,…

Lists crucial procedures devised by a superintendent to produce board meetings that are both open and thoroughly organized. (Author/JM)

A superintendent outlines the problems caused by a constant flow of new board members and suggests ways in which superintendents can help prepare new members for their jobs. (IRT)

With tongue in cheek, a suburban school superintendent presents tips he has developed himself and gleaned from his fellows on how not to get fired. Included are: cultivate a "low-brow" image, blame the Feds, and schedule your contract renewal meeting to follow a state championship. (SJL)

The observational data on the eight superintendents studied tend to indicate that the superintendent's administrative behavior is not, generally, as planned and organized as it is sometimes suggested in the literature. The pressure of time and the information burden placed on the superintendent pose a number of dilemmas. (Author/IRT)

A person who was concurrently superintendent of two small rural districts recounts the pressures that prompted him to leave that role. (IRT)