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Batchler, Merv – The Australian Administrator, 1981
Writers attempting to describe administration have approached the subject from a number of perspectives. Researchers such as Gulick (1937) identified planning, organizing, staffing, directing, coordinating, reporting, and budgeting as functional elements of administration. Hemphill, Griffiths, and Fredericksen (1962), using simulated job settings,…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education
Wirt, Frederick M.; Christovich, Leslie J. – 1981
The major purpose of this research was to determine if recent demand for more popular participation in local decision making has altered the urban executives' perceptions of their power position in local governance. The data for analysis consisted of responses to a national mail questionnaire conducted in early 1981 from city managers, planning…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, City Officials, Decision Making, Policy Formation
Mecklenburger, James A. – 1979
Results of a nationwide survey of school board members and superintendents indicate that although most districts approve of global education, other priorities are seen as more pressing. Responses were received by 215 school board presidents and 833 superintendents, for a total sample of 1,048. Participants were questioned about general educational…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Boards of Education, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Blackmon, C. Robert – 1978
A survey of 300 public school superintendents indicated that there is a struggle for control of federally funded teacher centers. The situation appears to have elements of an adversary relationship between teachers' organizations, school administrators, and school boards. The majority of the superintendents surveyed saw the federal teacher center…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Boards of Education, Decision Making, Federal Aid
Download full textSTOUT, ROBERT T. – 1967
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES RESEARCH ON THE FACTORS INVOLVED IN THE DECISIONS OF LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS IN EIGHT CITIES TO DESEGREGATE SCHOOL SYSTEMS, AND DISCUSSES THE RESPONSES OF THE COMMUNITIES TO SUCH DECISIONS. IN EACH OF THE CITIES, WHERE DECISIONS WERE MADE IN FAVOR OF SCHOOL DESEGREGATION, THE SCHOOL BOARDS EITHER PRESENTED THE ISSUE TO THE…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Citizen Participation, Community Attitudes, Decision Making
PERKINS, JAMES A.; AND OTHERS – 1966
A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE NEW YORK REGENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP INVESTIGATED THE LEADERSHIP POSITION OF CHIEF SCHOOL OFFICERS (CSO'S). THE DATA COLLECTION PROCESS WAS CONDUCTED IN TWO PHASES. A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY WAS MADE OF 818 CSO'S (SUPERINTENDENTS, SUPERVISING PRINCIPALS, DISTRICT PRINCIPALS, AND SCHOOL PRINCIPALS). DATA…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Role, Administrators, Careers
Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior Coll., Perkinston. – 1980
A study was conducted at Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College (MGCJC) to determine the propriety of the salary earned by MGCJC's president. The president's salary and recent salary increases were compared with the salaries and increases earned by: (1) the chief executive officers of the other Mississippi junior colleges; (2) the presidents of…
Descriptors: College Presidents, Comparative Analysis, National Norms, Promotion (Occupational)
Russo, J. Robert – 1968
In three years, the Delinquency Study and Youth Development Project of Southern Illinois University has provided for five students to do their student teaching incorrectional settings. From this experience, it has been found that student teachers bring new educational ideas into the institution; student teachers function well when viewed as…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Correctional Institutions, Program Descriptions, Recruitment
Musella, Donald F.; Joyce, H. Donald – 1973
This booklet presents an extensive simulation exercise intended to give readers a greater understanding of the role and responsibilities of the local school district superintendent and to aid readers in improving their administrative, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills. The booklet is organized in two major parts. Part 1 contains background…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Decision Making
California School Boards Association, Sacramento. – 1975
This publication is intended to aid local school board members in establishing procedures and priorities for evaluating the performance of their district superintendent. Except for a brief introductory section, the entire publication consists of a model comprehensive evaluation instrument. The evaluation model is organized in two main sections,…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Board Administrator Relationship, Board of Education Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Bury, John C. – 1974
This book is a study of the historical development of public education in the Territory and State of Arizona, as reflected and influenced by the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. The book is organized in 20 chronologically ordered chapters, mainly centered around various individuals who had some significant impact on the course of…
Descriptors: Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Historiography, Interviews
Lutz, Frank W. – 1976
This paper describes the relationship among statistical research, ethnographic research, and practice, all of which combine to generate an explanatory model of school board incumbent defeat and superintendent turnover. The research process that incorporates these variables involves (1) careful ethnographic descriptions of important educational…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Elections, Elementary Secondary Education, Models
Lewis, Edmund L., Ed. – 1976
This publication was prepared jointly by the California School Boards Association and the Association of California School Administrators to assist local school districts in selecting and hiring a new school superintendent. Because the needs and resources of each school district differ considerably, the booklet attempts to present general…
Descriptors: Administrator Selection, Advisory Committees, Board of Education Role, Contracts
Warnecke, George F. – 1973
The document reviews nine separate bills which were introduced to the Illinois General Assembly in 1973 to implement Article X of the 1970 Illinois Constitution by creating a State board of education. Also discussed is a House Joint Resolution which is under consideration and which is a constitutional amendment that would revert the State to the…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Comparative Analysis, Educational Legislation, Organizational Change
Swain, Philip B. – 1975
Strong school board-administrator relations are based on a clear understanding of the superintendent's responsibilities and regular, periodic evaluation. Few school boards have a formal method for evaluating superintendents, though many boards agree that evaluation is important for administrative accountability. A written set of evaluation goals…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Responsibility, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education
