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Download full textCarlson, Richard O. – 1969
To determine the distinctive psychological characteristics of career and place bound school superintendents, response data were analyzed from 83 full-time school superintendents in the State of Oregon, of whom 53 were classified as career bound and 30 as place bound. Attitudes, interests, values, aspirations, biographical background, leadership,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Bibliographies, Career Choice
Rose, Robert Louis – 1969
This study examines the practice of sponsorship in the selection process of public school superintendents. This active intervention facilitates the distribution of information concerning vacancies and brings selected individuals to the attention of appropriate agencies. The data used are relevant literature and semistructured tape-recorded…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection, Careers, Educational Administration
Brown, Frank – 1973
This paper is concerned with job satisfaction of men and women who occupy positions of leadership in local school systems. It is concerned with the effects of the ethnic composition of schools, both students and teachers, on the job satisfaction of individuals holding administrative positions. More specifically, it reports the findings of such a…
Descriptors: Administrators, Educational Administration, Educational Research, Elementary Schools
Phay, Robert E.; Lillie, John C. – 1973
The basic objective of this proposed grievance procedure is to resolve grievances as efficiently and informally as possible. The model recommends three steps. The first provides an established, yet informal, procedure to resolve minor grievances. The employee with the complaint is interviewed by his immediate supervisor and then, if necessary, by…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining, Employer Employee Relationship
Brischetto, Robert; Arciniega, Tomas – 1973
This research examined educational inequalities for Mexican Americans in the Southwest. A questionnaire survey was conducted in 1972 on a sample of 636 superintendents in the public school systems in Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. The study was designed as a follow-up to a 1969 Civil Rights Commission survey of 538…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Educational Opportunities
Igoe, Joseph A.; Flynn, Douglas M. – 1972
Drawing on their experiences and the experiences of others, the authors discuss the personnel, issues, strategies, and procedures involved in collective negotiation. Specific guidelines are offered covering (1) the roles of the school board, the chief school administrator, and the teachers in negotiations; (2) preparations for negotiations; (3)…
Descriptors: Arbitration, Board Administrator Relationship, Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining
Leitka, Eugene – 1971
The community power structure in the small rural community is examined in terms of how social power is obtained. Also reviewed are methods employed in identifying the power holders in a community, the political nature of the school, the role of the superintendent, and political ties of school administrators with respect to educational…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Boards of Education, Community Study, Decision Making
Davidson, Jack L. – 1971
This speech examines political activities relevant to school administration on local, State, and national levels. Superintendents are (1) cautioned to pay heed to the local political power situation and to approach the problem deliberately, (2) advised to activate their State association of school administrators and acquaint it with State…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Federal Legislation, Leadership, Political Issues
Campbell, Roald F. – 1971
This document discusses some of the problems in and offers suggestions for the implementation of administrator evaluation. The author believes that a set of criteria for functions defined in behavioral terms is necessary for an evaluation of administrative performance and emphasizes that these criteria should be utilized at the time a potential…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role, Administrator Selection
Myers, Donald A. – 1970
This monograph aims at assuring greater rationality in decisionmaking processes involving boards of education, school superintendents, principals, and teachers. The discussion begins with an analysis of the present confusion regarding who makes curriculum and instruction decisions. A theoretical framework, consistent with some of the established…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Bureaucracy, Curriculum Development, Decision Making
National School Boards Association, Waterford, CT. Educational Policies Service. – 1971
This report provides board policy samples and other policy resources on boardboard-superintendent relations. The intent in providing policy samples is to encourage thinking in policy terms and to provide working papers that can be edited, modified, or adapted to meet local requirements. Topics covered in the samples include superintendent…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Selection
Kaye, Bernard W. – 1971
This speech discusses the role of the chief personnel administrator, describes challenges that these administrators faced in the 60s, and outlines principles under which the personnel function should operate. Fifteen principles are considered by the author to delineate the responsibilities of chief school administrators and to provide the…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrative Principles, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
Jenkins, William A.; Lehman, Greg O. – 1971
The implementation of a planning-programing-budgeting system (PPBS) of educational management has implications for teachers, legislators, and taxpayers, as well as for administrators. Teachers have a major responsibility for instructional improvement that can be accomplished by their writing behavioral objectives and planning instructional…
Descriptors: Administration, Budgeting, Citizen Participation, Educational Administration
BEAL, GEORGE M.; AND OTHERS – 1966
SOCIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE PROCESSES AND RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY IN RELATION TO SCHOOL BOND ISSUES WERE STUDIED. IN THE FIRST SECTION, CHAPTER I ATTEMPTED TO PLACE SCHOOL BOND ISSUES IN THE GENERAL CONTEXT OF EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, AND CHAPTER II PRESENTED A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND RESEARCH STUDIES THAT HAVE DEALT WITH…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Bond Issues, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Zeigler, L. Harmon; And Others – 1976
The informal communication between constituents and educational policy makers is analyzed in three school districts classified in terms of their social-political characteristics and decision-making style. As part of a larger study, data were obtained by recording in weekly sessions all informal constituent communication with school board members,…
Descriptors: Administrators, Board Administrator Relationship, Boards of Education, Decision Making
