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Plucker, O. L. – 1981
This paper, by the Superintendent of Schools in Kansas City, Kansas, addresses several broad issues in urban education. The social, economic, and educational environment in Kansas City, are outlined, and the composition of the Board of Education is described. Criticisms of typical Boards of Education are offered, and possible solutions for…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education
Fullan, Michael – 1980
This literature review highlights the large amount of research needed on the role of educators within school districts in planned educational change and knowledge utilization. After first defining knowledge utilization as the use of information (from research or practice) in educational products or ideas, the author identifies three factors…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Agents, Educational Environment, Educational Innovation
James, H. Thomas – 1981
The past 40 years have witnessed changes in the characteristics, training, and social setting of the school superintendent. A 1939 survey showed that superintendents tended to be male, white, married, Protestant, upwardly-mobile, Republican, and from non-urban backgrounds. Most held masters' or baccalaureate degrees. A 1974 survey of Wisconsin…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Desegregation Effects, Educational Administration
New York City Economic Development Council, NY. – 1978
Self-Renewal is a systematic process now being used by many New York City High Schools to solve problems, to improve their planning of programs and policies, and to manage change. Renewal places special emphasis on participative planning and the use of Organizational Development techniques. The concept applies principles of the behavioral sciences…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Facilities Improvement, High Schools, Institutional Autonomy
BRAIN, GEORGE B.; AND OTHERS – 1963
THE PURPOSE WAS TO CLARIFY THE ROLE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN MITIGATING THE EFFECTS OF DE FACTO SEGREGATION. EFFORTS WERE MADE TO IDENTIFY POSSIBLE GUIDELINES FOR STUDY, BASIC AREAS OF CONFLICT OR DISAGREEMENT, AND SOME POSSIBLE COURSES OF ACTION. THREE GROUPS WERE REPRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCE--A GROUP OF SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS, A GROUP…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Black Leadership, Civil Rights, Community Attitudes
Download full textCOOPER, LLOYD G.; AND OTHERS – 1964
THIS REPORT FROM TEXAS WESTERN COLLEGE CONCERNS THE PROBLEMS INVOLVED AND CURRENT PRACTICES IN TEXAS SCHOOL PURCHASING DEPARTMENTS. TWO SURVEYS WERE CONDUCTED BY THE COLLEGE TO INVESTIGATE TWO AREAS. ONE WAS TO DETERMINE SUPERINTENDENTS' PURCHASING PRACTICES BY SCHOOL SIZE, WHILE THE SECOND WAS TO DETERMINE, ALSO BY SCHOOL SIZE, THE LEVEL AND…
Descriptors: Consultants, Cooperative Programs, Educational Finance, Instructional Materials
American Association of School Administrators, Arlington, VA. – 1979
This guide, the second in a series of three, explains step-by-step the decisions that must be made to find, evaluate, and hire a quality superintendent of schools. Chapter 1 describes the steps for proper planning, which can also offer the opportunity to review and reorder the board's priorities. Subsequent chapters deal with recruitment and…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Selection
Burbank, Natt B. – 1968
This book presents a picture of the high-pressure area in which the school superintendent works. Its purpose is to forewarn veteran and neophyte administrators concerning a number of problems which they may not have met. Most of these challenges are new, even to experienced superintendents, since they are products of the rapidly changing national…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Board Administrator Relationship, City Government, Financial Problems
Foskett, John M. – 1967
To determine community attitudes toward the position of elementary school principal, data were gathered in a Pacific Coast community in 1965 through role norm inventories completed by 367 teachers, 22 principals, the seven members of the school board, the superintendent of schools, 603 citizens, 56 community leaders, and 207 parents. Findings…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Boards of Education, Community Attitudes
Markus, Frank W. – 1968
Over 500 items published between 1964 and 1967 are listed without annotation in seven categories as follows: Journal articles, 344; pamphlets, 64; special articles and monographs, 41; papers, addresses, and memoranda, 27; theses and dissertations, 16; audiovisual materials, 12; and books, 30. (JK)
Descriptors: Administrators, Bibliographies, Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining
Taylor, Jack P. – 1974
The author describes the Content, Input, Process, and Product (CIPP) evaluation model as it was implemented in the Saginaw Public Schools in Michigan. As school superintendent in Saginaw, he describes how the CIPP model provided information to administrators for answering four basic questions: (1) what should we do? (2) how should we do it? (3)…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrative Problems, Administrator Responsibility, Educational Administration
Hogan, Ann Catherine – 1975
The purpose of the study was to trace and document by means of historical research methods, the organization of the St. Louis Public School System's elementary reading curriculum in regard to instructional methodology, legislation, and influential personalities. Chronologically, the study covered the period 1821-1973. The reading curriculum of the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education
Wahl, Dewey – 1972
The ability of a state education agency (SEA) to respond to the challenges of tomorrow may well depend on the type of governing structure established by the state for the administration of the state's educational policies. The governing structure of an SEA is defined as the composite of the state board of education (SBE), the chief state school…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Governance, Organization, Policy Formation
Mader, Frederick H.; Mader, Paul Douglas – 1976
This study explores the effect of school location (city or county) on the relationship between four independent variables (number of private schools, existence of social elite enrolled in private schools, private school affiliation, and private school type) and a series of eight attitudinal items tapping public school superintendents' ideas on two…
Descriptors: County School Districts, Elementary Secondary Education, Parochial Schools, Private Schools
Association of Community Coll. Trustees, Annandale, VA. – 1974
Four articles designed to assist the individual community college trustee in meeting his or her institutional commitment and to encourage trustee communication are presented. "Women in Higher Education: A Trustee's Viewpoint," by Alberta Perry, describes the specific steps a college should consider to strengthen the effectiveness of its commitment…
Descriptors: Administrator Selection, Board Administrator Relationship, Board Candidates, Governance
