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Download full textStorey, Vernon J. – 1987
This study investigated the school superintendency in British Columbia from 1979 through 1987, which has been a time of change from provincial to local employment of superintendents. Research explored the turnover and attrition among superintendents and the activities subsequent to their departure. Such demographic data were gathered from Ministry…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrator Selection, Board Administrator Relationship, Career Change
Cunningham, Luvern L.; Hentges, Joseph T. – 1982
A survey of school district superintendents sought to gather data on a number of characteristics and compare the data with earlier surveys. From a random sample of 2,342 superintendents, stratified by district size, the researchers received 1,339 responses. The variables covered included superintendent age, sex, ethnic group, political…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Comparative Analysis
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1978
The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) is seeking better ways to deliver appropriate services to small districts, since many ADE services tend to be of most benefit to larger districts. Small school districts in Arizona often have great distances between schools, personnel filling multiple roles, special budgetary constraints, limited range of…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Needs Assessment, Professional Personnel
Educational Research Service, Arlington, VA. – 1985
Part 2 of the annual Educational Research Service, Inc. (ERS) National Survey of Salaries and Wages in Public Schools reports data for the 1984-85 school year on salaries paid for 23 selected professional positions, including superintendents, associate superintendents, other central office administrators, principals, assistant principals,…
Descriptors: Administrators, Assistant Principals, Counselors, Elementary Secondary Education
Zeigler, Harmon; And Others – 1977
This chapter summarizes and discusses the findings of a longitudinal comparative study of school board communication and decision-making in 11 selected school districts in the United States and Canada. The discussion focuses on patterns of communication and patterns of influence among school board members, school district administrators, and…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Boards of Education, Decision Making, Education
Tucker, Harvey J.; Zeigler, L. Harmon – 1977
This paper applies the Eulau and Karps framework for explaining the responsiveness of legislative bodies to public school boards. Eulau and Karps argue that responsiveness deals with a complex, multidimensional set of transactional relationships that can be analytically divided into four components. A high level of responsiveness in one component…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Boards of Education, Citizen Participation, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Daresh, John C. – 1981
Semistructured interviews were used to query school staffs, administrators, and school board members in this exploratory field study of successful high schools implementing an individualized program. Analysis of results suggest these possible findings regarding factors that may support or inhibit the implementation of innovations: (1) The most…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Cooperative Programs, Curriculum, Decentralization
TURNER, RICHARD L. – 1966
AS PART OF A LARGER STUDY DEALING WITH THE BEGINNING TEACHER'S ADJUSTMENT TO TEACHING, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BEGINNING TEACHER'S PERSONAL-SOCIAL AND PROBLEM-SOLVING CHARACTERISTICS AND THE TEACHING PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED BY THEM WAS EXAMINED. DATA WAS GATHERED THROUGH THE ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF THE TEACHER CHARACTERISTICS SCHEDULE (TCS,…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Bibliographies, Discipline, Educational Research
DENTLER, ROBERT A. – 1966
UNLESS THE RATE OF INTEGRATION IN NORTHERN SCHOOLS IN LARGE CITIES ACCELERATES, THERE WILL BE EXTENSIVE URBAN SEGREGATION UNTIL AT LEAST THE MID-21ST CENTURY. HOWEVER, DATA FROM SMALLER CITIES SHOW THAT THERE SEEM TO BE "UNIFORM" CONDITIONS WHICH FAVOR DESEGREGATION--NEGRO PROTEST ACTION, STIMULUS FROM EXTRA-LOCAL AUTHORITY, AND A LESS…
Descriptors: Blacks, Demonstrations (Civil), Educational Facilities, Ghettos
Duea, Jerry; Bishop, Walter L. – 1980
Practical Research into Organizational Behavior and Effectiveness (PROBE) surveyed public school district superintendents in 1979 to compare their views on education to the lay opinions expressed in the annual Gallup Poll of the public's attitudes toward public schools. The study utilized a one-page questionnaire and focused on time management,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
Zeigler, Harmon; And Others – 1980
This extensive survey pretest utilized in-depth interviews with school superintendents and city managers in selected cities throughout Oregon and in Los Angeles. The purpose of the pilot study was to explore the similarities and differences in conflict management between the two professions. The study reveals that superintendents and city managers…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, City Officials, Community Organizations
Manly, Theron W. – 1972
Educators need a better understanding of the change process if changes are to be well planned and effective. The purpose of this study was to identify procedures that had facilitated educational change in selected school systems. The changes studied were in the areas of curriculum organization and content, instructional technology, staffing,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Adoption (Ideas), Change Strategies, Community Support
Miller, Brian P.; And Others – 1979
A need for research and development in community education competencies was the impetus of this study. Community educators identified and field tested competencies determined to be essential in four community education roles: superintendent, district coordinator, principal, and building level director. Results showed that participants in this…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Role, Administrators
BARNES, WILLIAM D. – 1961
THIS LONGITUDINAL FIELD STUDY EXAMINED THE INFORMAL RELATIONSHIPS BY WHICH SCHOOL ORIENTED LEADERS INFLUENCED THE DEVELOPMENT OF POLICY IN THE EDUCATIONAL ARENA OF AN OREGON COMMUNITY. CONSIDERED WERE 15 BUSINESSMEN AND PROFESSIONALS WHO WERE NAMED AS LEADERS BY MANY OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY AND WERE ALSO RECOGNIZED AS BEING INFLUENTIAL IN LOCAL…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Community Leaders, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Policy
National Education Association, Washington, DC. Research Div. – 1964
A survey was made (1) to obtain the op"nions of school superintendents as to the responsibility for adult education, purposes of public school adult education, issues in administration, the importance of various fields of instruction, and suitable means of financing and (2) to learn which school systems have adult education programs. Responses…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Community Services, Curriculum, Educational Finance
