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Download full textWilliams, David L., Jr. – 1984
The Parent Involvement in Education Project, a research project sponsored by Southwest Educational Development Laboratory, is based on the tenet that to improve the quality of our public schools, parents and educators must develop a more collaborative relationship. In order to help determine the prospects for bringing about such a relationship, a…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attitudes, Boards of Education, Decision Making
Ogletree, Earl J. – 1985
According to a recent survey, school superintendents in Illinois generally favor the kinds of educational reforms being urged by national commissions on educational excellence. Over 100 superintendents from randomly selected elementary, secondary, and combined school districts in Illinois responded to the 104-item questionnaire. The survey sought…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrative Change, Administrator Attitudes, Curriculum Development
Gruskin, Susan J.; Campbell, Mary A.; Paulu, Nancy – 1987
The number of dropouts is increasing and is particularly high in urban areas and among minority students. Dropouts earn less over their lifetimes, are in poorer health, and do not have the technological skills needed for newly-developing jobs. The federal government, the private sector, and educators have made serious commitments to bring down the…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Community Role, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Geisert, Gene – 1982
Installation of a success-based model of learning (that is, a mastery-learning-based system) will help superintendents make education effective and efficient. Such a system follows a number of concepts, including favorable learning conditions, teachers qualified in learning-centered practices, clear learning objectives, and alternative learning…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board of Education Role, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
Randall, Ruth E.; DeLong, James – 1982
A school district in Rosemont, Minnesota, cut 2.4 million dollars from its general fund budget in 1982-83, a cut of almost 10 percent. Instead of splitting the community, the district emerged from the process stronger than before. This was accomplished through a 4-month participatory management process involving staff, citizens, parents, and…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Budgeting, Cooperation, Educational Finance
Peer reviewedGlass, Thomas – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2006
Superintendent preparation and training has remained substantially unaltered for a half century. State certification requirements drive the content and activities for preparation programs housed in higher education institutions. State agencies never participated in superintendent preparation beyond awarding certification to post master's educators…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Leadership Training, Administrator Education, Management Development
Mundy, Sylvia P. – 1976
This study investigated the ideal and actual criteria for selecting school superintendents as perceived by senior high school teachers and students, parents, administrators, and school board members. Its purpose was to determine if the ideal and actual criteria for selecting urban school superintendents would differ significantly as perceived (1)…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Age Differences, Boards of Education, Community Attitudes
Texas A and M Univ., College Station. Dept. of Educational Administration. – 1977
Research was undertaken to enhance the ability of superintendents in public school districts without vocational directors to administer vocational programs effectively. Two objectives were identified: To determine the tasks which must be performed and the administrative functions employed for their accomplishment, and to present alternative model…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Curriculum Development, Educational Administration
Brodinsky, Ben – 1977
The author provides an overview of the responsibilities of a school board member. Beginning with a view of the origins and constraints of the board's authority--federal and state law and, increasingly, court decisions--the author examines the board member's responsibilities in the areas of directing the educational system, making decisions that…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Court Litigation
Thornell, Allen L. – 1981
A questionnaire survey of 180 Texas school district superintendents sought to determine both their perceptions of how community power structures influenced school board decisions and their techniques for communicating with their local power structure. The study analyzed four power structure types--monopolistic, multigroup noncompetitive,…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Boards of Education, Community Control, Community Influence
Ferns, Maryann H.; Bergsma, Harold M. – 1977
The political and emotional issues surrounding the busing of children for purposes of school integration have caused us to focus on the methods of desegegation rather than on the goal of equal and quality education. Busing to integrate began after the 1954 Brown decision. Since that time, unwilling school superintendents and administrators have…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Bus Transportation, Busing, Community Role
GOLDHAMMER, KEITH; AND OTHERS – 1967
SOME 138 ARTICLES, RESEARCH REPORTS, AND UNPUBLISHED ITEMS, DATING FROM 1953 TO 1966, CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RATIONALE FOR A MAJOR STUDY OF PROBLEMS FACING PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS. BRIEF REVIEWS COORDINATE THE MATERIAL UNDER SIX MAIN HEADINGS--(1) EDUCATIONAL CHANGE, (2) NEGOTIATIONS AND TEACHER MILITANCY, (3) ASPECTS OF…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Board Administrator Relationship, Collective Bargaining, Community Influence
National Urban League, Inc., New York, NY. – 1966
PROCEEDINGS ARE REPORTED OF A CONFERENCE HELD JUNE 16-18, 1966, IN NEW YORK CITY BY THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND COSPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE AND TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, TO CONSIDER INTEGRATED QUALITY EDUCATION. ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE FROM 76 URBAN LEAGUE CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY WERE 84 SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS, 75…
Descriptors: Black Education, Boards of Education, Community Organizations, Educational Objectives
PIELE, PHILIP – 1967
DOCUMENTS IN THE EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION COLLECTION ARE INDEXED BY SUBJECT AND NUMBER. PART I OF THE INDEX CONTAINS A WORD LIST COMPILED FROM INDEX TERMS GENERATED FROM THE COLLECTION DOCUMENTS. PART II IS A SEQUENTIAL LISTING OF EACH DOCUMENT WITH A COMPLETE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CITATION FOR EACH DOCUMENT. (HM)
Descriptors: Administrators, Bibliographies, Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining
MINER, JOHN B. – 1967
TO DETERMINE MAJOR FACTORS AFFECTING SELECTION AND PERFORMANCE OF SUPERVISORS IN SCHOOL ORGANIZATIONS, DATA WERE ANALYZED FROM A SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR EVALUATION FORM FOR 219 ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL (79.3 PERCENT OF 276 TOTAL), REPRESENTING LARGE CITY, MEDIUM CITY, SMALL CITY, AND CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. APPLYING…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection
