Purpose: International schools are a growing class of educational institution. It has been suggested that few schools of this type have a marketing plan whilst research into development planning showed that few had a long-range plan. This paper aims to investigate these issues. Design/methodology/approach: This paper deals with a survey of 32…

Government contracting has raised a collection of issues with respect to adequate oversight and accountability. This paper explores one avenue through which contracting agencies may achieve these tasks: through the governance practices of the contractor's board. Oversight and monitoring are a board's key responsibilities, and influencing a board's…

This booklet is designed to assist management development tutors, universities and other providers, and mentors in implementing standards-based management development within British further education colleges. Section 1 presents the case for using national standards for management development in further education. Discussed in Section 2 are the…

Because education itself is a business, starting an independent school is much like starting a private business. This guide, designed to provide a sound basis for planning, implementing, and evaluating an independent school, focuses on various objectives, tasks, and other operational concerns that are essential in the initial planning process.…

This book arose from a felt need for more Canadian (as distinct from U.S.) oriented content in the study of the organization of Canadian physical education. The resources for the book are heavily Canadian, and much of the data is based on the results of surveys conducted specifically for the book. In addition, a series of site visits to Canadian…

The management team at Minooka (Illinois) School District 201 is actively pursuing school improvement measures by establishing Performance Contracts to increase productivity. The format of the Performance Contract highlights yearly short-term and long-term goals, which are presented in the form of Job Improvement Targets stating the goal itself, a…

This literature review considers definitions of strategic planning as well as historical and operational aspects of its use at community colleges. First, a number of definitions of strategic planning are presented, indicating that, compared to long-range planning, strategic planning is more action-oriented and more concerned with issues, the…

This paper addresses the lack of a clear definition in the educational profession of such key terms as philosophies, goals, and objectives. Accordingly, a clear rationale and definition is proposed for each of these terms, along with examples illustrating their appropriate use. An educational philosophy is defined as a statement of motivating…

This paper analyzes the responses of 50 practicing business managers who were asked to identify the most troublesome communication situations experienced by supervisors in their organizations. The authors put the responses in rank order according to two popular management systems, Management by Objectives (MBO) and Organizational Behavior…

The 1960's and 1970's saw the development and expansion of a new type of educational administration/management that was heavily weighted toward a quantitative approach. Some feel that the advent of modern management techniques (Planning, Management, and Evaluation--PME, Management By Objectives--MBO, Management Information Systems--MIS) as applied…

This review of the literature briefly outlines the history of management by objectives (MBO), describing the Madison, Wisconsin, school district's application of this systems approach to school management, as well as alternatives to the Madison MBO plan developed by other districts across the country. Although there are many variations of MBO and…

A list of the current approaches to teacher evaluation should include the following: (1) examination of student gain scores on standardized tests, (2) analysis of typical student improvement, (3) teaching performance testing, (4) teacher skill testing, (5) administrator or peer group observations and ratings, and (6) student observations and…

Procedures and instruments used for evaluating either or both school superintendents and boards of education were solicited from Educational Research Service's subscribing school systems, state associations of school boards, and state associations of school administrators. Sixty-eight school systems sent their formal procedures for evaluating the…

The evaluation of administrative and supervisory personnel is receiving increasing attention by State legislatures, the public at large, and the education profession. At least nine States now mandate periodic, formal evaluations of administrative and supervisory personnel in their public schools. As a result of these State mandates and the…

Since appraising managerial performance for salary purposes appears to be a common feature of many executive compensation plans throughout the business world, the author presents several emerging trends in these private sector compensation plans and suggests their possible application to the compensation of educational administrators. He reviews…