This report summarizes the results of a 1967 survey designed to obtain a better understanding of the characteristics, duties, and opinions of the nation's elementary school principals. A questionnaire mailed to a national sample of 2,551 elementary school principals elicited a 91.7% response rate. These responses are described in 11 chapters…

This revised handbook for public school adult educators focuses on recurring administrative responsibilities, problems, practices, and implications. Section I deals with aspects of the organization and administration of continuing education; the development of public support for adult education; continuing education in community schools; roles and…

This report provides public school administrators with three specific sets of guidelines related to student unrest in the secondary schools. The first set of guidelines is designed to help an administrative staff assess its own situation to determine the extent of potential student unrest in its own school system. The second set of guidelines…

Succession socialization is the movement of an aspirant from candidate to protege to administrator. The 'rites of passage' are delineated as announcement, training, and advancement. The vehicle is the sponsorship mode which entails identification, adoption, and molding of the protege in the attitudinal image of the sponsor. Completion of…

This compilation of abstracts reflects documents that concern supervisory and administrative theory, skills, and methods, including models, procedural steps, research reports, and bibliographic information. Based on document resumes in issues of RIE through July 1973, the following information is presented for each document: personal or…

Citizens, students, and teachers, as well as architects and administrators, should be actively involved in planning for school buildings. This involvement is essential in order that school plants serve their purpose -- facilitating learning. Participation in planning helps to insure financial support and intelligent use of buildings when they are…

The purposes of this study were to develop a conceptual rationale that might serve as the basis for a model of the change process and to test hypotheses derived from the rationale. It was believed that this approach would make a contribution to a growing body of research which views the school in the broader context of organizational theory. The…

This text is one of a series of three handbooks, each intended to provide busy educational executives with a brief, practical overview of one major issue or movement. This book aims at helping administrators become acquainted with the broad dimensions of the accountability problem, showing them some of the ongoing alternatives as well as those…

Little has been done to clarify the role responsibilities of the assistant principal; his position is generally looked upon as an internship program leading to the principalship. A survey was undertaken of assistant principals in selected junior and senior high schools in Oregon to determine the administrative responsibilities of assistant…

This 2-week institute was held to prepare vocational educators to plan effectively for annual and long-range programs of vocational education for metropolitan areas according to the 1968 amendments. The institute emphasized planning, budgeting, and evaluation, and procedures for effective program planning. Various sources and validity of all data…

The Program for Educational Opportunity, an institute based at the University of Michigan and established by the Office of Education pursuant to Title IV of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, is designed to assist school districts in the process of desegregation. The Program annually conducts a series of conferences. The Conference on The Personnel…

This paper discusses factors pertaining to the adaptation of vocational-technical curriculums to local school systems. A major problem is that many available curriculum materials and programs have no evidence of their validation for learning effectiveness by field-testing and feedback. Such evidence is needed by local school personnel before sound…

This report is one of a series intended primarily for those engaged in or preparing for educational planning and administration (especially in developing countries) and for those government officials and civic leaders seeking a more general understanding of educational planning and its role in overall national development. In this booklet, the…

Nineteen administrators at De Anza College (California), including members of the President's cabinet and division chairmen, were interviewed and surveyed in order to ascertain their professional development needs in the areas of management/administration functions, leadership, human resources management, and interpersonal relationships. Findings…

Procedures used in planning the leadership development seminar and other information intended to be of use to State and national council members and other educational planners are presented in this report of a leadership development seminar for advisory councils on vocational education. Major objectives of the seminar are stated and include (1)…