Notes that a well-structured job profile and interview can provide insight into the key qualities of an effective assistant principal. These include organizational skills, basic accounting knowledge, interpersonal skills, dependability, strong work ethic, effective problem-solving skills, leadership skills, written communication skills,…

Administrators should (1) realize that most people lose their jobs because they are uncooperative, (2) never confuse the number of hours worked with value to the organization, (3) respect the opposition and critics, (4) keep meetings brief, and (5) remember it's all about human relationships. (MLF)

A survey of 364 men and 86 women medical school graduates found women less likely to be employed full-time or have outside professional activities, more likely to hold full-time academic appointments, to treat low-income patients, and to serve in inner cities. Women worked fewer hours, had fewer patients, but published scientific articles as…

Finds the Sampson et al. guidelines for computer-assisted career guidance systems (CE 521 972) comprehensive and self-explanatory, but states that user judgment is still required. Suggests revision of existing standards to take into account the feature-cost analysis method. (SK)

Describes an activity-based formula developed to comply with a judicial mandate that standards for specialized and mixed caseloads be established. Discusses considerations involved in determining maximum caseload size, approaches used, formulas which have evolved, and circumstances in which the activity-based method works best. (NH)

Examines the job content of preservation librarianship as evidenced in job advertisements. The findings indicate that preservation librarians function in a largely administrative role, possess the Master of Library Science degree in many cases, and are paid below the average salary for functional and subject specialists and department heads. A…

Despite the growing intricacy of information management, academic institutions continue to relegate librarians to second-class status and lower pay than their peers in classroom positions. Efforts to combat salary inequities are often confounded by deficiencies in salary reporting systems. Librarians provide important one-to-one educational…

A survey of the presidents of the South's "best" colleges and universities, as reported by a national news magazine, indicates how presidents use their time, how they predict they will use their time, and what they think is the best preparation for the college presidency. (Author/MSE)

A survey sent to a random selection of 11,992 school board members elicited responses from 2,166 (18 percent). The survey focused on superintendent tenure, a profile of the typical board member, and current priorities. Six charts provide region-by-region demographic data. (MLF)

Explores the question of how guidance and job-finding services can be improved. Notes that guidance has the underlying goals of efficient use of human resources and the insurance of equity in access to opportunities. Examines methods, accessibility of services, new technologies, and community support relative to guidance activities. (KO)

Guiding principles to help new school board members perform effective board service include being team players and remembering that their prime function is policy making, not administration. (MLF)

Based on in-depth interviews with 26 school board members and 18 superintendents, the working styles of board members can be classified into three distinct types: (1) passive acquiescent; (2) restive vigilant; and (3) proactive supportive. (MLF)

A survey of physicians teaching in British Columbia's one medical school found 20 percent of the province's physicians were involved with the school in some way, most with largely non-academic ("clinical") careers. Full-time faculty worked 20 percent more hours than their clinical counterparts. Two-thirds may have full-time clinical…

Many school districts lack the resources to hire a full-time risk manager and often assign risk-management duties to a manager with other responsibilities. Offers steps that can help with risk-management procedures. Cooperation, communication, and, most important, the support of top management are critical for risk-management effectiveness. (MLF)

Describes the experiences of four superintendents who put upholding the law--and satisfying their own conscience--ahead of political pressure. (MLF)