This publication follows up on a work begun in 1997 that reported a nationwide study of school board/superintendent collaboration for high student achievement. The current report addresses the requisite steps that local school boards, superintendents, state political and educational leaders, and university deans and faculty need to take to develop…

This study examined Alabama and Tennessee state education report card data for 1998 through 2003. The purpose of the study was to determine whether there were measurable differences in reported accountability indicators between districts that elected and those that appointed superintendents. The study also examined trends in attrition and hiring…

This book examines how the shift toward school-based management affects the relationship between principals and superintendents. The 11 chapters were written by 5 pairs of superintendents and principals who were asked to reflect on these changes in education. The contributors were instructed not to focus on the particulars of an individual but to…

The so-called "Golden Age" of women school administrators, that period from 1919 to 1950 when women held around 25 percent of county superintendencies and 10 percent of all superintendencies is contrasted to post-World War II conditions--a period during which a gender realignment in school administration occurred. Following the U.S. Civil War,…

It is of interest from time to time to make studies or have studies made of the various ranks of the superintendency. One type of the superintendency, which is all in all the oldest and is found in every State, is the county superintendent of schools. He exists in more than 3,300 places. The return accompanying this blank was able to get a line on…

Article considered the role of the assistant principal and provided guidelines for the professionalization of the assistant principalship. (RK)

Author presented an informal picture of the assistant principals in his school, in the hope that from the shadows of lack of publicity will emerge the assistant principal, too long unknown. (Author/RK)

Article discussed the role of the assistant principal and stressed the point that the administration of schools is most effectively accomplished by a team approach. (Author/RK)

This article examines educational policy as it relates to the political socialization of children and the utilization of available research on the topic. (Editor)

This article surveys the last 10 years of collective bargaining in education, pointing out the resultant benefits and problems. The author concludes that professionals must grow up" in their negotiations, spending more time on the vital questions of education and less on monetary or personal benefits. (Editor)

Reviews the nature of relationships within the schools' bureaucracy; analyzes the move for decentralization and community control. (Author)

Women superintendents (N=82) provided information concerning their personal and career development. Results showed subjects reflected a more traditional orientation during childhood, youth, and early career development and appeared to have integrated masculine modes of behavior as they advanced to higher levels of authority and responsibility.…

Checklist for evaluating school management covers (1) budgeting, revenues, expenditures; (2) accounting and payroll; (3) purchasing and warehousing; (4) debts and captial outlay; (5) insurance; (6) property control; and (7) school activity funds. (JBM)