Addresses the issue of participation in the development and management of programs for adult learners. The Vroom and Yetton model of leadership decision making, a contingency approach that utilizes a range of decision styles, is described through various case examples. (CT)

Leadership styles change over time and with individuals. The relationship between presidential style and effect is explored. The essay suggests that crisis and change do not lend themselves to extensive collaboration and planning, but that to ignore the traditions of faculty input threatens the ability of an institution to move forward.…

Presents results from a study of community college leadership, conducted to examine interactive leadership relationships between college presidents and the principal internal governance groups with which they work. Presents a model linking leadership style, group situation, and leadership effectiveness. Discusses implications for the future. (DMM)

Profiles four educational leaders: Gregory Anrig, head of the Educational Testing Service; Ernest Boyer, president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching; Louis (Bill) Honig, Jr., superintendent of public instruction for California; and Albert Shanker, president of the American Federation of Teachers. Considers educational…

Clarifies the possible forms of leadership taken by the administrator of an academic department. Discusses such elements as authoritarian leadership, faculty consensus, power and responsibility, input factors, types of decision making, faculty recruiting, and authoritarian versus democratic approach. (CT)

This article proposes a new approach to improve management effectiveness of home economists employed in administrative roles across business, government, and educational settings. It discusses the concept of social style, its major behavioral dimensions, social style types, and strengths and weaknesses of each style. (CT)

Six issues were examined in a study of faculty salary systems in independent schools. The author presents 15 observations resulting from the study. (MD)

A definition of leadership and a model depicting leadership styles are presented, conflict management orientations are examined, and strategies useful in resolving conflict are outlined. (CT)

Focuses on principals as change facilitators, on other staff members who facilitate school improvement ("second change facilitators" and on what these two groups do together and separately. Concludes with considerations for policy making, for training of all school improvement leadership personnel and for future lines of study into facilitating…

An existential and ethnographic approach is advocated in understanding what is referred to as the being and becoming of an educational administrator. (Author/MLF)

Correlates two research projects and one review to provide a descriptive model for three styles of principal behavior in their role as change facilitator: responder, manager, and initiator. Implications are derived concerning the relationship between change facilitator style and implementation success, school climate, and potential for…

Quotations about excellence in business, selected from the book "In Search of Excellence" and applicable to education, are grouped into seven categories: respect and meaning, innovation, fun and excitement, bigness vs. smallness, communication, the role of management, listening to consumers, and the importance of values. (TE)

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Various issues peculiar to the management of temporary systems are reviewed, then specific research findings on the three questions of task effectiveness, professional development, and utilization of human resources as related to management style are presented followed by a concluding strategy for the management of such systems. (Author)

In today's changing environment, leaders need a concrete guideline to help them meet new challenges and to update standards and assessments such as The No Child Left Behind Act. These new regulations and laws pertain not only to accountability issues, testing methods and assessment, teacher certification requirements, and safety in schools, but…