Women must seek leadership roles and assist other women into positions of power. They must create an alternate leadership style that brings a humane perspective to college administration. (JG)

The National Collegiate Athletic Association's new executive director responds to questions about leadership style, the tightening academic standards, effects of cost containment, women's athletics, blacks in coaching and sports administration, institutional autonomy, and competition with the College Football Association. (MSE)

Explored and typified the interaction between student leaders and followers in student decision-making groups in a natural campus setting. Student committee members (N=122) were observed and rated by graduate assistants (N=14). Results revealed two basic styles of leaders' communication: information giving and information seeking. Results have…

The most effective college presidents are those whose leadership styles are dominant, decisive, and when appropriate, autocratic. The president has to believe profoundly in the intrinsic value of the college. (Author/MSE)

Interviews with 188 university women aged 18 to 53 revealed that they expect an effective female leader to exhibit higher levels of consideration and initiating structure than will male leaders. No sex differences were detected for expectations of role assumption and production emphasis behaviors. Age-related differences among the women's…

Discusses value of therapeutic and growth groups in self-examination, sharing in a supportive and protective atmosphere, and in strengthening self-concept and relationships with others. Describes and addresses dilemmas of two basic approaches to leadership: the "guru-oriented" approach with a teacher-guide, and the self-oriented approach…

The authors state that 50 percent of current participative work groups will dissolve. They focus on some of the actual problems associated with participative work group strategies. They discuss (1) macroorganizational issues, (2) organizational hierarchy, (3) climate of uncertainty, (4) leadership conflicts, and (5) microorganizational issues. (CH)

The data about women students in leadership positions are summarized, as well as information about gender differences in leadership. Suggestions for ways to use this information are provided. (MLW)

Elaborates Ouchi's Theory Z--organizations characterized by genuine concern for employee welfare, development of a philosophy, and a cooperative team approach. Applies these precepts to the improvement of individual schools and school districts. (SK)

Characterizes public school principals' perceptions of effective clinical-supervisory behavior and contrasts these with prior research findings. A Q-sort completed by 65 Quebec principals supplied data on three aspects of supervisors' behavior. (MCG)

Describes various types of difficult bosses and provides tips on how to deal with them. Included are the good but unsettling boss, the incompetent boss, the overcompetent boss, the paranoid boss, and the martinet boss. (TE)

In 20 schools, surveys of teacher perceptions about management styles and student perceptions of teachers reveals a correlation between effective teaching and "consultative-centralized" management. Consequently, 10 "commandments" for good consultative management are provided. (TE)

Leader behavior of males and females in three-person experimental groups was investigated in varying contexts. Deviating from stereotypical expectations, females reacted to "achieved" leader role by relatively intense leadership efforts, a response predicted for males but not females. Also, both sexes addressed more directive behavior toward own…

Charter schools have been alternately hailed as the promise, and derided as the scourge, of public education in the United States. This article focuses on the effects of Minnesota's charter schools on leadership, outreach, and parental involvement in charter schools and traditional public schools. The author concludes that Minnesota's charter…

This book has been written at a time when the direct impact of leadership on the success of schools is increasingly widely accepted. Team leadership has always been important in schools, whether at the level of the department, the curriculum area, the key stage, the phase, or in relation to pastoral and leadership teams. This role has assumed…