The hypothesis guiding the study was that work motivation attitudes, behavior, and perceptions of others--as leader style concepts--and school climate--as a situational construct--are linearly and curvilinearly related to subordinate, superordinate, self, and organizational effectiveness criteria. A total of 179 principals, 996 teachers, and 41…

In order to be effective, management concepts must be taught to all members of the management team. Team members must learn that they are truly interdependent and must develop a strong interrelationship based on mutual respect for each other's expertise and point of view. Team management is beginning to develop when each member displays complete…

This study describes models of diffusion that combine the efforts of a State agency with the efforts of local school systems to effect change and examines the most recent research on innovation adoption. It provides a paradigm that describes the following elements: (1) the optimum installation process for an innovation, (2) the kinds of school…

The variation in the interaction patterns of group members was investigated in this study. Data on the three major variables -- Sociability, Interaction, and Demographic factors were collected by means of the Social-introversion-extraversion scale in Guilford's "An Inventory of Factors STDCR," the Reciprocal Category System, and a brief…

This Bulletin gives an overview, through questions and answers, of team management from the standpoint of the superintendent, the principal, and industry. Team management is "ideal" to the extent that it operates democratically, and "practical" in that it normally finds a more sound solution than if one person, alone, came up with a solution. The…

The primary purpose of the seminar was to identify those competencies that now, and in the forseeable future, must be acquired and utilized by educational administrators to facilitate attainment of higher levels of institutional effectiveness in meeting the demands of society and the educational needs of people. The seminar was intended as a…

This research project attempted to (1) identify leader types from teacher descriptions of the leadership behaviors of elementary school principals and (2) study the effects of the leadership types on the organizational behavior of teachers. Teacher responses from 99 Iowa elementary schools revealed three basic principal leadership types. Using…

The content is outlined and the terminal and enabling objectives are provided for a curriculum area on leadership behavior and style (see EM 010 434, EM 010 435, EM 010 436, and EM 010 459), part of an introduction to psychology and leadership course for the United States Naval Academy (see the final reports which summarize the course development…

Testing the hypothesis that group-centered leadership leads to less problem behavior among emotionally disturbed adolescents, 20 male and female adolescents aged 14-18 (from Karitas Community in Crystal Springs, Mississippi) were divided into leader-centered and group-centered groups and exposed to 3 weekend camping experiences. Assessments were…

Presents a historical perspective of women's role in educational administration, pointing out that in 1928 18 percent of secondary principalships were filled by women, while in 1972 only 1.7 percent were. Exploring women's leadership styles and the use of networking for women has the most potential for helping women succeed in future educational…

Although students are told about the principles of democracy, they get few chances to experience democratic participation. Analyzes five research efforts spanning 45 years which attempted to study democratic practices in schools and how such practices affect attitudes and behavior. Results indicate that democratic education is both possible and…

Investigates administrative metaphors and the school principalship in the current literature. Three metaphors--maintenance, survival, and vision--are explored through participant observation of the behavior of five principals. (MLF)

Published in collaboration with the National Institute for Leadership Development (NILD), this monograph reports on a study of leading-edge community college presidents. The authors cluster the 22 competencies identified through the study into four categories. Each category is presented as a chapter which identifies and provides examples of the…

This book relates the radically new sciences of the 20th century--quantum mechanics, chaos theory, and complexity theory--to organizational problems and challenges facing corporate leaders. The book draws on the science of the human brain, with its three different kinds of neural structures--mental, emotional, and spiritual--to illustrate how to…

Research indicates that others' perceptions of the success of a woman administrator are related to whether the woman fits into the range of expected behavior for women in our society, including the way in which she wields power. To explore this phenomenon, this study examined the leadership temperament of the woman administrator and how it…