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Download full textAdams, Jerome; Hicks, Jack M. – 1978
The relationship between male and female leaders' descriptions of their own behavior and the followers' descriptions of the leader's behavior in traditionally male-oriented leadership positions was examined. The data were collected as part of a research project to assess the assimilation of females at West Point and to determine how females were…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Females, Followup Studies, Leadership Styles
BURCHELL, HELEN R.; CASTETTER, WILLIAM B. – 1967
SOCIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES HAVE ALTERED SOCIETY'S PERCEPTIONS OF ITS EDUCATIONAL NEEDS WHICH, IN TURN, HAS CREATED SUPPORT FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS. THIS REPORT FOCUSES UPON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF INSTRUCTION. CONSIDERABLE ATTENTION IS…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Educational Administration, Educational Objectives
Magisos, Joel Hans – 1968
To develop a basis for understanding the relationships between change orientation of state supervisors of vocational education and selected individual, intraorganizational, and extraorganizational factors, 12 major hypotheses and 63 pairs of null and alternative hypotheses were formulated upon the basis of a theoretical framework. Responses to a…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Doctoral Dissertations
Erlandson, David A. – 1976
This book begins with a look at current practice in administration. It then proposes a general problem-solving strategy to help administrators and supervisors with the array of difficulties that face them. The development of an administrative/supervisory team is proposed as a method of effectively implementing the problem-solving strategy.…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Behavior, Decision Making
Liss, Lora – 1974
The formation, development, and demise of a women's center in suburban New York are described. The women's center resulted from a conference designed to assess problems confronting women and to mobilize resources to meet those problems. However, after the formation of the center, a struggle for leadership and conflicts over the values and beliefs…
Descriptors: Activism, Case Studies, Change Agents, Change Strategies
Moore, Mary T. – 1975
This paper establishes the context of moves by school districts to install school program-planning activities in the local school site, and traces the implications of greater decision-making authority at the local school on (1) the overall organization and governance of schooling, and (2) the viability of these activities at the local school…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Decentralization, Decision Making, Educational Research
Gillispie, Fred D., Jr. – 1975
This study describes the systematic efforts of the faculty of Dearington Elementary School, Lynchburg, Virginia, to examine needs for change, study alternatives, and adopt and implement change strategies to meet identified needs following court-ordered integration in 1970. Chapter 1 provides a change model and consolidates case data. Chapter 2…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Case Studies, Change Agents, Change Strategies
Musella, Donald; And Others – 1975
The primary purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between a certain characteristic in the personality of the school principal and his administrative behavior, with the ultimate dependent variable being decentralization of decisionmaking. The focus was on the relationships between dogmatism, Xness of administrative style, autonomy…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Responsibility, Administrators
Thomas, Terry A. – 1970
Response data from questionnaires administered to 204 teachers served as the basis for determining (1) changes in the interpersonal relations of elementary principals, and (2) the effect of needed changes on the social-emotional climate of their respective schools. Perceived change, organizational climate, executive leadership, tact, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Decision Making, Educational Environment
Aukee, Waino E.; And Others – 1973
The management team concept in school administration is currently being adopted by school districts throughout the United States. Basically, the concept refers to the involvement of all levels of management in the planning, implementing, and decisionmaking process when such activities directly affect their professional responsibilities. One key…
Descriptors: Administrators, Boards of Education, Decision Making, Educational Administration
"Elementary School Administrators' Role Perceptions Related to Their Assessment of Community Power."
Harris, William H. – 1973
The object of this study, conducted in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, School District, was to examine whether or not the urban elementary school administrator's assessment of the community's ability to reward or punish is a significant factor in his perception of his own role performance, his leadership style, and his work with the community and…
Descriptors: Administrators, Community Influence, Community Surveys, Elementary Schools
Grusky, Oscar – 1972
The present study, part of a larger investigation, attempted to examine the separate and joint effects of succession and effectiveness on administrative processes in laboratory-created 3-level formal organizations. Specifically, the investigation concerned itself with the impact of these two elements on communication relationships between managers…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrator Evaluation, Communication Problems, Experiments
Reavis, Charles A.; Derlega, Valerian J. – 1972
The basic theory that the teacher style required for effective learning in the classroom is contingent on the favorableness of the group situation was tested in a controlled experiment. Eight groups of eighth-grade boys were assigned to two teachers, four groups for each. Two hypotheses were under examination: (1) A task-oriented teacher will be…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Control Groups, Educational Research, Group Behavior
Ovando, Martha N.; Huckestein, Ma. Luisa S. – 2003
This report describes a study of the perceptions of central-office supervisors. The purpose of the study was to determine the perceptions of central-office supervisors regarding emerging supervisory practices within a decentralized context. The study further sought to determine the role central-office supervisors perform in exemplary school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Administrator Role
Lambrecht, Judith J.; Hopkins, Charles R.; Moss, Jerome, Jr.; Finch, Curtis R. – 1997
This study explored chief vocational administrators' (CVAs) perceptions of the importance of on-the-job experiences to leadership development. In telephone interviews, CVAs with the highest scores on the Leadership Effectiveness Inventory in a 1993 study (n=69) identified experiences most helpful to leader development: new positions offering…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Experiential Learning, Leadership
