The checklists identify the responsibilities of the technical director, course coordinator, monitor, and instructor in setting up a training program for the National Highway Institute. The definitions and responsibilities for each role are specified. The checklists for each role specify tasks to be completed and provide space in which to note…

This report studies the role and degree of specialization existing among college teachers of education and the relationship of this specialization to rewards and sanctions administered by the institution, job satisfaction, institutional size, and age of the incumbents. Four hundred and twenty-six questionnaires were sent to all college teachers of…

The Phelps-Stokes Fund and Title III of the Higher Education Act have jointly supported the Cooperative College Development Program (CCDP) in which 70 institutions were participating by the end of 1969. One of the major purposes of the program is to train college administrators and trustees in the art of effective fund raising. More generally,…

The first of these 4 statements suggests that faculty and student involvement in institutional governance is a learning experience which, to be effective, needs the leadership of the administration. This leadership is lacking because of administrators' concern with and protection of their authority and their attitudes, among other things. The…

The objectives of this study were to: (1) explore the need for a workshop to clarify the role of the junior college dean of instruction, particularly for new deans with little or no prior junior college administrative experience; and (2) if such a workshop were needed, determine what content, methods and procedures, and prepared materials would be…

The characteristics of the typical department/division chairman and his relationships with others were studied by means of a survey of relevant literature. Other areas studied were his role as an administrator and leader. The following conclusions were drawn from the survey: (1) department/division chairmen have many of the characteristics of…

Since educational organizations must constantly change to meet the demands of a changing society, educational administrators might look to the social sciences for help in managing change and innovation. This paper argues that an organizational approach to educational innovation is likely to be more successful than an individualistic approach.…

This document presents a speech concerned with the administration of higher education in an era of change and conflict. Emphasis is placed on the variable context of administration, change, conflict, and responses to the new context. The role and the fate of the president are discussed as indicative of the position in which other administrative…

This is a preliminary report of a major research project to study the changes in leadership, organization, and function that took place in the student affairs sector of American higher education during the period 1967-1972. The report is presented in summary fashion with emphasis on the survey, the principal student affairs officer, organizational…

This study examines the potential role of systematic analysis in administering resources within the university. Following problem identification and review of the methodology, Chapter II examines the various roles and characteristics of some of the primary decisionmakers in the university. Chapter III describes the typical characteristics of the…

A successful conflict manager in the field of education (1) is aware of the problems facing the young, the oppressed, and the sensitive; (2) is harshly realistic about his own personal and role limitations; (3) attempts wherever possible to substitute collective judgments for personal discretion; (4) possesses the leadership and organizational…

A remedial reading program can be justified if it is well managed. Such a program is characterized by effective planning, organization, staffing, direction, control, innovation, representation, and communication. The key to a well-managed remedial reading program is a responsible principal. The principal should organize a committee to handle…

This is a participant-observer's description and analysis of an American ghetto school, Midway School. The viewpoint that distinguishes this study is the positioning of observations in the context of the political and social reality that creates ghetto schools. Relations between children, teachers, parents, and administrators have a much broader…

This report presents guidelines proposed and utilized by practicing teachers and administrators for coping with student activism. Included are discussions of the causes of student activism, the indicators of student unrest, and the preparation for the protest, including what to do when violence occurs and guidelines for longrange planning. The…

The specific concern of this bulletin is with: (1) an examination of procedures and personnel involvement in policy development in the area of academic affairs, and (2) an examination of the actual implementation of academic policy within 9 private or church-related liberal arts colleges. An analysis of academic administration with regard to…