Examines legal and ethical ramifications of three roles of school authorities (agents-of-state, custodial, tutelary) legitimated in two Supreme Court decisions: "New Jersey v. T.L.0." (search and seizure) and "Vernonia v. Action" (drug use testing). (Contains 34 references.)(PKP)

Argues that learning must be the number one leadership priority of middle school principals. Contends that principals need to find more effective ways to lead and to organize their schools for learning by reexamining school values, school vision, instructional practices, cultural traditions, organizational structures, curricular decisions, and use…

Offers beginning basic course directors some initial ideas about hiring the best associate faculty. Seeks to open discussion about directing associate faculty by outlining hiring standards and providing guidelines for orienting, empowering, developing, and evaluating associate faculty. (PA)

Highlights bad management practices: not providing clear instructions or job descriptions; rewarding work with more work; carrying grudges; rewarding employee "rats"; evaluating employees on personality rather than work performance; making sure subordinates do not look too good to superiors; playing favorites; not sharing power; and…

Considers the language of professional development and demonstrates how principals with different professional beliefs and understandings interpret the language of education differently. The work is based on a two-year study of eight principals in a school undergoing a teacher-supervision policy change. Lacking a common understanding of education…

Discusses school superintendency behavior and educational improvement and quality through a review of three books: "Keepers of the Flame: Contemporary Urban Superintendents" (Theodore J. Kowalski); "Effective School District Leadership: Transforming Politics into Education" (Kenneth Leithwood); and "Leading to Change: The Challenge of the New…

Examines attitudes of beginning teachers toward their current support systems and compares those attitudes with factors previously identified as predictors of attrition. Notes that this sample of teachers is not predisposed to leaving the profession. Suggests that administrators should strongly support teachers' new ideas. (RS)

Potential conflicts over academic freedom may arise between college faculty and administrators. There is a need to balance freedom/independence and collaboration/interdependence as well as service and scholarship roles. The support role that makes this work does not receive adequate attention. (SK)

Case study of two urban high schools explores how, paradoxically, professional autonomy and attention to individual needs are necessary and salient conditions of strong professional communities. Focuses on the important role that principals play in balancing individual and organizational needs and fostering professional community. Reinterprets…

Contends that the key to success in the area of professional administrator-adviser relations is two-fold: continual education and open lines of communication. Describes the author's experience as both an administrator and journalism adviser. Provides examples of the challenges provided by this dual role. (PM)

Explains an organizational development program called "Celebrate What's Right in the World," a program which espouses the belief that educators need to look within for the motivation to do their jobs well. Contends that administrators must provide these four essential resources that enhance literacy goals: time, trust, staff development, and…

Discusses the state of elementary education in Fiji. Provides one Fijian principal's optimistic approach to implementing a whole language approach to the teaching of reading. Notes the teachers' original opposition to change, and the difficulty of maintaining change. (PM)

Study surveyed university counseling center directors to identify job tasks and management practices. Directors reported spending the most time on administrative, clinical, and outreach activities. Nearly half of the directors reported spending three to five hours per week on campus leadership activities. (Contains 16 references and 5 tables.)…

Presents an interview on student newspapers with Bob Durkee, vice president for public affairs at Princeton University, about how his experience as a student reporter and editor has influenced his views as an administrator, what has changed over the years, and how he manages and interacts with a vigorous student press. (EV)

Eight articles discuss Program Theory (PT) construction issues, administrators as applied theorists, tests of PT, using path analysis to develop/evaluate PT, using PT to describe/measure program quality, developing/testing program classification and function theories, a pattern-matching approach to link PT and evaluation data, and linking PT and…