A new principal needs an entry plan in order to avoid a misstep in the administrative position. The entry plan includes details on interviews, visits, observations, and readings necessary. It lists activities that enable the principal to assess the school's basic strengths and weaknesses. (SI)

When accepting a new post as a school administrator, it is important to earn the respect and trust of the staff. Suggestions are made that are intended to generate the rapport and support required to succeed as a school executive. (SI)

Traditional and contemporary models of decision making are reviewed, and the implications of contemporary decision-making theory for educational administrators and strategies appropriate for different conditions are discussed. Decision classification systems and decision techniques are described. (SLD)

Presents various ideas and suggestions for day care directors. These include reasons for executive failure; profiles of communicator effectiveness; ideas for retaining donor gifts; descriptions of qualities of outstanding consultants; and suggestions for using power effectively and holding effective staff meetings. (BB)

The primary mechanism for assessment and program planning associated with the Education for All Handicapped Children Act is the multidisciplinary team--a group including at least one teacher or specialist in the suspected disability area. This article describes three bases of the multidisciplinary assessment process. Includes 14 references. (MLH)

This paper presents the traditional public school as a multiheaded turtle in a shell of established procedure suspended by public patronage over a boiling cauldron of threat and uncertainty, hoping to avoid swinging cleavers of changing socioeconomic conditions. Leadership by creative, proactive administrators who can utilize vision,…

Defines limits of legal liability of the supervisor of technical theater in a secondary school if a student is injured while working on a production. Presents a system for development of a risk management program. (PA)

Describes the information environment of managers by presenting a model and by reviewing pertinent literature. Structural components of the model include general managerial behaviors, management roles, managerial activities, decision making, problem dimensions, and characteristics of the person and of the organization. (Contains 192 references.)…

Finds that two-thirds of advisers do not believe administrators influence newspaper content; 4.3% of advisers nationally complied with administrative requests not to publish news articles; 12.2% of advisers believe link exists between administrative funding and news selection; and advisers at two-year colleges and private institutions are…

Examines the primary school deputy headteacher's changing role following implementation of Britain's 1988 Education Reform Act. Using qualitative data from 50 schools in England and Wales, documents an ever-expanding role, accompanied by tensions between classroom teaching and wider curriculum and managerial responsibilities. Recommends limited…

After accepting the presidency of the College of Wooster (Ohio), a highly-qualified and respected woman withdrew the day before taking office in the wake of rumors about a long-term relationship with another woman. Concern within the college community about the situation centers on two issues: homophobia and privacy for administrators. (MSE)

Discusses a research project investigating the preparation of beginning principals in Queensland (Australia) government schools. Survey data were gathered from principals in 23 primary and 13 secondary schools. Fully 10 primary school principals felt they were ill-prepared for their jobs. Secondary principals, with prior experience as deputy…

Explains the importance of competence in the use of informal logic for physical education and educational sport teachers/managers. The article discusses historical background, critical thinking as applied to managerial roles, the need to think clearly, and aspects of critical thinking, argument development, ambiguity, acceptable and unacceptable…

Examines the reasons teachers gave for nominating a particular administrator for a literacy award. Draws together data to create a profile of the ideal principal: one who places the development of literacy as a priority, inspires faculty and children to do their best, provides moral support, becomes involved with children, and is a good listener.…

The president of the State University of New York at Binghamton sees intellectual leadership as the first responsibility of any university president. She urges presidents to consider their institution's place and time in the culture and their own personal history in determining the intellectual agenda and developing vision and creativity. (DB)