Reflects on the author's tasks, rewards, and difficulties associated with being a female in the role of chief academic affairs officer. Suggests that good and creditable performance over time, showing sensitivity as well as competence are needed to face the special concerns women face in this role. (JAC)

Describes how a high school newspaper adviser and his staff dealt with administrative censorship. (AEA)

Correlates two research projects and one review to provide a descriptive model for three styles of principal behavior in their role as change facilitator: responder, manager, and initiator. Implications are derived concerning the relationship between change facilitator style and implementation success, school climate, and potential for…

The university is a moral force in the society and therefore must provide moral leadership. Commitment to human relations at both administrative and faculty levels is a fundamental aspect of the university's role. Students will respond in turn, if they see this commitment on the part of the institution. (GC)

Describes the particular problems of a Native American dean and educational problems of Native American college students who have few role models or social supports to rely on and often question their own identity. (JAC)

Reports on how the evaluation of creative work by faculty members in broadcasting and film is carried out in the 20 institutions rated as having the leading doctoral programs in mass communication. (PD)

The woman who wishes to become a school administrator must be prepared to face considerable opposition. She must cope with school attitudes, social inequalities, and possibly an unsupportive spouse. (Editor)

Discusses the roles of the chairman, other members of the board, and the community college president and reviews methods to be utilized in dealing with college critics and in working with the media. (DC)

An associate superintendent looks at recent shifts in power at the local district level and suggests political trends that may influence the future of education. (Author)

Examines the history of administrator selection in urban areas and delineates the role of the minority administrator today. Presented at the First Annual Conference on The Minorities' Right to Post-Secondary Education, October 18, 1974. (HMV)

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Strategic management activities focus on the establishment and maintenance of a working relationship between the college and its community. They must be distinguished from operations management activities which deal mainly with internal factors. This article highlights the role of strategic management in the conduct of the community college. (DC)

The second volume of "Moving NSDC's Staff Development Standards into Practice: Innovation Configurations" builds on the work that began with the first volume published in 2003. An Innovation Configuration map is a device that identifies and describes the major components of a new practice such as the standards and details of how it would look in…

This report maps out activities and supporting conditions in states, districts, and schools, that enable educational leadership to exert productive influence on learning. The report draws together threads from the research literature and from practical experimentation in a variety of states, districts, and schools, as described in greater detail…