This operations notebook is designed to assist elementary (and/or secondary) school principals in planning their school schedule, month by month, based on six major areas of administrative competency: (1) instructional leadership, (2) management, (3) human relations, (4) leadership, (5) political and cultural awareness, and (6) self-awareness. The…

The skills needed by the principal for developing and maintaining good school/community relations are synthesized from recent research and presented in this brief document. These universal concepts are applicable to both large and small schools. The topics included are the principal's responsibility to the community, necessary political skills,…

To explore the principal's role as instructional leader in school improvement strategies, this research brief focuses on characteristics of effective schools, a profile of effective principals, and a discussion with Dr. Steven Bossert, Associate Laboratory Director for Research and Development at Far West Laboratory in San Francisco, California,…

The penetration of cable television throughout American communities makes it a potentially significant tool for improving the quality and accessibility of adult education. As cities begin to include in the cable franchise allotment monies for access by community members, adult educators need to become actively involved during the development of a…

Contending that intelligent self-interest demands that academic institutions pay attention to governmental affairs since the dimensions and quality of postsecondary education are largely shaped in the public arena, the author outlines an 8-step agenda for an institution desiring to improve their relationship to government. (JT)

A college president discusses long-range planning in a private college and suggests problems and difficulties confronting those responsible for it emphasizing the critical ingredient of presidential leadership qualities that stimulate a spirit of dialogue and philosophizing about the nature, aims, and objectives of the institution. (JT)

The author argues that a counselor and a principal should have a colleague relationship which involves mutual respect for one another. Various suggestions as to how to implement such a relationship are made. (SE)

Explains basic principles of the financial management and administration of private university funds and related problems of governing investments. Covers, for example, the general nature of the charitable transfer (Which law, trust, or corporation?), the cash flow problem (borrowing restricted funds to meet budgted deficits), and delegation of…

The role of trustees as part of an effective fund-raising team is discussed, and fund-raising check lists for trustees and for colleges are presented by the vice president for university relations and development at the University of Michigan. (JT)

Report of the Belmont Conference at which 26 educators were brought together to focus on the critical problems facing the principalship and to explore alternative solutions to them. (Author)

Examines typical provisions of laws governing teacher tenure and discusses how those provisions affect the marginal duties and responsibilities of school administrators. (JG)

In processing information for decisionmaking, the educational administrator too often relies on subjective experience or on randomly selected facts. The anthropological approach of participant-observation offers a reasonable middle ground for administrators to use in more effectively organizing activities that revolve around decisionmaking.…

The article show how a manager can motivate subordinates to achieve the common purposes of need satisfaction and goal attainment. (Author)

Twenty-six college and university presidents were interviewed and asked to report at least four incidents which they felt had been critical to their effectiveness as presidents. The great majority of the incidents (94.6percent) were found to involve the internal affairs of the institution. (Editor/PG)

Looks at an organization whose top-level management decided to initiate democratic, or shared, decisionmaking. Examines the processes and effects of this attempt. (Author/WM)