A REPORT OF THE TENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF PROFESSORS OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION (NCPEA), WHICH WAS HELD TO DISCUSS AUTOMATION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, IS PRESENTED. THE CONFERENCE WAS UNDERTAKEN BECAUSE THE NCPEA BELIEVED THAT AUTOMATION IS SYMBOLIC OF VAST CHANGES AT WORK IN…

PARTICIPANTS AT THE INSTITUTES CONSIDERED BOARD-ADMINISTRATOR RELATIONSHIPS IN A FRAMEWORK OF THE MAJOR PURPOSE OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE--"TO PROVIDE FOR ALL, YOUNG AND OLD, ABLE AND NOT SO ABLE, WELL PREPARED AND POORLY PREPARED, AN OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT INDIVIDUALS." THE REPORT INCLUDES ADDRESSES ON (1) THEORETICAL BASES FOR…

A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY WAS CONDUCTED (1) TO NARROW AND BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN EXISTING RESEARCH AND PRACTICE IN SCHOOL PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION AND (2) TO IDENTIFY NEEDED RESEARCH. THE 6-DAY SEMINAR, WHICH WAS CONDUCTED IN NOVEMBER 1964 FOR 30 PARTICIPANTS SERVED AS THE VEHICLE FOR ACCOMPLISHING THE OBJECTIVES. FIVE MAJOR AREAS OF…

The administrator's role in insuring off-campus program quality is considered. An essential difference between administrators and leaders is noted: administrators are status quo oriented, crisis oriented, reactive, and less flexible; leaders are change oriented, planning oriented, proactive, and less flexible. When such factors as new technology…

Despite the strategic position the community college administrator occupies within the institution, there appears to be no definitive statement of administrative freedom and responsibility comparable to that available to faculty members. This is particularly surprising since many administrators are recruited from the ranks of faculty members,…

This manual is designed to help elementary and secondary school administrators to create an Arts in General Education (AGE) program consistent with the needs of their school community. The history of AGE, a program developed in New York City in the mid 1970s, is reviewed. The rationale for the program's underlying concept, that is, that the arts…

A variety of approaches taken by five Southern states toward the improvement of teacher education programs are described. Particular attention is paid to the establishment of new standards for teacher certification. The use and misuse of testing devices in student teacher evaluation is discussed, and a case is made for the development of a…

All changes in educational practice are based on the assumption that it is possible experimentally or operationally to determine with accuracy which educational method is best. Yet experience suggests this assumption is doubtful. In almost every new educational experiment, the initial results are positive. In later stages, after the change is…

Responses categorized in this report are from 173 principals to a 20-item survey from about the specific concerns of principals regarding contract management. Topics include attitudes of principals toward the negotiation process, leadership, time allocation, relationships with teachers and union officials, contract provisions, the effect of…

THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF TWO-YEAR COLLEGES IMPLIES A SHIFT IN THE AMERICAN COLLEGE SCENE AND A RECONSIDERATION OF WHAT A COLLEGE SHOULD DO FOR ITS STUDENTS. "TEN POSTULATES" RELEVANT TO THE CONDUCTING OF A TWO-YEAR COLLEGE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT AND NINE CONCOMITANT RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT CHAIRMAN ARE LISTED. A CRITICAL ISSUE RESULTING…

THIS PAPER HAS TWO PURPOSES--(1) TO PRESENT A SUMMARY ANALYSIS OF EDUCATIONAL POLICY REGARDING RESEARCH REQUESTS IN 15 BIG CITY SCHOOLS AND SOME COMMENTARY ON THE PROCESSING OF SUCH REQUESTS AND (2) TO MAKE THEORETICAL SPECULATIONS REGARDING CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONAL FACTORS IN LARGE SCHOOL SYSTEMS WHICH OPERATE AS RESEARCH RESTRAINTS. IT IS…

The American public school must depend for its strength on the support of local citizens who understand school affairs. The task of interpreting school affairs to the public is an administrative function and requires both information programs and enlistment of community support. Organized programs are needed in which (1) community relations needs…

The nature of educational change and the role of the English department chairman are discussed. Varying opinions about the process of change are described. In conclusion two suggestions for department chairmen are: (1) that he help inform his staff by making current research publications available and by stimulating discussions of that research,…

Part II includes chapters three and four. Chapter Three, "Organizing a Balanced Pupil Personnel Program," focuses on the coordination of three program functions among the many services the authors include under pupil personnel services: (1) supportive-consultative, (2) special instructional, and (3) research and data processing. They illustrate…

A 6-month program of advanced study in the theory and practice of educational administration and organization in US higher education was offered by the Center to 4 Mexican university academic administrators from September 1966 to March 1967. The program was designed to present a systems approach to college and university organization,…