This report contains three papers that examine the Teacher Corps policy board from an operational standpoint. The first provides a conceptual and organizational framework for the policy board and describes a theory for policy board development and operation. In the second a reality-based view based upon personal experience on a policy board is…

Arguing for recognition of the interdependent relationship between the university and the part-time faculty member, this paper offers suggestions as to how both can benefit from strategies that make the most of that interdependence. Specifically, it recommends that university administrators take a leadership role in establishing a system of…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the duties and responsibilities assigned to assistant principals in select Minnesota secondary schools. The objectives were to determine (1) the degree of responsibility delegated to the assistant principal for each duty assigned, (2) the level of authority involved in the completion of the delegated…

The purpose of this study of secondary school department heads was to measure their level of competency in relationship to the perceived importance of leadership responsibilities. Any information acquired could then serve as a basis for inservice programs directed at improving their competence. The instrument used to measure perceived…

This paper presents a view of the principalship as it is subjectively perceived by the principal. The role is constrained by a number of factors. One of these is the principal's private office that both signifies and produces the principal's unique status and position. One of the principal's primary obligations is to maintain the social structure…

Several elementary schools that drew their students from low socioeconomic (SES) areas and which succeeded in teaching reading were studied to determine the main causes of their academic achievements. Interviews, analyses of test scores and work logs, classroom observation, and reviews of school memos indicated two primary causes of success:…

It is beneficial to identify three administrative teams through linking pins: the principal is the linking pin between the instructional team and the administrative team; the superintendent is the linking pin between the administrative team and the policy team, which includes the board of education; the administrative team consisting of all…

"A RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH PROFESSION-WIDE ACCEPTANCE OF CERTAIN STANDARD RECRUITMENT PRACTICES" WAS PRESENTED AT THE DECEMBER 1966 MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION OF DEPARTMENTS OF ENGLISH (ADE). ALTHOUGH ADE VOTED TO TABLE THIS RESOLUTION, DISCUSSION OF RECRUITING PRACTICES HAS CONTINUED. AT THE DECEMBER 1967 MEETING THE FUTURE PROJECTS…

A SERIES OF 10 ARTICLES HAS BEEN COMPILED FROM ISSUES OF THE "JUNIOR COLLEGE JOURNAL" TO SERVE AS A BASIC GUIDE TO PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN JUNIOR COLLEGE CAMPUS PLANNING. EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON EARLY INVOLVEMENT OF THE ARCHITECT IN THE PLANNING PROCESS, CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE EDUCATIONAL AND DESIGN TEAMS, THE IMPORTANCE…

THIS PAPER DISCUSSES THE CONCEPTS OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING, THE PROGRAM EVALUATION AND REVIEW TECHNIQUE (PERT), AND THE POTENTIAL VALUE THAT PERT HAS FOR EDUCATIONAL PLANNING. THE DISCUSSION OF PLANNING IS LIMITED TO SHORT-RUN EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS. THE NATURE OF PERT IS DISCUSSED AND ITS APPLICABILITY TO PLANNING IS ESTABLISHED. SEVERAL BENEFITS…

THIS STUDY OF THE STATE OFFICER RESPONSIBLE FOR EDUCATION IN THE PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGE WAS UNDERTAKEN BECAUSE OF THE SCARCITY OF INFORMATION ON THIS RAPIDLY GROWING POSITION AND ITS FUNCTIONS. QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO THREE GROUPS OF LEADERS IN THE FIELD. NINETY-THREE PERCENT (373) OF THE COLLEGE CHIEF ADMINISTRATORS, ALL 31 SELECTED PROFESSORS…

Although complex organizations pursue more than one goal, one goal can be considered paramount. Adopted as a result of administrative disenchantment with the cultural rigidities of the 6-year high school organization, the middle school was established as a special unit for the education of early adolescents in a protective psychological…

In this keynote address to the Association of Departments of English, the speaker likens himself to "the wraith of Hamlet" and, as an "old-time" chairman, offers his advice and general impressions on the role of the English department chairman. Emphasis is given to the importance of the attitude which the chairman has toward himself, the…

A school's educational objective should include three major types of goals for each individual: (1) Preparation for an appropriate occupational role, (2) preparation for the responsibilities of citizenship, and (3) preparation for enjoying leisure activities. Previous efforts to individualize education have been relatively ineffective. An example…

The role of the public school principal as it has evolved within the formal school organization is examined and compared with the needs and expectations held of him by himself and others. In addition, a theory of leadership is expounded and some concepts of leaders, leadership styles, and particular role expectations are discussed. A bibliography…