This study proposed to see (1) if there was a significant difference in response between faculty and president to written descriptions of the office of president and (2) if the responses were different between rural and urban colleges. Selected descriptions in six categories were randomly distributed in a 46-item questionnaire sent to the…

This report outlines the main ideas generated by participants in a one-day workshop on "Futures in Education," which was conducted by the Temple University Department of Educational Administration in May 1977. The format of the workshop emphasized participating discussion; no formal presentations were made except for reporting the results of a…

Presented as a resource for administrators are three of a 10-part series on mainstreaming handicapped children. Each part includes a discussion of practical concerns, a self-evaluation quiz on current research, and an annotated bibliography. The first part provides an overview of definitions, concerns, legalities, and research on mainstreaming,…

Intended for persons appointed to local advisory councils or committees and for educators and/or administrators of vocational educational or technical education, this booklet is designed to serve as a brief guide and initial source of information on local advisory councils. The first section, Overview, is a general discussion of vocational and…

Procedures and policies by which a new course is introduced into the Oakton Community College curriculum were analyzed in order to discover appropriate procedures for attaining course approval from the internal college governance structure, to implement those procedures in obtaining final approval, and to make recommendations for improvement of…

With the intent of presenting significant items on the subject rather than an exhaustive listing, a thorough examination was made of entries on the role of the community college division/department chairperson catalogued over the last 11 years by Education Index, Resources in Education, Current Index to Journals in Education, and Dissertation…

This research examined Mintzberg's-dimensional model of the managerial job. Two questions were asked: (1) What effect do the job incumbent's career goals and activity preferences have on perceived importanceof the roles; (2) How does perceived importance of the roles affect job performance? One hundred seventy principals responded to a…

The role of team leaders in leadership and management of instruction for children in portal learning centers is discussed. These centers are designed to meet needs and interests of highly mobile, nonconfronting youths unable to accept traditional classroom routine. The current project is working with the development of open environments for…

A number of items used in the Ohio Right to Read program or prepared by the program staff are collected in this document. One item describes the task definitions of state commission members, the state director, the state consultants, and the school district directors. The goals of the state training conference to prepare school district resource…

This report of the Special Committee on the Structure of the University proposes extensive modifications in the governing of Princeton University. Part I discusses the University's procedures for making decisions on important policy issues, including undergraduate and graduate courses of study, the appointment and advancement of members of the…

This paper focuses on the concerns associated with the use of systems analysis in higher education. One fear is that systems analysis will increase the need for centralized authority and highly structured activity, thus contributing to further alienation and dehumanization. A second objection pertains to the increased requirement for specifying…

School organization is the structure within which school administrators, supervisors, teachers, and pupils carry out the activities of the school. It includes both informal and formal organization, the latter capable of being represented in organization charts that show lines of authority and responsibility. School organization involves a planning…

To perform effectively the role of instructional leader, the contemporary secondary school principal must reorganize his "principalship" by delegating to staff assistants responsibility for such managerial activities as student control, student activities, public relations, and plant operation. Following such a reorganization, the principal will…

In May 1968, the Special Committee on Community Life and Structure of Maryville College recommended that an All-College Council be organized by January 1969. Following approval of this recommendation by the Executive Council of the Faculty, the Special Committee proposed the nomination of 15 council members who were subsequently chosen in a…

The introductory chapter of this document describes the Anderson Center for Personal Development, of Bowling Green (Ohio) University, as a vehicle for the study of morals, standards, and ethics. Sponsored by the center, this publication contains 12 papers by 13 authors that focus on the educational administrator and values. Special emphasis is…