It is contended in this article that many typical problems can be avoided in a human service organization which implements the use of computers in its work. (Author/DB)

Results of a study indicate that children from one-parent families tend to move more, have lower achievement, are less healthy, and are more often involved in disciplinary action than are students from two-parent families. (IRT)

Problems of image may make a public relations professional's job on campus difficult. Relationships with the college president and the media and a professional approach to specific problems are the keys to success. (MSE)

Reports on a study that investigated the causes for student truancy and responses to the problem by two urban California secondary schools. Holds that attendance problems are much influenced by organizational structures and that school administrators are inadequately prepared to shape effective attendance policy. (GC)

Major elements, both external and internal, that affect the university's research mission and can contribute to the kind of environment needed for research are examined. A model for the development of a research plan is presented, and the role research administrators should play in the planning process is explained. (JMD)

The impact of language across the curriculum programs on the structure of schools is discussed in this interview with researcher and teacher Douglas Barnes. (HTH)

The executive director of the National Council of Teachers of English introduces a group of articles on the English curriculum and outlines what principals as instructional leaders can do to strengthen their English departments. (Author/JM)

The administrator must lead in the acceptance of linguistically different students and initiate changes in teacher attitudes toward such students. (Author/JM)

Explains how administrators can help teachers incorporate reading skills into the content areas and outlines a five-step procedure. (Author/JM)

Everyone has different expectations of the principal, but there are successful techniques for principals to identify, clarify, and cope with them. (JM)

Argues that superintendents must actively oppose their school boards when the boards seem bent on making policies the superintendents consider unwise. Outlines situations in which the superintendent's opposition is not only warranted, but necessary. (Author/WD)

The subjective, as well as the managerial aspects of the change from teaching faculty to administrator status, deserve attention. Sense of identity, social interactions, and scope of responsibility are some of the sources of tension and incongruity in an administrator's life. (MSE)

Number of agents and number of supervisors were the most consistent correlates of behavior. Reasons cited included: (1) policies and practices of individual companies; (2) the discretion managers have in choosing task activities; and (3) individual differences. Management research should cut across technological categories of managers and define…

Trustees need to understand that they have an entrepreneurial function governed by the law of corporations, as well as governed by the law of trusts. The entrepreneurial function involves risks but its presence is seen as essential. Institutions must be looked at as businesses. (MLW)

Offers advice to principals on initiating a writing program, including tips on planning, teacher training, costs, and assessment. One cardinal rule: the administrator must also write. (Author/WD)