A summer Management Institute supported by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation was held for administrative teams from 20 public and independent junior colleges. The 64 participants explored theories of management relating human behavior and motivation to organizational goals. The results of the Management Style Diagnosis Test, given on the first day,…

INFORMATION WAS DEVELOPED ON THE INDIVIDUAL TRAITS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS (SPECIFICALLY SUPERINTENDENTS AND PRINCIPALS), THE DIMENSIONS OF SOCIAL SETTINGS SURROUNDING THEIR ACTIVITIES, AND CRITERIA OF ADMINISTRATIVE EFFECTIVENESS FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMBINING MEASURES OF THESE VARIABLES IN SUCH A WAY AS TO PREDICT ADMINISTRATIVE SUCCESS.…

In order to assess the role that research plays in educational decision making and to evaluate the ways in which administrators learn about the educational practices which find their way into schools, a four-page questionnaire was sent to the superintendents of 1000 school districts throughout the United States. Superintendents were asked to…

This study of primary school inspection in Nigeria was carried out in May and June 1973. Questionnaires on the organization, staffing, and duties of the primary inspectorate were sent in advance to the Chief Inspectors of Education in five of Nigeria's 12 states. Information gathered through these questionnaires, supplemented by personal…

This study investigated the relationship between the power of English school heads and the participation of teachers in school decision-making. Specific objectives of the study were 1) to determine the type and extent of teacher participation in school decision-making, 2) to examine the relationship between teacher status within the school and…

The personnel function of top management is examined by first studying the environment in which top management functions. The basic skills required to perform the function are discussed. Against this background, six elements of personnel management in colleges and universities are considered: goals and objectives, organization for personnel…

This report describes a study that sought to determine how a school district's performance changes if more freedom is given to school sites with regard to budgeting, curriculum, personnel matters, and parent communications, at the same time more of the district's administrative resources are made available for tasks of local expertise, rather than…

The authors discuss the role of teachers, parents, school administrators and pupil personnel workers in encouraging students to attend school. A program, implemented in Decatur, Georgia, is described in which a school-wide effort was made to encourage students to attend school during the month of January (a low attendance month). (EJT)

Discusses implementation of an affirmative action plan from the standpoint of the personnel office, recommending centralization of the recruitment and selection process, education of the academic community, and enlistment of their involvement in rectifying their own practices. (JT)

Suggests that superintendents of today must be tough, able to take criticism, aware of the conflict that surrounds the office, and be sensitive, perceptive, and humanistic. (Author/AM)

A conceptual framework containing three domains for an administrative perspective on faculty evaluation is presented. The first domain deals with faculty need satisfaction; the second centers on the instructors' work environment; and the third relates to the appropriateness of evaluation instruments. (Editor)

This article includes the text of a speech on leadership by Lillian Weber, as well as excerpts from discussions on that subject by New York City school principals. (WI)

As the reward-and-punish psychology of leadership becomes less effective and the problems besetting educational institutions mount, professional educators have exciting opportunities to engage in more democratic, effective, and rewarding leadership. Specific suggestions are made on what leaders can do to bring about more spirited leadership.…

The role of the instructional leader is to facilitate good instruction, which necessitates characteristics and skills of a personal, professional, and managerial nature. The authors list these characteristics and skills and suggest that the real instructional leader will try to determine how his teachers perceive him in relation to these skills.…

This study, in a manufacturing firm, examined the relative importance of three variables: role conflict, ambiguity, and overload, as sources of stress and dissatisfaction among managerial personnel, and the moderating effects of job enrichment characteristics. Results and implications for work design and stress management are discussed.…