Investigated factors women in higher education consider important to career development. Analysis of data from 534 women administrators revealed a wide diversity of opinion by race and age, institution type, and administrative level. Discusses implications in terms of institution type, relocation, research, publication, educational credentials,…

Discusses two related early education issues: providing public school programs for younger children and serving children who do not do well in kindergarten. Recommends ungraded, child-centered developmental programs for all children from birth to age 9 and prekindergarten summer enrichment programs for children assessed at certain devlopmental…

Suggests that a school district can increase its emphasis on arts education by (1) acquiring an administrator advocate; (2) seeking arts boosters and advocates among teachers, parents, the school board, and community members; (3) bringing more art to the schools; and (4) starting school aesthetics committees. (IW)

In their role as counselors and advisers, college admissions officers can enhance student retention by helping prospective students develop reasonable expectations about their undergraduate education and by helping them choose the institution that is best for them. (MSE)

The new chancellors of the Maine, Massachusetts, and West Virginia state higher education systems use different styles to tackle highly political jobs that frustrated their predecessors. (MSE)

Identifies the following four types of parent involvement in schools: (1) basic obligations, (2) school-to-home communications, (3) parent involvement at school, and (4) parent involvement in learning activities at home. Describes each and discusses the principal's role in establishing and monitoring effective parent involvement programs. (LHW)

Describes the salient attributes of adult cognitive functioning and supervisory styles and integrates them within the systems of developmental and clinical supervision to create an individualized professional development plan. (FL)

Deans and department chairs can help faculty members experiencing conflicting expectations cope with role ambiguities about research and teaching, encourage communication among faculty in diverse scholarly fields, and help students place faculty research activities in perspective. (Author/MSE)

Suggests child care supervisors keep an objective distance when giving staff constructive criticism. (HOD)

Identifies initial steps for Catholic elementary schools to take in establishing a development program; i.e., full understanding of the development concept by the school board and administration; commitment to a long-range development plan; and appointment of a director of development. Offers an example of a successful program. (DMM)

Provides tips for collecting and storing information about child care and children. (HOD)

A review of potential players for an enrollment management team general enough to permit translation to most institutional settings is presented. The players include: chief executive officer, chief academic officer, chief admissions officer, financial aid officer, institutional researcher, registrar, etc. (MLW)

Presents a field study focused on the work associated with the assistant school principalship in large high schools. Describes the assistant principals' role as one of maintaining discipline through organizational values and stability. Provides a theoretical model for understanding the relationship between the assistant's role and the school…

Proposes that the role of the secondary school assistant principal should be studied in terms of the dynamics of basic political conflicts in schools. When seen as a polity, the school site is full of disturbances that can potentially expand into conflicts; the assistant principals' typical function is to respond to these disturbances. (KH)

An interview with an experienced, inner-city elementary school principal. Discusses forms of creative-insubordination, a practice by which local administrators disobey district orders for the good of the school. Weighs the advantages and dangers of discretionary decision-making. (KH)