Interviews were conducted with the presidents and senior administrators of 20 Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology located in the province of Ontario (Canada) to assess the relationship between organizational size and organizational structure. It was found that a relationship existed between the size variable and certain structural dimensions.…

The phenomenon of principal "burn out" is the result of many conditions surrounding the principalship. First, as the number of students has risen over the last 40 years, the number of schools has declined. Too, teachers have become better educated and more specialized, making them less ready to accept the opinions and direction of…

The guidebook presents historical, legal, and practical information on the role of the board of trustees in North Carolina public libraries. Six sections detail the following: (1) matters relating to the powers and duties of trustees and to the internal operations of the board; (2) the relationship between the board and the chief librarian as it…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT IS TO STIMULATE RESEARCH AND PUBLISHING ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEED FOR MORE DATA COLLECTION AND WRITING, AND PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH PRIORITIES IN TERMS OF LEVELS OF IMPORTANCE. A RATIONALE FOR RESEARCH ACTIVITY IS GIVEN, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE DEMANDS ON THE COLLEGE DEAN OF STUDENTS.…

This study was undertaken to enlighten both practitioners and the Laboratory about current practices of school research offices in utilizing R & D information. Data for the study came from (1) background readings on organizational theory, (2) recent studies on research offices in local school districts, (3) personal interviews with 15…

Large, complex operations require many specialized skills that must be interrelated and integrated, and demand the concerted action of those involved. A dean who has to establish this consensus at a college or university needs the wholehearted cooperation of the department chairman. The differences in roles and relationships among dean, department…

To determine community attitudes toward the position of elementary school principal, data were gathered in a Pacific Coast community in 1965 through role norm inventories completed by 367 teachers, 22 principals, the seven members of the school board, the superintendent of schools, 603 citizens, 56 community leaders, and 207 parents. Findings…

This paper presents a realistic assessment of the pressures and problems facing college deans. Deans are in the position of having to deal with their faculty on one hand and the university administration on the other, placing them in the position of balancing interests and interpreting positions between two groups who often do not understand each…

This booklet is intended to aid board members and administrators of independent American overseas schools in developing the policies and working relationships necessary for the effective operation of such schools. It mainly emphasizes the principles of boardsmanship and administration and presents guidelines for the development of policy and…

This book of school health guidelines provides a model for the development of a modern school health program or the enrichment of a program already existing. It addresses the areas of school health services, health education, and a healthful school environment. It contains information, tools and techniques for the development of a program that…

Following "Tinker vs. Des Moines Community School District," the United States Supreme Court decision that assured First Amendment rights to secondary school students and teachers, California began experimenting with statutory guarantees of free expression for students at the high school and community college levels. Decisions issued by…

An exercise is presented that is designed as a training aid for junior administrative and/or academic staff in their first 6 years of service in universities. It is intended to help participants think about management principles in general while trying out their own ideas for solving the specific problems outlined. It will also permit individuals…

A role-making model of the leadership process is tested and refined within a major university setting. The model assumes that administrative leaders attempt to reduce their costs and increase their benefits by differentiating among unit members in the accomplishments of unit tasks. As a consequence of this differentiation throughout departments,…

Evaluation of administrative performance should be situationally specific and should be based on a reasonable three-way agreement regarding expectations for that performance, beginning with the administrator being evaluated and including both superordinates and subordinates, according to the author. He states that criteria for evaluation should be…

This book contains 17 articles, each by a different author, and addressed to those who wish to become informed about the relationship between multicultural education and competency-based teacher education (CBTE). In order to study the relationship between multicultural education and CBTE, a number of individuals actively engaged in either the…