This paper was based upon the thesis that there are environments which will effect positive relationships between people and will regulate their modes of thought and subsequent actions. It was further postulated that there is an ordering of values by rural residents and a corresponding urban ordering of values. In view of the foregoing, it was…

This Institute was designed to fill the gap between the need for change and the barriers that frustrate change by focusing on the leadership development of local ABE directors through an administrative training program. This report outlines the objectives of the project, the methodology employed, and the outcomes. A significant outcome of the…

This report presents a model for participation by the community, teachers, and administrators in the decisionmaking process. The report tells how the Boise, Idaho, school district used a systems approach to set up a decentralized decisionmaking system. The duties of various persons in the system (with emphasis on the importance of the role of the…

This study is based on the results of a background questionnaire and a perception inventory administered to a stratified random sample of Texas boards of education members in independent school districts having grades K-12. The study attempted to determine (1) the status of Texas school boards, (2) the role of the board and the roles of the…

This review discusses the principal's role in collective negotiation in light of the increased acceptance of the right of teachers and their representatives to negotiate directly with the board rather than through the principal. The literature cited discusses the ambivalence of the principal's role in collective negotiation, describes the…

THE MINORITY OF PEOPLE WHO OCCUPY THE TOP LEADERSHIP LEVEL IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES WERE DISCUSSED IN THIS PAPER. VARIOUS CONCEPTS OF THE COMMUNITY POWER STRUCTURE WERE REVIEWED, AND SOME RESEARCH FINDINGS WERE REPORTED ON A COMPARATIVE STUDY CONDUCTED IN THE POWER STRUCTURES OF THREE COMMUNITIES. FOUR ACTIVITY AREAS WERE STUDIED FOR EACH…

This book presents management strategies intended to help educational administrators bring about substantive improvements in their schools. The authors outline specific procedures and practical instruments designed to enable administrators to define districtwide or school wide programs, to organize such programs, to identify specific problems and…

Canvassed was the priority or importance assigned to each of 44 competency statements by 33 Minnesota coordinators of special needs, those individuals at the local school level who are responsible for services to handicapped and/or disadvantaged students in vocational education. Incumbent coordinators were asked to assign each statement one of…

Basic issues involved in planning and implementation of a equal employment opportunity plan are outlined: leadership, constraints, data requirements, administrative responsibilities, policies and procedures (recruitment, selection, employment, promotion-termination, remuneration, assignment, grievance, subcontractor-supplier, leave, and benefits),…

Among the ways that black educators can contribute to effective educational policy making is by becoming administrators in public school systems, and by becoming sources of expertise who can provide consultation to administrators, and by becoming members of policy making bodies such as school boards. (Author/AM)

Components of an effective human resource management function are identified and the position a personnel administrator must hold in the organizational structure in order to provide these services is discussed. Functions include personnel selection, institutional research and human resource planning, human resource development, and labor…

This article discusses selected findings from a recent study which examined the organizational, political, and economic consequences of collective bargaining on local school districts. The focus is on the major trends in teacher collective bargaining as they affect school and classroom operations. (Author/EB)

The role of the teacher and administrator in fostering positive mental health is to provide successful experiences for students and to avoid instilling negative self-concepts. (MM)

Six institutions, ranging from a local community college to a regional university, were studied regarding union and administrative reactions to the collective bargaining process on each campus. The nuances of each institution's political and cultural responses in dealing with collective bargaining are stressed. (Author/LBH)

The principal must play a key role in any successful school community information campaign. Tips are provided for running an election information campaign. (Author/MLF)