A chief academic officer must know how to initiate a process of change. A strategy for involving diverse groups, especially faculty, takes many forms. An examination of two approaches to academic leadership is presented: the bureaucratic model and the participation model. (Author/MLW)

Collective bargaining provides a mechanism for a desirable formalization of authority and genuine self-governance in higher education, and can enhance the possibility of higher education's objectives: better teachers and scholars, working in well-functioning, fair, and just institutions, containing programs of some degree of excellence. (MSE)

Discusses problems new teachers have with the teaching profession, including the low salaries, the adversary relationship between teachers and administrators, overly large classes, and too few instructional materials. (EL)

The extent to which college presidents and governing board chairmen agree on the relative importance of 20 presidential roles was studied. Institutional size and type were examined, and the results indicated general consensus between the two groups. (MSE)

Commonly-held ideas about the way a "professional" administrator should behave are destructive of good liberal arts teaching. Deans must understand that faculty commitment to teaching well is tied to the degree of responsibility and voice given in making decisions about curriculum and mission. (Author/MSE)

The median administrator salaries and percentage changes from the previous year are reported for 88 administrative functions in public and private institutions and in universities, four-year colleges, and two-year colleges. (MSE)

The leadership style that higher education must develop consists of a partnership between trustees, presidents, and staff members focusing on the needs of the students. College administrators can learn much about authority and codetermination from religious leaders of the past and industrial management of today. (MSE)

Surveyed instructors of public relations courses and found they emphasized a decision-making style for the public relations practitioner, one that combines elements of managerial roles with those of a communication technician. (PD)

Prevention of teenage suicide and coping with it when it occurs is an increasing concern for middle-level principals. This article focuses on specific implications of the youth suicide problem for middle-level principals with considerations for other principals as well. (Author/TE)

Describes the use of classroom management techniques to promote integration in the Arthur T. Talmadge (K-4) school in Springfield, Massachusetts. Shows how positive attitudes and a philosophy that every child is valuable help to create a "family feeling" that means successful integration. (GC)

Describes the successful first year of a public communications class at Chanute High School (Kansas), the objective of which was for 10 participating students to research, organize, and present a biweekly, school-oriented television program which would be shown on the local Cablevision channel. (MH)

Maintaining the necessity for schools to develop public relations and fund raising programs, this essay offers a true-false quiz to familiarize school administrators with some of the issues involved. (MJL)

Computer literacy for school business managers means knowing what tasks computers can perform to assist in the management process; understanding that the logical steps in a particular analysis depend on the business manager, not the computer; and knowing how and when to select the appropriate software package. (MLF)

Examines why an elementary school, set up as a model school promoting learning effectiveness, was not working as predicted. Concentrates on staff assessments of principal's role. (JW)

Examines the extent to which elementary school principals perceive themselves as performing specific reading supervision or administration behaviors connected with teachers, students, policy, or the community. (FL)