Research indicates that the most profound barriers to implementing portfolio assessments are time requirements and grading difficulties. Principals can help teachers by allowing released time for organizing meetings, developing curriculum, networking, and grading portfolios. Teachers also need recognition and storage/documentation materials and…

Examines the work, career, and current activities of Elaine Showalter, the controversial president of the Modern Language Association, criticized for betraying feminist principles and encouraging doctoral recipients to look beyond academe for employment. Focus is on how an established literary scholar with decades of professional service has come…

Identifies conceptual and methodological issues in investigating educational leadership processes and their impact across different cultural settings, discussing views of school leadership research, definitions of school leadership in comparative studies, and types of methodological issues that will surface in conducting studies across cultures or…

Examines recommendations of "expert" Southern California principals for modifying administrator-preparation programs based on interactions existing among changing social demographics, effects on schools, and effects on administrators. University-based training programs should play a critical role in equipping aspiring administrators with…

Discusses the role of the chief information officer (CIO) of a college or university, including such issues as: addressing institutional goals and mission; administrating organization and climate for leadership; accepting responsibility; cooperating; communicating information technology's role in the institution; understanding the role of funding;…

Chronicles the administrative organization and governance of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities over its 100-year history, especially the membership and role of the executive committee and major organizational changes. A chart and timeline lists leaders since 1899. (MSE)

With proper cultivation, opinion leaders in the community, business, and policy arenas will carry the campus message far and wide. It is the job of the campus communications director to seek out those who have significant influence in the communities that are important to the institution's well-being. (MSE)

Robert B. Sloan, Jr., president of Baylor University (Texas), has encountered controversy over issues of faith, governance, and his style of leadership. Mr. Sloan wants to heighten both the university's Christian identity and its academic stature. (MSE)

Provides basic information that a college or university chief financial officer (CFO) must know about enrollment management in order to understand how to work effectively with admissions and financial aid professionals to maximize tuition revenue and enroll the optimal class. Specific suggestions for CFO involvement are outlined. (Author/MSE)

One of the most critical components of the college or university chief financial officer's job is budget planning, especially using formulas. A discussion of funding formulas looks at advantages, disadvantages, and types of formulas used by states in budgeting for higher education, and examines how chief financial officers can position the campus…

Explores departmental-policy implementation challenges faced by Australian principals of one-teacher schools during a time of unprecedented structural and organizational change, highlighting international contextual influences on the nation's public sector. Over a five-year period, senior management's relationship to principals implementing policy…

Schools attempting to transform themselves by adopting desirable characteristics generally fail because they have skipped a long, difficult self-discovery process involved in becoming effective schools. Leadership may be as simple as knowing oneself, envisioning alternative realities, being persistent, and building everyday relationships. (MLH)

A survey of 482 rural Texas superintendents examined their attitudes toward inclusion as a method of serving students with special needs. Superintendents were uncertain whether inclusion is the best method for serving special needs children and were more involved in planning for inclusion than in implementing it. Recommends actions rural…

The academic dean carries a major responsibility for the teaching and learning outcomes of a community college. Focuses on the role of the dean in community colleges and the relationship of the dean to the faculty. Faculty evaluation, recognition, and development are all important functions to be performed. (Contains 12 references.) (VWC)

Reviews recent research on urban principalship, investigating characteristics of and changes in the roles of principals in urban, suburban, and rural settings. Results suggest that there are substantial differences between the settings. The urban principalship appears to be more challenging as it relates to entrepreneurial requirements, managing…