Analyzes all U. S. sociology departments listed in the American Sociological Association Guide to Graduate Departments of Sociology from 1969 to 1985 with respect to the backgrounds of chairs as well as selected structural characteristics of their departments. Finds that chairs who are male and who hold the rank of full professor continue to be…

Examines the effects of educational reforms and how one-sided reform ideologies, which provide little practical guidance, were reinterpreted and modified by principals and teachers. Uses a multilevel case study to analyze the relations between ideology and practice using functional, conflict, and loose-coupling theories. (FMW)

Presents the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development's panel recommendations concerning moral education in public schools. Stresses the role teachers and administrators play in assessing a school's moral climate and defining and encouraging moral action. Provides strategies for schools. Examines how ties between schools and…

Surveys of outstanding secondary school principals in the United States and Japan examined career paths, career goals, roles and responsibilities, and attitudes about qualities of educational leadership and the principal's role in producing an effective school. Japanese and U.S. principals had remarkably similar values. Contains 44 references. (SV)

Describes the perspectives, roles, and activities of school district staff in planning for educational outcomes, focusing on central office administrators, principals, and teachers. The planning projects carried out in a large urban school district with 38,500 students have produced higher student achievement and a better school climate. Includes…

Examines a report by the Project on the Status and Education of Women. Black women face sexual and racial discrimination on college campuses. Isolation, invisibility, hostility, indifference, and a lack of understanding of Black women's experiences are part of the problem. (DF)

Ten guidelines for successful administrator evaluation programs based on current research and interviews with campus administrators are presented. They concern the evaluation's purpose and approach and the role of the administrator in the process. (MSE)

Discusses ways for child care center providers and directors to educate businesses about child care issues, and thus garner employer support for child care. (BB)

Discusses ways in which child care center directors can help meet developmental needs of parents who are choosing a child care arrangement, especially for an infant or toddler. (BB)

Surveys freshman English directors in order to help define the role of the writing center director. Discusses how writing center directors are viewed within English departments. Appends the questionnaire used. (MS)

The qualities that school boards and others expect in superintendents are not being met. Solutions include (1) better training, with enrollment in management courses; (2) internships; (3) first-year support groups; (4) inservice training; and (5) personal development. (MLF)

Assesses the role of the composition director in writing programs. Argues that the composition director should be a tenured professor and should possess full administrative control over all aspects of the writing program. (RAE)

Includes four articles grouped under the general theme of school library management. Topics covered include the application of total quality management to the school librarian's administrative and teaching tasks; dealing with graffiti and vandalism; organizing periodicals; and managing volunteers. (KRN)

A six-step process defines and validates the role of worksite health promotion directors: developing expert opinion consensus, examining current job descriptions, reviewing literature, reviewing independent role delineations, developing competency statements, and validating statements to reduce the number to 80. The competencies are categorized as…

A former corporate public relations (PR) professional shares strategies for communicating and cooperating with the chief executive officer, and particularly for coping with differences in perceptions of the public relations officer's role. Basic attributes of a successful PR professional are outlined: good communication skills, an analytical…