Approximately 20 percent of school children are members of families experiencing separation or divorce. This article clarifies 10 major issues affecting these children and provides guidelines for school administrators and teachers who must contend with their special needs. (Author/WD)

Linking his observations with existing research on teacher and school effectiveness, the author identifies four leadership functions directly related and two functions indirectly related to the achievement of instructional effectiveness. Questions to ask to identify effective principals are provided for each of the six leadership functions.…

In reviewing court cases in education, the author focuses on the interrelationships among judicial decisions, educational administrators' prerogatives, and the economic welfare of public education. Cases are drawn from the areas of racial segregation, handicapped and bilingual education, state financing of schools, and church-state separation.…

Reviews major aspects of the school negotiation process and advises superintendents and administrators to select and clarify the superintendent's approach to collective bargaining, study past contracts and bargaining situations, organize a negotiating team, and help all board members understand their role in the negotiation process. (Author/MLF)

Describes a survey of administrators, chairpersons, and faculty to determine the extent of congruity between their perceptions of the chairperson's role and governance functions in the community college. Shows time in positions to be a key variable in perceptual dissonance. Indicates a need for improved communication/information processes among…

Data from 45 school districts in western South Dakota indicate that the principal administrative problem of rural superintendents is maintaining a quality staff of teachers who can work with the unique strengths and weaknesses found in a rural setting. (CM)

Data on perceived sense-of-power and perceived threat-of-sanction, gathered from a probability sample of 129 Detroit suburban teachers through questionnaires and interviews, indicate both the principal and superintendent are perceived as controlling curriculum decision making. Teachers feel that they should be major curricular influence, but it is…

Describes the characteristics of school superintendents, research and training programs for their improvement, and shifts in the social, economic, and political milieu which have caused changes in their role and functions. (Author/MJL)

The major information systems at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University are described. The use of the feedback and feedforward controls in planning and projecting administrative functions is examined. (Author/BH)

Teacher burnout, which is similar to the old combat fatigue GIs experienced in battle, is a threat to our best teachers, and a problem every classroom teacher eventually will face. Presented are some of the causes of teacher resignation due to burnout, and suggested are means of combatting them. (KC)

Outlines the roles of the following groups in creating and maintaining a quality school art program: superintendents and boards of education, principals, parent teacher organizations, state art supervisors, classroom teachers, local art supervisors, and certified art specialists. (SJL)

Academic advising is defined as a "decision making process during which students realize their maximum educational potential through communication and information exchange with an advisor." Advisors are seen as working within this function each day, continually altering the delivery system with new procedures. (MLW)

A brief list of references on aspects of institutional advancement programs focuses on such issues as ethics, alumni affairs, fund-raising strategies, the role of the president, small independent colleges, advancement program administration, government relations, and publications. (MSE)

Describes a survey of superintendents from 116 districts that asked them about important concerns and current and future major problems. Concerns included communications and public relations; and problems included staff conflicts and finance difficulties. (JM)

The job behaviors of local school superintendents were self-reported along four dimensions: (1) the issues addressed; (2) the individuals contacted; (3) behaviors performed; and (4) information sources used. The job profiles obtained were contrasted with reported findings for chief executive officers and managers in the private sector. (Author/GDC)