Examined the influence of mentors and the mentoring system on the career development of a small sample of women chief administrators and chief academic officers (N=12). Results showed these women appeared to be serving as both role models and mentors for other women to a great extent. (JAC)

What do principals discuss when they get together to "talk shop?" This paper offers some answers and discusses implications for the preparation and professional development of school leaders. The activities reported in the paper were undertaken as part of the Cognitive Approaches to School Leadership (CASL) Project. In the broadest terms…

This paper discusses the range, frequency, structure, and content of teachers' professional and interpersonal relationships in their schools, describing data from a study of teacher cultures and collegiality. The study, which involved two Portuguese secondary schools, examined the informal networks of collegial and interpersonal communication ties…

A good deal of evidence now suggests that a strong sense of community in schools has benefits for both staff members and students, while providing a necessary foundation for school improvement. This digest in Spanish provides an overview of the literature on schools as communities. The digest identifies the elements of community schools, the…

The challenge to the curriculum specialist is to determine objectives for citizenship which consider the varied democratic principles and societal value demands, and to create a cooperative professional relationship between the college-level and school level curriculum specialist. (Author/KM)

There are a number of changes in both the Catholic Church as an organization and the priesthood as profession to threaten the belief structure of its members, the structure of the organization, and the services members provide. (Author)

This paper describes a procedural guide for the application of behavioral principles and techniques in open welfare settings. The aim of the guide is to aid the worker in approaching assessment and modification from a behavioral point of view and to organize his activities sequentially and systematically in accordance with that view. (Author)

Describes the importance of a good working relationship between lawyers and divorce counselors. Discusses the lawyer's and counselor's roles in terms of predivorce therapy, confidentiality settlement and litigation, and the post-litigation period. A cooperative interdisciplinary approach can help divorcing spouses and their children adjust. (JAC)

The Miamisburg (Ohio) City School District found that--through clarification of administrative style, definition of responsibilities, and acceptance by other administrators--the associate principal is a more effective school leader, administrative team member, and community liaison than is the usual assistant principal. (Author/RW)

The issues presented in this article are understanding and subsequently eliminating nursing's replicability, dealing with the economics of the profession, and establishing an equitable colleagual relationship with physicians. All three of these issues bear a direct relationship to nursing's ability to control its practice, faced by most nurses in…

Outstanding administrators tend to require less formal structure and depend more on interpersonal relationships. Leadership is as much a personal quality as a skill learned and based as much on life experience as on academic training. (Author/MSE)

Librarians expect, but do not invariably find among university colleagues, an understanding of the library's educational mission, respect for their professional craft, and reliable communication. (Author)

The research administrator's role is changing rapidly and becoming more demanding. Training will be restructured to promote professionalism, and administrators should spend some time considering their profession's nature and purposes. Four tasks are proposed: safeguarding staff's creative time, getting long-term resource commitments, fostering…

Examines the differences between researchers and practitioners in the field of educational television, assesses the value of current research to television producers, and concludes that cooperation between researcher and practitioner is necessary for effective communication with the audience. (JJD)

A field study of staff networks and personal "fields" (each person's ego-centered network) in two large secondary schools in a northern metropolitan area found that teachers' personal fields were important elements in the creation of the schools' curricula. (RW)