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Principals' Perceptions of School Public Relations
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Morris, Robert C.; Chan, Tak Cheung; Patterson, Judith – Journal of School Public Relations, 2009
This study was designed to investigate school principals' perceptions on school public relations in five areas: community demographics, parental involvement, internal and external communications, school council issues, and community resources. Findings indicated that principals' concerns were as follows: rapid population growth, change of…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Family Influence, Parent Participation, Population Growth
You're Overworked, Underpaid but Reasonably Happy Anyway.
Heller, Robert W.; And Others – Executive Educator, 1989
Summarizes demographic data from the 1989 survey of school executives on the sex, race, age, compensation, years in current position, working hours, and career plans of responding superintendents and principals. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Elementary Secondary Education, National Surveys
School Management: Still a White Man's Game.
Jacobson, Stephen L. – Executive Educator, 1989
Of a representative sampling of 1,509 administrators nationwide who responded to the 1989 survey of school executives, only 254 (17 percent) are women, and only 101 (7 percent) are minorities. The differences marked by gender and race are accentuated in small town and rural districts. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Females
Desks, Dollars, and Deficits: Managing a Middle School during a Recession.
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Merrill, Adeline B. – Middle School Journal, 1992
A brief history of East Ridge Middle School in Connecticut illustrates the strong economic and demographic pressures that can work against a middle school. The principal plays a crucial role in preserving both the structure and the programs of an effective middle school. Points out strategies to protect and develop middle schools in tough economic…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Responsibility, Financial Problems, Intermediate Grades
The Indiana School Principalship: The Role of the Indiana Principal as Defined by the Principal.
Gousha, Richard P. – 1986
The public's demand for improvement of schools; the concern, debate, and inquiry about the principal's role; and the importance of principals' own views about their activities emphasize the need to enhance the body of knowledge about public school principals. This study utilized a 14-page questionnaire grouped into the following sections: (1)…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation
When Illness and Disability Strike Your Staff.
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Lipoff, Elise – Here's How, 1991
Disabilities and illnesses are becoming an increasing problem for all employers. To understand the problems unique to schools, 76 elementary and middle school principals were surveyed and indepth interviews were conducted with over a dozen of them. Nearly 70 percent reported that, over the past 2 years, they had between 1 and 5 teachers absent for…
Descriptors: Demography, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination, Elementary Education
Making Schools Work for All Children.
Lincoln, Carol A.; Higgins, Norma M. – Principal, 1991
This could be the year the schools begin to make significant progress in addressing minority education issues. Television programs produced by the Public Broadcasting System and closed-circuit teleconferences can be utilized by principals to forge partnerships between their schools and communities. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Dropout Rate, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives