The purpose of this research was to survey selected Eastern Kentucky Principals (Elementary, Middle, and High School) to collect data about stress in public schools. A stress survey (Appendix C) was sent to randomly selected elementary, middle, and high school principals located in the Eastern Kentucky region serviced by Morehead State University…

The number of women in educational administration is declining, despite official efforts to end sex discrimination. Women are hampered on the way to obtaining an adequate education, finding roadblocks from sex bias in elementary readers to discrimination in graduate programs; are considered responsible for home and children even when working full…

Decreasing enrollments and financial problems have led to considerable restructuring in North Dakota schools. One form of restructuring was the creation of dual-role administrative positions combining two or all of the roles of superintendent, elementary principal, and secondary principal. In 1987, 47 of 51 administrators holding such positions…

This study examined the relationship between school newspaper advisers and principals in Missouri high schools to determine whether the quality of this relationship affects freedom of expression in school newspapers. Responses on a questionnaire concerning principal's management style, adviser's job satisfaction, and communication conditions were…

The purpose of this study was to compare the background and career expectations and aspirations of men and women in public school administrative roles. The study reported differences in factors that affect movement through the professional ranks, such as perceived constraints on career progress and salaries. A total of 327 Michigan elementary and…

Questionnaires were mailed to 133 Oklahoma high schools to determine whether journalism advisers and principals felt that student newspapers and journalism courses showed a significant concern for human rights and effective human relations in the high school. Ninety-eight principals (73.6%) and 94 journalism advisers (70.7%) responded. Some of the…

A questionnaire was mailed to 100 high school principals in Michigan in order to determine their strategic planning of administrative policies governing extracurricular speech activities. The survey questions were limited to 10 major items covering six key liability issues: (1) compatibility of school policies with state association rules and…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between recommended administrative practices and procedures used in desegregated secondary schools to achieve integration and the quality of integration of desegregated secondary schools. A school system was chosen in the southeast. The Prime Secondary Student Questionnaire was…