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Direct linkWolverton, Brad – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
College trustees are stepping up their oversight as institutions seek new revenue sources and as government scrutiny of higher education continues to increase, a panel of management experts said last week at the annual conference of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges. Across the country, board members are hiring…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Governing Boards, Trustees, Risk Management
Smotony, Bonnie M. – AGB Reports, 1986
A national survey of the individuals who serve as college governing board secretaries revealed highly varied institutional characteristics, job responsibilities, and overall roles in the organization. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Governing Boards, Higher Education, Occupational Information
Donoian, George – American School Board Journal, 1981
Lists criteria that contribute to being an effective school board member. Especially intended for a newly elected board member. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Role Perception
Elliott, Ivan A., Jr. – AGB Reports, 1985
A trustee of long experience outlines 13 principles for trustee participation, concerning the trustee's role, relationships with others in leadership positions, and expectations. (MSE)
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Governing Boards, Higher Education, Leadership Responsibility
Peer reviewedEngel, Robert E.; Achola, Paul P.W. – Review of Educational Research, 1983
This review is an attempt to understand the responsibilities of governing boards regarding decision making in academic affairs, i.e., those decisions which have a direct bearing on the educational curriculum, the quality of instruction, the instructors and the students. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrative Principles, Decision Making, Democratic Values
Peer reviewedZlotkin, Jean – Educational Leadership, 1993
The traditional trustee-superintendent relationship is based on trustees' lack of direct access to knowledge and both parties' expectation that the paid expert (the superintendent) should do the work. This article calls for a drastically revised board-superintendent relationship and outlines new ways to recruit board members and move current…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Boards of Education, Change Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
AGB Reports, 1988
A list of trustee responsibilities, as adapted from a private college's trustee handbook, includes suggestions for active involvement in decision making, self-education about the institution and issues, and participation in meetings. (MSE)
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Decision Making, Governance, Governing Boards
Peer reviewedMichael, Steve O.; Schwartz, Michael – Journal of Educational Administration, 1999
Investigates the board of trustees' role, based on a survey of 415 trustees of Ohio public and private institutions of higher education. Role differences existed among sectors. There were limited differences based on gender, educational levels, and years of experience. Trustees' traditional role was upheld as primary. (14 references) (MLH)
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Educational Attainment, Higher Education, Private Colleges
Fuller, Jon W. – AGB Reports, 1986
Educational institutions have become more complex, requiring more comprehensive and deliberate management. Adopting the corporate model will confuse more than clarify the problem. One way to promote institutional renewal is to reclaim academic traditions. (MLW)
Descriptors: Administrators, College Administration, College Environment, College Faculty
Peer reviewedJones, W. T. – Educational Record, 1985
The acrimonious disagreement over investment in South Africa is one sign of the collapse of the consensus on the role of a trustee. Some critics hold that trustees are not definers of the institution's good but merely the instruments by which the public's view of that good is carried out. (MLW)
Descriptors: Alumni, Change, College Administration, Decision Making
Keohane, Nannerl O.; And Others – Trusteeship, 1996
Three university administrators, the president of the Association of Governing Boards, and a legislator/university trustee respond to the question: "In this era of diminishing resources and changing expectations of higher education, will governing boards significantly influence how colleges and universities respond?" All support the potential…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Board Administrator Relationship, College Administration, College Presidents
Peer reviewedIngram, Richard T. – Educational Record, 1996
While some suggest that tensions between college presidents and their boards are high, it is proposed that most are coping successfully with difficult issues, and that their relationships are fundamentally very sound. Sources of new tension are examined, particularly the affirmative action debate and "activism" among trustees. Trustee selection…
Descriptors: Activism, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Affirmative Action
Everley, Mary – Trusteeship, 1996
A study of interim presidencies at public research universities draws on interviews with 20 former interim presidents concerning their selection, expectations, accommodations, roles, and relationships, and the institutional and personal effects of the interim presidency. Ten suggestions for supporting an interim administrator and facilitating the…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrator Selection, Board Administrator Relationship, College Presidents
Download full textLevin, John S. – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1991
Qualitative-interpretive research methods were used to examine the board-president relationship in three British Columbia (Canada) community colleges. Five major reasons for which the relationship is important emerged: board and administrator influence in both the campus and external communities; value compatibility; self-images; and reflection of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attitudes, Board Administrator Relationship, Case Studies
Jakes, Harold E. – Ontario Education, 1984
One year after the 1982 school board elections in the Ottawa-Carleton (Ontario) region, an indepth followup study was conducted of the 25 new board members to determine: (1) the nature of their election strategies; (2) the degree of their success in implementing election promises; (3) the degree of their socialization during the first year in…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Board Candidates, Boards of Education, Elementary Secondary Education
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