Several recent articles theorizing about the principalship are compared, contrasted and analyzed with focus on leadership and changing roles. One main difficulty found in the first article--a literature review (Murphy)--was the absence of clarity of definitions among researchers. Several common issues emerged, including a causal relationship…

The commitment of administrators to the work role, the institution, and the career was studied using data from a survey and interviews of mid-level administrators at a large research university. A total of 256 administrators responded to the survey, and 6 participated in followup interviews. Approximately 80 percent of the respondents were found…

Perceived leadership styles of black college presidents at institutions in the southeast and southwest United States were studied. The Cole Leadership Style Questionnaire was administered to the presidents to determine their perceptions regarding their leadership styles, as well as information concerning their age, highest degree earned, and job…

This article discusses the research concerning the relationship between the organizational and social context of schools and principal instructional leadership. The discussion centers on several contextual variables that include school level, staff composition, technical clarity and complexity, and district context. Particular attention is focused…

It is pointed out in this discussion of the challenges and difficulties of athletic promotional activities that it is important to realize that improving the overall image of the intercollegiate athletic program should be conducted in a way that is supportive of the total educational and non-educational missions of the institution in which the…

A discussion is presented on how athletic administrators can develop a global athletic promotional plan for the purpose of raising funds for their programs. Such a plan should be established through a meaningful, realistic, and accurate assessment or evaluation process which identifies the needs and limitations as well as the attributes or…

A guide intended to assist the researcher, trainer, or writer seeking to serve the rural principal is developed around the functions of the rural school principal. A definition and a list of functions are provided for each of six classification areas: curriculum and instructional leadership, personnel guidance, school community relations,…

This paper examines some of the theoretical and practical issues confronting educational administrators who must make decisions regarding the implementation of microcomputers in their schools. A conceptual framework is offered for understanding the stages involved in the innovation decision process. Several attributes of innovations are discussed…

The authors consider the problem of special education teacher burnout and suggest administrative approaches to dealing with the problem. Personnel management strategies, such as specifying the role and student load for special educators, providing a complete job description to new staff, and providing support for staff (especially during the first…

Because of the difficulty of current and emerging school problems, the assistant principal needs to be knowledgeable in such diverse areas as accounting, school finance, school law, student rights, book censorship, and women's equity. In addition, it is necessary that the assistant principal be involved in curriculum improvement, evaluations,…

The Division of Nursing (DHEW) has been concerned with the quality of nursing manpower and the preparation of nurses for leadership in nursing education, practice, and research. The Division of Nursing held a conference in 1974 for the purpose of exploring the decanal role in baccalaureate and higher degree colleges of nursing. Papers discussed:…

The professional preparation of educators is intensely and intrinsically political; this constitutes the external environment of the dean or chief administrator. What is true in the external environment of professional education is also true in the internal environment of the chief administrator of such programs. The different roles and functions…

In discussing school discipline, the place to begin is by considering whether detention, suspension, and expulsion help students and resolve discipline problems. Detention seems to be most effective when the student is detained on the same day and as close as possible to the time the offense occurs, but too often detention is used merely as a…

The role of the chief academic officer within an institution is discussed. Some theoretical descriptions of the role of the Academic Dean in the community college in the U.S. are given. The results of a survey of 22 Academic Deans (or their equivalents) are given as they relate to the dean's position in the college, the line-staff relationship,…

The most distinctive organizational characteristic of universities is their bottom-heavy authority, the decentralized decisionmaking, and their strong reliance upon the judgments of individual faculty. The preservation of this type of structure is essential to the efficient and effective pursuit of the university's basic mission: to facilitate…