A study attempted to develop an organizational communication competence scale that focuses on both communication skills as well as appropriate role behavior within an organizational communication context. A 30-item scale, later reduced to 12 items, was administered to 245 undergraduate students enrolled in a basic speech course. Responses were…

A survey was sent to the 100 largest women's studies programs in the United States in the spring of 1989. The goal of the survey was to accumulate information about the status of assistant/associate directors of women's studies programs in the United States that might be helpful to directors thinking about adding one of these positions to their…

Survey responses from over half of Oklahoma City's 2,500 teachers indicated their views of the effectiveness and leadership of the city's 94 school principals. The survey's 82 items were selected from ideas suggested in the principal effectiveness literature and from the leadership component of Oklahoma City's prinipal evaluation forms. The…

Administrators in the Marblehead Public Schools in Massachusetts were asked to rate 48 administrative skills in terms of their importance for administrators in the local district, the need for improvement in these skills among district administrators in general, and the need for improvement in the skills by the survey respondent in particular. Of…

A well-planned, well-executed orientation program can make an enormous difference to a new trustee or regent's future commitment and contribution to the institution. Orientation events not only carry enormous symbolic value, they also have the potential to convey a strong first impression of just how much the chief executive and board leaders…

Reviews the methods and findings of an investigation of the impact of collective bargaining on the role perceptions of community college presidents. Compares the responses of presidents in collective bargaining environments with those in noncollective bargaining environments. Reveals similar perceptions in terms of priorities and time consumption…

Provides a checklist that allows identification of five major leadership styles, along the axes of concern for production and concern for people. (MLF)

Teacher leadership plays a significant role in the professional culture of many schools across the country, according to principals who value it. This is the major conclusion from a survey and telephone interviews conducted by the Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL). While limited in scope, the study confirms the contributions of teacher…

This book contains the views of a school principal and educator on leadership and the principal's role, and tries to answer the question: What does a principal do? Using time studies, journals, and conversations with staff, this book explores these questions drawing from the experience of the author as principal at an 800-student public high…

Findings of a dissertation study that examined the effect of multitrack year-round education on elementary principals' instructional-leadership performances and perceptions are presented in this paper. Data were obtained from indepth interviews with 11 elementary principals--5 from schools with traditional calendars and 6 from multitrack…

Administrators draw on prior experiences when negotiating, implementing new curricula, and resolving conflicts. This study attempted to determine whether building level administrators included graduate study, union leadership roles, coaching experiences, and school committee leadership as part of their career development prior to assuming…

Although secondary school principals may believe that instructional leadership should be their most important role, many complain about their inability to succeed in this endeavor. They typically cite as reasons the numerous other tasks needing their everyday attention. After briefly summarizing recent research substantiating instructional…

In Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier, The United States Supreme Court ruled that school administrators "need not tolerate" student speech deemed inconsistent with a school's educational mission. To study the effects of the ruling, a 36-question survey was mailed to a random sample of just under 1,600 American public high school English/Journalism…

A description is provided of the accreditation self-study process employed by Northwest Community College (NCC), along with a copy of the final self-study report. First, information is presented on how the current college organizational structure was used to conduct the self-study, including explanations of the role of the President's Advisory…

Kentucky's Institute for Beginning Principals was designed and implemented by a study group sponsored jointly by the Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA) and the Appalachia Educational Laboratory (AEL). AEL's study group concept calls for an association to select a topic for study--one of high priority in the state related to…