Requirements for effective academic administration are considered. The focus is upon how administrators deal with their day-to-day tasks of working with faculty members and students. Administrative skills, attitudes, and qualities that can make the difference between an effective educational environment and one that is demoralized and adrift are…

During April and May 1977, individual interviews of all division chairpersons and House advisors and of selected administrators and House clerks (22 total) were conducted as part of a multi-phase, multi-method study of the House Plan at Cypress College. The interviews were intended to gather suggestions for reorganizing the administrative…

Reported are the findings of a state survey of 123 regular and special education teachers' and administrators' opinions on the training of teachers of exceptional children. Chapter 2, on the development of the instrument for identifying needs, includes brief sections on item selection, item grouping, instrument form, distribution, treatment of…

Examines the status of women and minorities in university departments of sociology, particularly at the University of Oregon. Indicates that women have progressed as professionals in sociology, while the progress of minorities has been more limited. Suggests that affirmative action strategies need to be revised. (Author/MJL)

Excerpts from a study of curriculum laws and regulations and how they are perceived by teachers and administrators in the states of Texas, Illinois, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and California. (Author/MLF)

Describes a study to identify sources of revenue for community colleges, and department chairs' perceptions of their primary financial management roles. Reports that the main source of funding was public money, while only 40.2% of the respondents indicated that seeking external funding was important or very important. (10 citations) (AJL)

This study sought to identify those factors which increase a faculty member's satisfaction with, and desire to remain at, his or her institution of higher education when presented with a competing job offer. Tenured, tenure-stream, and specialist faculty (N=2,051) at a research university were surveyed. Participants were asked to rate: (1) their…

Organizational climate was examined at nine, four-year public colleges, using data from 2,397 respondents. All were multi-purpose colleges ranging in size from 2,000 to 11,000 students. Data were obtained from the Higher Education Management Institutes' (HEMI) data bank. The HEMI questionnaire section on organizational climate, which is appended,…

Two heads of department in contrasting schools explain why they do not use Level Descriptions at all, other than at the very end of Key Stage 3. Influenced by "assessment for learning" principles, Sally Burnham and Geraint Brown develop a case for using assessment to help pupils grow in understanding of how the discipline of history…

Results are reported of a survey to examine values/moral education programs being proposed or implemented by departments of education in the United States. Questionnaires were mailed to the highest ranked state public school supervisors for social studies in each of the 50 states. Thirty-eight questionnaires were returned. Three states sent a…

This paper reports on a study conducted during the 1972-73 school year. The study aimed at providing facts, empirical evidence, feedback, and other forms of information to aid administrators and the professional staff in a self-assessment directed to the continued improvement of the Department's leadership potential. Although the study results…

Survey responses of state directors for gifted education (N=40) identified three (knowledge of educational and psychological needs, application of various instructional strategies, and modification of curricula) of 20 objectives as most important for programs preparing gifted teachers. Objectives concerning delivery models, identification of…

Examines extent of agreement among teachers, principals, superintendents, and State Department of Education personnel on 24 recommended changes to improve the quality of public education in Louisiana. Significant disagreement between teachers and other groups occurred on six of the recommendations. (TE)

Describes a survey of administrators, chairpersons, and faculty to determine the extent of congruity between their perceptions of the chairperson's role and governance functions in the community college. Shows time in positions to be a key variable in perceptual dissonance. Indicates a need for improved communication/information processes among…

Interviews with 39 vocational directors and 78 instructors identified leadership behaviors of successful administrators in 7 attribute clusters: physical, intellectual, personal, ethical, human relations, management, and cognitive. The result is a portrait of vocational administration as a complex, dynamic, and multifaceted process. (SK)