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 study, proposed by the West Virginia School Boards Association at the request of the West Virginia Legislature's Oversight Committee was designed to examine the kinds of decisions and nature of actions of local school boards in West Virginia between July 1985 and July 1990. A qualitative research design consisting of emergent category…

Offered as a contribution to developing better trustees, this collection of essays represents a variety of viewpoints on the nature and extent of trustee services. The following articles are included: (1) "The Illinois Public Community College Board Members," by Gary Frank Petty and William E. Piland; (2) "Active Trusteeship for a Changing Era,"…

This paper describes the process of using a chief school administrator as a board resource person in contract negotiations involving the wages, hours, and working conditions of teachers. It describes how an administrator in a Pennsylvania school district supported and advised the board negotiating team by compiling, analyzing, and evaluating…

IN AN APPLICATION OF GAME THEORY TO PREPARE PARTICIPATING PERSONNEL FOR EFFECTIVE PROFESSIONAL NEGOTIATION IN EDUCATION, THREE FORMS OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ARE SIMULATED--ONE FOR A FOUR- TO EIGHT-HOUR TIME PERIOD, A SECOND FOR A TWO- TO FOUR-DAY TIME PERIOD, AND A THIRD FOR A ONE- TO THREE-WEEK WORKSHOP OR SEMINAR. LONGER FORMS PRESENT MORE…

This document reports the findings of a survey designed to assess the extent and nature of the involvement of school board members and school administrators in the public school purchasing process. A total of 1,199 school board members and 177 school administrators were interviewed during the 4 days of the 1969 National School Boards Association…

A 3-week workshop provided an overview of many areas that concern junior college administrators. Six of the topics discussed during the workshop include (1) new emphases in administrative and organizational thinking; (2) current status and problems of student personnel services; (3) the extra-institutional obligations of the community college…

Enduring resolution of conflict is not so much the result of clever tricks as of the state of mind of superintendents, school boards, teachers, students, and citizens and of the organizational climate of the schools and the community. It is important to view conflict in neutral terms, realizing that conflict may be good or bad. Effective…

Outlines the roles of the Board of Trustees, representing community needs, and the community college president, selected for his leadership abilities in employing human and financial resources. Concludes that their interaction depends largely on characteristics of the president, including the ability to foresee consequences of an action; and to…

Both school boards and parent teacher associations should have a systematic program for exchanging information and for involving parents in school policy-making processes. Responsibilities of each group are listed. (CB)

Offers superintendents guidelines for resolving personnel disputes, policy disagreements, and communication problems with school boards so that schools run smoothly. (KS)

This article describes the political realities of the principalship in Ontario. It describes trends in the political position of Ontario school principals with reference to three major arenas: the provincial legislature boards of education, and the schools themselves. It has relevance for school administrators in the U. S. (Editor)

This study examines research on public school leadership effectiveness, focusing specifically on the superintendent. It begins with a discussion of the historical mission to define leadership effectiveness, followed by a review of existing research on effective school districts and superintendents. The report also analyzes how superintendent…

Discusses the pros and cons of administrators electing to engage in collective negotiations. Presents five changing conditions that administrators should recognize in developing their negotiation strategies and six courses of action that superintendents and boards of education could take to discourage the formation of administrator negotiating…

An administrator considers local dilemmas, such as transportation, rising costs, and unanticipated placements involved in private school placement of handicapped children. He asserts that the local special services director should assume major responsibility in resolving the problems, but that state officials should devote more attention to…