The relationship between certain aspects of job satisfaction and organizational role congruence was examined for 211 administrators in 22 private liberal arts colleges. Most were satisfied with most aspects of their jobs, with senior administrators more satisfied than mid-level administrators. (Editor/LBH)

Many teachers feel inadequately prepared to work with parents. Administrators must stress that only the home and school working together can create effective schools and that staff development to help teachers, specialists, and support staff achieve that partnership is worthwhile. (Author/LHW)

A chief academic officer must know how to initiate a process of change. A strategy for involving diverse groups, especially faculty, takes many forms. An examination of two approaches to academic leadership is presented: the bureaucratic model and the participation model. (Author/MLW)

The median administrator salaries and percentage changes from the previous year are reported for 88 administrative functions in public and private institutions and in universities, four-year colleges, and two-year colleges. (MSE)

This document consists of the 2003 issues of a quarterly newsletter for Illinois early childhood program directors, providing information on current issues in early childhood education. Regular features in each issue include: "The Director's Toolbox," delineating practical suggestions for directors related to program policies and staff…

Principals should support school libraries because it is in both their students' and their own best interest to do so. Quality library media programs can enhance student achievement, and informed, committed librarians can help principals enhance their own administrative practice. This ERIC Digest discusses improving student achievement, including…

This book outlines issues of concern to top decision makers in a nonprofit organization that involves volunteers, including the role of the executive staff in supporting the volunteer program. The 12 chapters in the book discuss the following topics: developing a vision for volunteer participation; questions of policy; budgeting and other resource…

This paper reports on a small exploratory study of headteachers in England in 1997. Unstructured interviews were conducted with eight teachers who had been appointed to their first headship within the previous 2 years. The general theme of each interview was to explore the changes to individual perceptions that had occurred following teachers'…

This study surveyed directors of licensed and license-exempt early childhood programs in Illinois. Participating were 840 directors who responded to a mailed survey sent to 2,325 directors. Respondents were predominantly white (89 percent), with directors of color representing 11 percent of the sample. Results indicated that the majority of…

Despite recent attention to leadership in early care and education, the field does not have a commonly accepted definition of leadership, nor has it engaged in a systematic and collaborative discussion of the properties of leadership. This volume is intended to address these and other shortcomings. In addition to defining leadership and presenting…

Individual and organizational stress management strategies that have been used by many administrators and managers in academic organizations are described. The need to be a diagnostician as well as an effective decision maker and implementor is discussed. (MLW)

A survey of trends in administrative structure in Western Europe examines patterns of authority and decision making at the state, institutional, administrative, and faculty levels, and the interaction of these levels. The roles of state ministries and administrators are described. (MSE)

Because decisions help to define a program's values, focus, and direction, an administrator needs to understand how decisions come about in order to optimize outcomes. This article discusses the relationship of strong decision making to program quality. (ET)

Special education administrator competencies associated with the implementation of special education programs within the context of federal, state, and local changes that affect special education and general education were examined in a survey of 164 administrators. The analysis identifies some domains that are more important than others. (SLD)

Singles out three interrelated areas in the exposition of faculty evaluation and assessment: (1) the nature of the procedure; (2) the rhythms of professional life; and (3) mutual rights and responsibilities, particularly in the process of posttenure review. (Author/VWL)