This report presents an initial approach developed by the General Services Administration for the management of end user computing in federal government agencies. Defined as technology used directly by individuals in need of information products, end user computing represents a new field encompassing such technologies as word processing, personal…

Two speeches are presented: Expectations and Realities for the College President, by Joseph Kauffman, and Myths of the College Presidency, by Donald E. Walker. The first discusses the discrepancies between the expectations and realities in three areas: the relationship with boards of trustees, relations with central administration in the state…

This study attempted to identify which tactics used by administrators had the greatest influence on the introduction of special education curriculum innovations. Surveys and interviews with administrators in 39 sites were used to gather data. The administrators were those identified as advocates of a particular innovation, the Social Learning…

Based on the view that an administrative organization is composed of interacting individuals and that work flows through an interaction process, this paper attempts to develop a methodology that allows for the study of work flow patterns. It also applies this methodology to a particular educational organization in order to understand its peculiar…

Perceptions of power identified with upper level, noninstructional staff (professional staff) in a complex university were studied based on interviews with professional staff, their superordinates and subordinates, and faculty. Professional staff offices included the upper echelon of the nonacademic staff hierarchy holding such titles as assistant…

The demand, supply, sponsorship, and need for staff development and training activities for middle level college administrators is examined through interviews with nearly 200 administrators and faculty at 20 colleges and universities, and a review of the literature. It is explained that middle level staff serve three functions--as liaison with…

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…

This document is the result of a 1977-78 study by the department of educational administration, Arizona State University, to identify and field test competencies determined to be essential in four community education roles: superintendent, district coordinator, principal, and building level director. The monograph discusses the question of role…

Twenty key administrators, 20 present and past department chairmen, and 60 faculty were surveyed on their perceptions of the role of the department chairman and the criteria used for selection of this position. Responses were elicited for 30 role statements and criteria for selection were examined through nine survey items. Fourteen of the 30…

This document contains papers and reports read at the August 1968, meeting of the Continuing Interest Group on Values, a subgroup of the National Conference of Professors of Educational Administration, held at the State University of New York at Albany. Included are three papers by C. Robert Blackmon; the first considers values as education's most…

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…

What causes faculty to vote for collective bargaining? Undoubtedly, there is no single answer. A common factor reported by many institutions is some faculty dissatisfaction with compensation, course loads, governance systems, and job security. Another answer, proposed by Ladd and Lipset, is that the rapid growth of collective bargaining in higher…

The purpose of this report is to help school administrators develop their own strike contingency plans or evaluate the plans already in existence in their districts. The report comprises four sections: (1) a review of the educational literature regarding strike contingency planning; (2) state board guidelines for strike contingency planning; (3)…

This paper describes an attempt to develop a theoretical model to guide the collection and interpretation of empirical data related to the administrative behavior of school principals. The author selects Griffith's decision-making theory as the conceptual framework for a study of the administrative behaviors of a group of New York City principals.…

Although needs of school districts vary with size, degree of teacher negotiation procedures, and type of community involvement, the administrative team model is presented as an effective, appropriate administrative organization. Based on an assumption that each level of authority in a school district possesses and exercises expertise and unique…