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Kerr, Clark – AGB Reports, 1975
For this time of uncertainty and insecurity the author suggests six things trustees and presidents can or must do: analyze the situation of the individual institution, reassess missions, guard flexibility, look to new markets (sources of students), consider the most appropriate type of leadership, look ahead to the year 2000.
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrator Role, Educational Administration, Educational Planning
Konnert, M. William; Augenstein, John J. – 1990
The basic purposes of this book are to provide information for individuals seeking their first superintendency and to help incumbents improve their leadership skills. Since an overall perspective is essential, part 1 provides a brief history of the superintendency, followed by a presentation of a big picture perspective and a discussion of…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrator Responsibility, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education
Frase, Larry; Hetzel, Robert – 1990
Management by wandering around (MBWA) is the catalyst that brings teachers, aides, parents, and administrators together in the pursuit of excellent schools. This book, based on common sense and hundreds of years of experience, offers specific strategies and techniques for using MBWA to obtain excellence. The building blocks of school excellence,…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrator Effectiveness, Change Strategies, Educational Improvement
Download full textGeneral Accounting Office, Washington, DC. General Government Div. – 1988
This report reviews the following aspects of the United States Commission on Civil Rights from 1978 through 1985: (1) employment trends; (2) hiring and use of consultant, temporary, and Schedule C employees; (3) referrals from state employment service offices; (4) affirmative action; (5) awards and promotions; (6) commissioners' and special…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Policy, Administrative Principles, Administrator Evaluation
Heslep, Robert D. – 1988
This discussion of professional ethics in public school administration in the state of Georgia considers several issues: (1) the historical development of professional ethics in Georgia public school administration; (2) what is meant by professional ethics; (3) the sense in which Georgia public school administrators are members of a profession;…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrator Role, Administrators, Codes of Ethics
Thomas, M. Donald – 1985
This paper discusses leadership theories, leadership research issues that educational leaders must confront in the next decade, and leadership skills required for the future. The discussion of leadership theories begins with a review of McGregor's Theories X, Y, and Z and moves on to the qualities embodied in such heroic, charismatic, and…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership
Francis, Larry – 1977
The management guidelines are divided into three parts. Part I contains a number of questions which site staff ought to try to answer when establishing or while operating a computer-based education (CBE) site. Each question is followed by a brief commentary. Part II contains suggestions for selection and training the staff of a site. Part III…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrator Guides, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
Godbey, Geoffrey – 1978
This text introduces to the general reader the principal types of organizations providing recreation, park, and leisure services, and the roles that these organizations play in modern society. In addition, issues affecting the decision-making processes of such agencies are examined. The material is divided into two broad sections. Section I,…
Descriptors: Administrative Agencies, Administrative Organization, Administrative Principles, Decision Making
Harper, Robert – Journal of Afro-American Issues, 1975
The stated objective of this paper is to keep the Black administrator out of court by creating an awareness of legal pitfalls: the discussion is divided into four sections--a brief overview of some of the functions of administrators and administrative agencies, sharing information with the public, the use of discretion, and limitations of the…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrative Problems, Administrator Responsibility, Administrators
McCarron, William E. – 1981
The director of a freshman writing program must establish a position of quiet but firm power. Only if a director starts with authority, money, and intelligence, can he or she hope for lasting and beneficial change in a college writing program. The director should also have a commitment to teaching writing. Dedication to such a task requires…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrative Principles, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role
Shirley, Robert C. – 1978
A decision-focused paradigm is presented to guide the development of a comprehensive institutional plan. The primary emphasis is the identification of strategic decisions to be resolved by individual institutions and the key determinants of those decisions. Based on the paradigm, a more active role for institutional research is suggested in order…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, College Administration, College Planning, Comparative Analysis
Wilcox, Lola – 1977
The first of four related manuals describing the goals and methods of an established developmental theatre project at the University of Colorado, this manual presents a hierarchical framework and practical guidelines for training the management personnel of a touring theatre group. Stressing the value of cooperation among the participants, the…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Principles, Administrator Responsibility, Administrators
Orze, Joseph J. – 1978
The grievance procedure in higher education and the problem of conflict resolution are approached from a multi-dimensional standpoint. Collective bargaining is presented as both an exacerbator of the litigious nature of college and university relations and as a formal vehicle for conflict resolution within academe. The need for extra-contractual…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Arbitration, Collective Bargaining, Conflict Resolution
Massachusetts State Board of Education, Boston. – 1978
After presenting the legal principles regarding Massachusetts school integration policy, this document outlines the policy guidleines that State has established for meeting these principles. Footnotes include reviews of court decisions on school segregation in various states which have contributed to various aspects of Massachusetts desegregation…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
INGHAM, ROY J. – 1968
THE AUTHOR REVIEWS THE LITERATURE ON THE PRINCIPLES OF ADULT EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION AND SHOWS DEFICIENCIES WHICH POINT TO NEED FOR FOCUSING RESEARCH ON CERTAIN NEGLECTED ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES, FORMULATING PRINCIPLES ABOUT THE HUMAN RELATIONS ASPECT OF ADMINISTRATION, AND EXAMINING MORE CLOSELY THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE PRINCIPLES APPLY TO…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Adult Education, Agencies, Educational Administration
