A female-dominated profession such as home economics should focus on developing realistic attitudes toward careers, awareness of sociocultural conditioning, and management skills. A leadership development model has four competencies: favorable attitudes, psychological and social preparedness, technical/administrative skills, and political…

A South Carolina high school band director describes his experience with the Springfield Simulation, a role-playing seminar/workshop where individuals are assigned roles and situations that will aid them in developing administrative skills. (TE)

Discusses how the author used administrative skills learned as a school library media specialist to meet the demands of a university department chair. Topics include the influence of decisions that are made; budgeting; evaluation concerns and responsibilities; determining guidelines and goals; political concerns; and the flow of information. (LRW)

The need to include specific training in administrative skills is addressed. An informal survey of ten faculty members from four Boston area colleges examined their perceptions of the role of the department chair, and their experiences with this role. The questionnaire is appended. (MLW)

Policy goals are decided by governments, which are responsible to the public, not by planners or administrators. Once general goals are agreed on, however, it will take technical planning skill, administrative skill, and political judgment to reach them successfully. (Author/WM)

Coaches should be evaluated on the basis of coaching and administrative skills, performance, relationships with athletes and students, and self improvement. Evaluation of the coach is important because it furthers the coach professionally and improves the athlete developmentally. (CJ)

Ten personal characteristics and seven administrative skills that differentiated effective from ineffective university leaders were assessed by multiple discriminate analysis. The personal characteristics identified by previous research (Skipper, 1975, 1977) are: responsibility, integrity, self-control, intellectual efficiency, flexibility,…

To use universities effectively in the development of critical administrative skills, we need to attend to the problems posed by the context of decline and by the nature of educational organizations, managerial work, and university comparative advantage. Five analytical skills are identified as satisfying such criteria. (Author)

Reports on a survey of state probationary practices showing that lack of classroom management skills, instructional ability, and disciplinary skills accounts for a majority of teacher and counselor probationary cases in Washington, while a lack of management and administrative skills characterized principals on probation. (FL)

Studied 41 administrators of Navajo tribal enterprises--their administrative skills, job satisfaction and organizational climate. Results indicated job satisfaction is hindered by pay and promotion, but subjects were satisfied with nature of work, supervisors, and those with whom they interact. Discusses implications. (KMF)

Two success stories are presented of good teachers who were given a chance by the NASSP assessment center to demonstrate their administrative skills and were subsequently selected to fill administrative positions. Participation in the assessment center has provided more objective information on administrative candidates than was previously…

To minimize potential problems in a family which is adopting a large sibling group, adoption workers should look for particular skills and resources in the adoptive family. These include administrative skills, community knowledge, the presence of adequate support systems, and the ability to adapt. (Author/BN)

Defines and compares the Consensus and Model-building approaches in the identification of teaching and administrative skills. The Consensus approach emphasizes commonly known and accepted teacher behaviors; the Model-building approach assumes a more rational identification of a broad range of unfamiliar, but critical skills. (JCD)

Through factor analysis, seventeen abstract concepts of personal characteristics and administrative skills were redefined to six more specific ones. The purpose of this analysis was to identify critical characteristics which can be used to evaluate administrators or prospective leaders of colleges or universities. (SW)

To achieve true self-determination, tribal governments must gain the necessary management and administrative skills. Community colleges hold great promise as the educational institution for best meeting the needs of Indian communities. One such program, Scottsdale Community College's Tribal Management Program, is described. (DS)