Addresses two questions: Who are the influential actors in the process through which the states establish public school policy? What factors might account for state-by-state variation in the policy-making influence of a particular actor? (Author/IRT)

Presents a summary, some conclusions, and implications of a study designed to identify professors whose main concerns have been directed toward the administration of education, where they are located, what kinds of beliefs they hold, what role orientations they have, and what characteristics are related to their role orientations. (Author)

In critiquing the first 14 years of the "Educational Administration Quarterly" (EAQ), the author examines the nature of the articles, whether the articles have changed, the ways the articles relate to other professional literature, the value the field attaches to EAQ, and the subscription history of the EAQ. (IRT)

Contrasts some of the ideas affecting educational administration in 1947 and in 1971. (Author)

From his broad experiences in the field of education, the author discusses the role of the professor of educational administration, stressing the position's importance as a link between the scholarly disciplines and the field of practice. (Author/WD)