Purpose: To examine the relationship between financial resources and variables associated with institutional rankings in the USA. Design/methodology/approach: Pearson product moment correlation coefficient was used to investigate the relationship between endowment funds and variables associated with rankings as determined by the "U.S. News & World…

Focuses on Moldavia, and its task of nation building--a task that depends, in part, on the effectiveness of the nation's educational system--following the demise of the Soviet Union. Provides a brief discussion of the growing importance of higher education, examines the evolution of higher education and management responses to the changing…

As part of a larger study, surveyed trustees' perceptions of presidents' effectiveness. Found that trustees use knowledge of higher education, influence in attracting resources, healthy relationships with key constituents, and effective management skills as indicators of presidential success. Some gender-related and education sector differences…

Studied perceived indicators of effectiveness of college/university trustees. Analysis of questionnaire responses of trustees (n=489) at 47 institutions of higher education in Ohio found sectoral differences, gender differences, and educational differences in trustees' indicators of effectiveness. Overall, three general indicators were the…

Analysis of over 100 technology audits conducted by graduate students in Ohio K-12 school organizations yielded insights into best practices that school leaders may find useful, including attention to user access rate, leadership promise, technology planning, staff development, technical support, strategic hardware and software procurement,…