Journal of Educational Administration: Volume 21 Issue 1

ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY, LEADERSHIP STYLE AND THE MASTER CONTRACT

DONALD L. ROBSON, MARLENE E. DAVIS

With the proliferation of collective bargaining in public schools, administrative prerogatives have been assumed to be curtailed. The influence of the school administrator on…

CLINICAL SUPERVISION: A PRINCIPAL'S PERSPECTIVE

GEOFFREY B. ISHERWOOD

The purpose of this study was to describe effective clinical supervisory behavior as perceived by school principals and to contrast the findings with other current studies of…

DEVELOPMENT OF A SCHOOL—LEVEL ENVIRONMENT QUESTIONNAIRE

A. JOHN RENTOUL, BARRY J. FRASER

The School‐Level Environment Questionnaire (SLEQ) is a new instrument measuring teachers' perceptions of the following eight psychosocial dimensions of the environment of primary…

THE PATH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH: BRIDGING THE THEORY‐EMPIRICISM GAP

DOUGLAS J. THOM

The path analysis technique was introduced in educational research relatively recently. It is very effective for conceptualizing research and for linking theory and the “real…

FACULTY PARTICIPATION IN UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE: AUSTRALIA AND THE UNITED STATES

ROBERT E. POTTER

Written originally as a lecture for American students of tertiary educational administration, this essay traces the historical development of lay boards governing American…

CAREER PROSPECTS FOR ACADEMICS IN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS OF AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES

RAY OVER

This article analyzes the sex ratio, national origin, age distribution, and levels of qualification of academics in the education departments of Australian universities. The…

KAMINSKY'S ADDENDUM TO THE “FREEDOM AND AUTHORITY” MEMORANDUM: A PHILOSOPHICAL INVESTIGATION IN A CONTEXTUAL VACUUM

ALAN SMITHSON

This paper has five objectives. First, to draw attention to serious weaknesses in Kaminsky's analysis of the South Australian “Freedom and Authority” memorandum. Second, to sketch…

KAMINSKY'S REFLECTIONS ON THE FREEDOM AND AUTHORITY ADDENDUM; OR, RETURNING SMITHSON'S PHILOSOPHY FOR HIS OWN USE. A REJOINDER

JAMES S. KAMINSKY

The opportunity to return to some of my thoughts on the relationship of philosophy to the practice of education and the evolution of educational policy provided by Alan Smithson's…