Journal of Educational Administration: Volume 25 Issue 2

THE ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL OF PRINCIPALS IN EFFECTIVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS

JOSEPH MURPHY, PHILIP HALLINGER, KENT D. PETERSON, LINDA S. LOTTO

In this study the authors set out to investigate the nature of administrative control in school districts in general and the control processes and activities employed in…

DIMENSIONS OF INEFFECTIVE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP: THE TEACHERS' PERSPECTIVE

JOSEPH J. BLASE

The study reported in this paper examines teachers' perspectives on ineffective school leadership. Unstructured and structured interviews, open‐ended questionnaires, and…

PROFILE OF EXCELLENCE

Charles Philip Cullen

For most of his career, he was Principal of a number of Primary schools in various part of Queensland. In 1969, he was appointed Regional Director for the North West of…

PREDICTORS OF TEACHER BURNOUT

JAMES C. SARROS, ANNE M. SARROS

This paper describes the nature of burnout among teachers, examines the differences in burnout between teachers and school‐based administrators, and explores the extent to which…

PRINCIPALS' LEADERSHIP STYLES AS CHANGE FACILITATORS IN CURRICULAR RELATED ACTIVITIES

TAMARA E. AVI‐ITZHAK, MIRIAM BEN‐PERETZ

The present study is concerned with assessing the factors which affect principals' roles as change facilitators in the area of curricular innovation. It is designed to identify…

THE WAY EXAMINERS ASSESS CRITICAL THINKING IN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION THESES

W.S. SIMPKINS

Did a set of examiner's reports written on educational theses subscribe to a common view of critical thinking? An analysis indicated that an idealized style of critical thinking…

AUSTRALIAN VICE‐CHANCELLORS: INCUMBENCY PATTERNS IN AN EMERGING SYSTEM

D.W. SLOPER

This paper presents base‐line data about the incumbency or length of time spent in office by Australian vice‐chancellors who held appointments in the years 1963 to 1983. Principal…

THE ROLE OF A UNIVERSITY IN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY OF MAKERERE UNIVERSITY

MILLICENT A.K. ALIGAWEESA

Throughout the world universities are expected to change to match changes in their host environment. In the developed world the value of higher education is often questioned for…