Journal of Educational Administration: Volume 30 Issue 2

Towards Measurement of School Vision

William D. Greenfield, Joseph W. Licata, Bob L. Johnson

Drawing on Blumberg and Greenfield′s studies of effectiveprincipals, offers an operational definition of school vision, based onteachers′ perceptions of that vision. The…

The New ″Revolution″ in Administrative Theory

Robert G. Owens, Charol Shakeshaft

Forty years ago the so‐called “theory movement” tookroot in educational administration because it so fundamentally brokewith the past, replacing trial‐and‐error experience with…

Computer Technology for Qualitative Research: Hope and Humbug

Marilyn Tallerico

Describes how microcomputer technology for processing textual dataoffers new options for the qualitative researcher in educationaladministration. Both the potential benefits and…

Public School Educators′ Knowledge of Selected Supreme Court Decisions Affecting Daily Public School Operations

Gary L. Reglin

Determines if high school educators were aware of selected legaldecisions rendered by the Supreme Court that affect the daily operationsof the public schools. Forty‐three…

Faculty as Gatekeepers: Non‐academic Staff Participation in University Governance

Alan B. Henkin, Dorothy Persson

Faculty expectations for non‐academic staff participation insystems of shared authority (governance) define the parameters oflegitimate interests. Delineates and analyses role…

Ideal Decision‐making Styles Indicated by Deputy Principals

Lawson K. Savery, Geoffrey N. Soutar, John D. Dyson

Reports the study of the preferences for decision‐makingresponsibilities indicated by deputy principals of Catholic schools inWestern Australia. The research methodology used a…

Inner City Teachers′ Work and the Assessment, Placement and Ongoing Education of Immigrant Children

Charlotte Reid, Jon Young

Focuses on the needs of recent immigrant children in Canadiancities. Outlines the problems teachers face in the assessment, placementin classes and teaching of recent immigrant…