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School-based management and teacher-parent empowerment have both currency and emotional ring. The terms have become a kind of rallying cry. But each term lacks definition and bad things can happen when things only sound good.

In this article the authors describe a new administrative preparation program which they conduct. They also discuss at some length a procedure developed for evaluating that program.

This article inquires into the process of innovation as it might relate to certain characteristics existent in the central offices of school districts. It results from a federally funded research inquiry made by the author. The author, who holds the Ph.D. degree from Ohio State University, is Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Administration at the University of Tennessee.

In response to the criticism that preparation programs for principals are bookish and out-of-date, the writer in this article examines simulation as an effective instructional tool.

The University of Tennessee for two years re ceived a grant from the U.S. Office of Education for a training program designed for entry level administrators. This article discusses the ra tionale around which the training program was designed.