FREDERICK C. WENDEL is Professor of Educational Administration at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is the coauthor, with Ward Sybouts of The Training and Development of School Principals: A Handbook (Greenwood, 1994).

FRED A. HOKE has served as a teacher, central office administrator, and director for profit and nonprofit organizations. He owns a consulting business in education policy and personal skill development and career advancement.

RONALD G. JOEKEL is executive director of Phi Delta Kappa International. Prior to assuming this position, he was Associate Dean of Teachers College, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. For the last five years, he has been Chair and Professor of the Department of Educational Administration at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Dean of Teachers College, Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction and Chair of the Department of Educational Administration at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.