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Growing the Leadership Talent Pool: Perceptions of Heads, Middle Leaders and Classroom Teachers about Professional Development and Leadership Succession Planning within Their Own Schools
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Rhodes, Christopher; Brundrett, Mark – Professional Development in Education, 2009
This article reports on outcomes from a study funded by the National College for School Leadership designed to explore the factors that assist in the leadership development of teachers at a number of stages of their career development. More specifically, the study sought to identify issues associated with leadership talent identification,…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Talent Identification, Foreign Countries, Instructional Leadership
Management Training Needs: A National Survey of Managers in Blindness Services.
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Kirchner, C.; And Others – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1989
This article reports findings of a mail survey of 519 managers in blindness services on their preferences for management training seminars. Preferences vary somewhat according to management level; there is little or no variation by region, public versus private auspices, education versus rehabilitation, or time in present position. (Author/PB)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Blindness, Management Development, Postsecondary Education
Training and Certification of Special Education Administrators: A 5-Year Follow-Up Study.
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Stile, Stephen W.; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1986
Results of a five-year follow-up study of training and certification of special education administrators revealed that the greatest change since 1979 was in the number of state offices requiring special education coursework or demonstration of competency in special education as part of the general administrative credential. (Author/JW)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Certification, Followup Studies
Evaluating and Developing Administrative Performance. A Practical Guide for Academic Leaders.
Seldin, Peter – 1988
The complete process of initiating and monitoring an evaluation program is presented, noting that the ability to assess the performance of administrators and implement programs to enhance their skills and abilities is essential to the effective management of higher learning institutions. Such field tested resources as evaluation forms, performance…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Evaluation, Check Lists, Educational Improvement
Continuing Professional Development of Special Library and Information Center Managers.
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Broadbent, Marianne; Grosser, Kerry – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1987
Describes a study that examined continuing professional development activities, needs, and aspirations of Australian special librarians and information center managers. The extent and nature of organizational support, educational activities and professional involvement of those interviewed, and participants' perceptions of present and future needs…
Descriptors: Educational Background, Financial Support, Foreign Countries, Information Centers
Organizational Barriers and Their Impact on Women in Higher Education. Research Report.
Stokes, M. Jean – 1984
The nature and extent of conditions or barriers that inhibit women administrators in their professional responsibilities and careers were studied. A questionnaire mailed to 241 women was completed by 168 women with executive, administrative, and managerial responsibilities in nine universities of the State University System of Florida. The…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrators, Career Ladders, College Administration
Educating the Board of Education.
Neubauer, Antonia – 1984
This study examines local, ongoing inservice practices and programs for school board members in Pennsylvania in order to devise a program that local districts can adapt or adopt in response to their own needs. Following a brief introduction, a summary describes how data for the study were gathered by means of a series of interviews and…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Boards of Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Education
Florida Extern Leadership Training Program for Local Administrators of Vocational Education. 1982-1983 Final Report.
Mohamed, Dominic A. – 1983
The Florida Extern Leadership Training Program for Local Administrators of Vocational Education was conceived to meet the need for trained and certified leadership personnel in vocational education at the local level throughout Florida. During the third year of the project's operation, project staff implemented a training program to meet state…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Competency Based Education, Educational Administration, Individualized Instruction