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Download full textMcDade, Sharon A. – 1988
Since many senior academic administrators of colleges and universities first trained for academic careers in research and teaching, they have had minimal management training. Both academic and nonacademic officers with administrative experience find they must quickly develop the different knowledge and skills needed to manage an institution when…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, College Administration, Higher Education
Gaddy, C. Stephen – 1987
This annotated bibliography of commercially prepared training materials for management and leadership development programs offers 10 topical sections of references applicable to school principal training. Entries were selected by using the following criteria: (1) programs dealing too specifically with management in sales, manufacturing, finance,…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedHughes, Larry W. – Catalyst for Change, 1986
School study councils should explore adopting assessment center technology (ACT) for selection and development of administrators, a process long used by other organizations. A center's assessors identify, measure, and analyze acceptable position performance levels within simulated exercises and managerial skills. (ll endnotes) (CJH)
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Assessment Centers (Personnel), Educational Administration
Goldman, Jay P. – School Administrator, 1989
Three public school district superintendents and one university school of education dean provide quoted reactions to the recent reform proposals of the National Policy Board for Educational Administration on the topic of administrator education. (SI)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Change Strategies
Peer reviewedHoyle, John R. – Planning and Changing, 1987
Describes the Examination for Certification of Educators in Texas (ExCET) required of all Texans seeking certification as principals, supervisors, or superintendents. Discusses certain test controversies (including test development by an out-of-state firm), the quality of administraor training in Texas, test objectives, and the future of ExCET.…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Administrators, Certification
Baltzell, D. Catherine; Dentler, Robert A. – 1983
A national study was conducted to determine the means by which school districts choose principals. The main goals of the study were to describe and characterize both common practices in principal selection and promising alternatives for improvement of common practice. Accordingly, the study was designed in two phases. In phase 1, field research…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection
Peer reviewedStile, 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
Drury, William R. – School Administrator, 1989
The National Policy Board for Educational Administration report ("Improving the Preparation of School Administrators: An Agenda for Reform") reiterates the need for program improvements for educational administrators. Obstacles to any real change occurring in the near future are pointed out. (six references) (SI)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Change Strategies
Peer reviewedShilling, Joseph L. – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
The Maryland Assessment Center Program (MACP), conducted in cooperation with the NASSP Assessment Center Project, consists of a Commission on School-Based Administration to review principal selection and training processes, a statewide assessment program, and a Research and Development Laboratory on School Based Administration at the University of…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection
Muse, Ivan; And Others – 1989
The position of rural principal differs from that of the urban school administrator, often requiring more sacrifice to earn administrative credentials and demanding day-to-day involvement in every aspect of school activity. This paper reports the results of a 7-state study of 600 principals to determine differences between principalships in rural…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection
Peer reviewedLoacker, Georgine – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
The present success and future potential of the Springfield Simulation depend on six interrelated research findings about adult learning.These findings, enumerated and discussed, provide the theoretical framework for Springfield. (TE)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications
Peer reviewedMcCleary, Lloyd – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
This article treats specific areas in which the assessment center can make significant contributions to university programs in educational administration: personal-professional growth, contributions to the preparation program, and linkages with the field. (TE)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection
Peer reviewedHersey, Paul W. – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
This brief introductory article describes the NASSP's Assessment Center Project, a comprehensive plan to assist school districts in identifying and developing highly skilled school leaders. As such, it introduces a series of articles in which those who have used the NASSP Assessment Center describe their experiences. (TE)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications
Peer reviewedJones, Ron; Godfrey, Gerald E. – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
Two success stories are presented of good teachers who were given a chance by the NASSP assessment center to demonstrate their administrative skills and were subsequently selected to fill administrative positions. Participation in the assessment center has provided more objective information on administrative candidates than was previously…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications
Peer reviewedKelley, Edgar A. – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
College and university faculty engaged in the preparation of school administrators should have a vital role in all applications of assessment centers and the principles upon which assessment centers are based. Faculty involvement in uses of assessment center technology can improve administrator preparation programs. (TE)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection
