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Peer reviewedWright, Ruth – Canadian Administrator, 1985
The evidence from research using expectancy theory is synthesized to develop a contingency model of incentives for involving teachers in professional development. Research findings that focused on the administrative challenge of motivating teachers to engage in curriculum development tasks are used to test the model. (MLF)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Incentives
Download full textAndrews, Carl – Research Roundup, 1990
Five recent studies included in this annotated bibliography highlight the diverse facets of an effective principal evaluation system. A technical report by Jerry W. Valentine and Michael L. Bowman includes a clinical instrument for assessing teachers' perception of principals' effectiveness. In a second report, Daniel L. Duke and Richard J.…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Evaluation, Annotated Bibliographies, Elementary Secondary Education
Carpenter, Thomas P.; Levi, Linda; Farnsworth, Valerie – In Brief, 2000
"In Brief" focuses on K-12 mathematics and science research and implications for policymakers, educators, and researchers seeking to improve student learning and achievement This brief highlights the learning gains of 240 elementary students involved in a long-term study in Madison, Wisconsin and their remarkable ability to reason with arithmetic…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Algebra, Arithmetic, Educational Change
Vaughan, George B., Ed. – SACJTE Occasional Paper, 1989
Individuals who wish to become community college presidents should take the following steps to prepare for the presidency: (1) get their doctorate; (2) get into the academic pipeline running from the classroom to the division chair, the dean of instruction, and the presidency; (3) find a good mentor; (4) establish a peer network; (5) assume…
Descriptors: Career Planning, College Presidents, Community Colleges, Employment Interviews
Guadarrama, Irma, Ed.; And Others – Discovering Our Experiences: Studies in Bilingual/ESL Education, 1995
The serial publication is intended for teachers, principals, program directors, coordinators, and policymakers who work with language-minority students and their educational programs. It provides a forum for presenting innovations, concerns, and recommendations related to the schooling of this population. It has a "narratives of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language)
Fly, Emerson H.; High, Katherine N. – Business Officer, 1984
The University of Tennessee's management training and development efforts are described. The program is designed to improve the performance of academic and nonacademic department heads (middle managers) and includes an 8-day workshop called the Institute for Leadership Effectiveness. In addition to the attention given to the formation of networks,…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Department Heads, Higher Education
Kaplan, Matthew, Ed.; Lieberman, Devorah, Ed. – To Improve the Academy, 2000
The year 2000 volume of this annual publication contains 18 articles on issues relating to organizational change, collaboration and partnerships, and teaching and faculty development in higher education. The articles are: "Diversity and Its Discontents: Rays of Light in the Faculty Development Movement for Faculty of Color" (Edith A.…
Descriptors: Career Development, College Faculty, College Instruction, Diversity (Faculty)
PDF pending restorationProfessional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education. – 1982
This annual journal issue contains 21 papers, many of which were developed as background pieces for sessions of the annual conferences of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD). Papers are grouped into four sections on: personal reflections, faculty development, evaluation of teaching practices, and…
Descriptors: Career Development, College Faculty, College Instruction, Educational Environment
Johnson, Larry, Ed. – Leadership Abstracts, 1996
The abstracts in this series provide two-page discussions of issues related to leadership, administration, professional development, technology, and education in community colleges. Volume 9 for 1996 includes the following 12 abstracts: (1) "Tech-Prep + School-To-Work: Working Together To Foster Educational Reform," (Roderick F. Beaumont); (2)…
Descriptors: Administrator Selection, Board Administrator Relationship, College Presidents, Community Colleges
Hayden, Jacqueline – AECA Research in Practice Series, 1999
This issue of the Australian Early Childhood Association Research in Practice Series provides staff management strategies for directors and others involved with the management of early childhood settings and suggests ways to effectively delegate authority and tasks in order to reduce administrative pressures and workload. The booklet presents…
Descriptors: Administration, Day Care, Decision Making, Early Childhood Education
Silver, Michael, Ed.; Zito, Michael, Ed. – Bridges, 2002., 2002
This document is comprised of the one issue in volume 7 of "Bridges," a publication produced by the California Head Start-State Collaboration Office to detail the activities of the educational partnership and to provide relevant information to programs participating in the partnership. The Summer 2002 issue focuses on several topics of…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality, Emergent Literacy
Kaminsky, Judith Allen, Ed.; Gandini, Lella, Ed. – Innovations in Early Education: The International Reggio Exchange, 2002., 2002
This document is comprised of four issues of a quarterly publication presenting information related to the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education. Regularly appearing features of the publication include a calendar of Reggio conferences; information on the Reggio Children organization, contacts, exhibit schedule, and study tours; and a…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Documentation, Early Childhood Education
