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Download full textLashway, Larry – Research Roundup, 1998
Ways in which teachers and principals respond to changing leadership roles and some practical steps that principals can take to support leadership are discussed in this article review. It focuses on five papers that explore educators' roles, offering advice on how to respond to changing expectations. "When is New: A Plan of Action" (A. W. Hart)…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Book Reviews, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development
Waggaman, John S. – Administrator's Update, 1984
Factors reported to be important in the design, implementation, and evaluation of professional development programs for department chairs are described. Attention is also directed to results from a goal-focused evaluation of the 6-year-old program to train new department heads in the nine state universities of Florida, a program that is being…
Descriptors: Department Heads, Higher Education, Inservice Education, Management Development
Lashway, Larry – Research Roundup, 1998
Principals have two reasons to wonder about the whole concept of leadership. First, they are responsible for identifying leadership in others; and second, they must be analytical and reflective about their own capabilities. Consequently, there is always demand for valid and reliable measurement of leadership qualities. This issue reviews recent…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Selection, Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Hertling, Elizabeth; Leonard, Courtney; Lumsden, Linda; Smith, Stuart C. – Policy Report, 2000
This report is intended to help policymakers understand the benefits of class-size reduction (CSR). It assesses the costs of CSR, considers some research-based alternatives, and explores strategies that will help educators realize the benefits of CSR when it is implemented. It examines how CSR enhances student achievement, such as when the…
Descriptors: Class Size, Educational Policy, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Lashway, Larry – Research Roundup, 1998
This newsletter reviews five reports that address the implications of standards for administrators. These texts include "Designing and Implementing Standards-Based Accountability System" (Education Commission of the States), which describes some of the policy implications of standards-driven accountability; "Why Principals Fail: Are National…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Leadership, Leaders Guides
Andrews, 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
Peer reviewedWeisman, Iris M., Ed.; Vaughan, George B., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1997
Based on the premise that an effective relationship between community college governing boards and presidents is crucial, this volume explores the professional needs, challenges, and roles of college presidents and governing board members and the influence of these factors on the board-president team. The following articles are provided: (1)…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, College Presidents
ERIC Review, 1995
The "ERIC Review" announces research results, publications, and new programs relevant to each issue's theme topic. This issue focuses on the changing face of K-12 professional development for both preservice and inservice teachers. The opening article by Dennis Sparks, "A Paradigm Shift in Staff Development," describes a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Improvement
Bowen, Raymond C., Ed.; Muller, Gilbert H., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1996
Focusing on the challenge of expanding administrative opportunities for minorities, the 10 essays in this volume explore the problem of underrepresentation of minority administrators at community colleges and suggest strategies for improving diversity. The following articles are provided: (1) "Paradox and Promise: Leadership and the Neglected…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Affirmative Action, College Administration, College Presidents
Watts, Gordon E., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2002
The purpose of this volume is to provide a current view of the evolving professional development movement in community colleges. Chapter authors provide descriptions of how their institutions have addressed issues through professional development, created institutional change, developed new delivery systems, reached beyond development programs…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, College Faculty, College Presidents
Palmer, James C., Ed.; Katsinas, Stephen G., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1996
Focusing on the field of community college education as an academic specialty in graduate and continuing education programs, the 10 essays in this volume explore the role of these programs in training community college leaders. The following articles are provided: (1) "Legacy of the Post-WWII Growth Years for Community College Leadership…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Community Colleges, Continuing Education, Graduate Study
Katz, Lilian G., Ed.; Rothenberg, Dianne, Ed. – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 1999
Early Childhood Research and Practice (ECRP), a peer-reviewed, Internet-only journal sponsored by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education (ERIC/EECE), covers topics related to the development, care, and education of children from birth to approximately age 8. ECRP emphasizes articles reporting on practice-related…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cultural Context, Distance Education, Early Childhood Education
Holleman, Margaret, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1990
With the availability of technologically advanced instructional delivery systems, and the educational reform efforts of state and federal governments, the role and importance of community college learning resource centers (LRC's) have expanded tremendously since their experimental beginnings in 1939. This volume contains the following articles…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, College Libraries, College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges
