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Check, Joseph; Fox, Tom; O'Shaughnessy, Kathleen; Tateishi, Carol – National Writing Project (NJ1), 2007
The National Writing Project designed the Professional Writing Retreats to support writing by teacher-leaders for audiences of scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and other members of the public who have an interest in education. These writing retreats focus on writing about the profession of teaching, giving teachers a chance to write about…
Descriptors: Audiences, Educational Change, Anthologies, Educational Practices
Hoyle, John R. – Corwin Press, 2006
Well-educated, charismatic leaders who can improve systems to enrich the lives of others are needed today more than ever. In this updated edition, John Hoyle identifies vision, motivation, flexibility, and openness to invention and opportunity as key characteristics of effective leaders, and challenges school administrators to think outside the…
Descriptors: Motivation, Vision, Leadership Effectiveness, Leadership
Johnson, Harry W., II – Phi Delta Kappan, 1984
This description of a model program developed in Washington State for improving teachers' classroom effectiveness includes an outline of the program's 15-step process and its three key concepts--involvement, ownership, and commitment--followed by discussions of resource people and the program's two-day problem-solving retreat. (JBM)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Classroom Communication, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Sprunger, Benjamin E.; Bergquist, William H. – 1978
The result of two years of program experimentation, research, and writing, this handbook is the fourth in a series of practical guides for college faculty and administrators who wish to improve the quality of teaching, learning, and management in their institutions. In Chapter 1 the roots of modern management are traced back thousands of years and…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Organization, Administrator Education, Administrator Guides