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Gautam Anand; Aishwarya Atluri; Lee Crawfurd; Todd Pugatch; Ketki Sheth – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2023
Improving school quality in low and middle income countries (LMICs) is a global priority. One way to improve quality may be to improve the management skills of school leaders. In this systematic review, we analyze the impact of interventions targeting school leaders' management practices on student learning. We begin by describing the…
Descriptors: School Administration, Educational Improvement, Foreign Countries, Educational Quality
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Darling-Hammond, Linda; Wechsler, Marjorie E.; Levin, Stephanie; Leung-Gagné, Melanie; Tozer, Steve – Learning Policy Institute, 2022
A substantial and growing body of research suggests that strong school leadership is critical for shaping productive learning environments, supporting high-quality teachers and teaching, and influencing student outcomes. But what characteristics contribute to high-quality principal preparation programs and learning experiences? And to what extent…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Effectiveness, Management Development, Access to Education
Murphy, Sheila C.; And Others – 1986
For the past five years, researchers at the Research and Development Center for Teacher Education have studied the role of school principals and other educational leaders in facilitating school improvement. Through this research, much has been learned about the school improvement process and what facilitators do on a daily basis to bring about…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Administrator Selection
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Reilly, David H. – Education, 1984
Describes a conceptual framework that provides for the principal to be the "school leader" but not the "instructional leader." Defines the principal's primary duties as program planning, implementation, and evaluation. Discusses implications of framework on training and practice. (Author/NEC)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership Qualities
Smylie, Mark A.; Hawley, Willis D. – 1982
This report reviews recent research on strategies that have been found to promote useful and effective inservice training programs in desegregated schools. The first section presents approaches for planning and implementing inservice training for desegregation. The second section describes inservice desegregation training programs that focus on:…
Descriptors: Administrators, Elementary Secondary Education, Improvement Programs, Inservice Teacher Education
Lewis, Ralph G.; Smith, Douglas H. – 1994
This volume offers a detailed argument for and description of Total Quality Management (TQM) for institutions of higher education. Chapter 1 elaborates on why TQM is good for higher education and includes some warning as to why implementation at colleges and universities may not be easy. Chapter 2 provides an overview of the history of the TQM…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, Educational Assessment, Educational Quality
Korosak, Maja, Ed. – Novicke, 2001
This information bulletin is one in a series devoted to adult education and learning in Slovenia. The bulletin is organized in four sections. The first section, SIAE [Slovenian Institute for Adult Education] Events, contains the following articles: "Proposals for Making the Year of Languages" (Sonja Klemencic); "Evaluation of the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Civil Liberties