This study extends previous work and builds upon the use of a prescribed coaching tool in an effort to build the capacity of school leaders in the role of instructional coaches. By using a reflective interview process and structured protocol, the authors present findings to suggest administrators need more intentional training to strengthen their…

This study explored Kentucky school administrators' perceptions, knowledge, and beliefs about trauma-informed practices, competence in promoting these practices, and the extent to which school administration preparation programs provided relevant training. Participants reported they were not adequately trained in their school administration…

Current dissertation has been conducted in order to investigate and detect training needs of the mangers (top and middle) in Tehran Electricity Distribution Company. Research method is applied kind based on its purpose. Due to data collection method, this query is descriptive-survey type. Statistical population in this study is all of managers in…

Multiple and complex issues simultaneously present themselves for the principal's attention. Learning how to identify, prioritize, synthesize, and act in relation to these issues poses a particular challenge to early career principals. This case study engages aspiring and current school leaders in critical reflection upon leadership opportunities…

This study explores the specific issue of supervision as an important administrative gate keeping function that facilitates or impedes women's career advancement, and promotes gender equity at the executive leadership level in community colleges. The very nature of supervision mirrors the historical purpose of higher education, employee learning…

The aim of this study is to provide information on the purposes, structure and operation of the process of supervision in the Turkish educational system. In this paper, the historical development of supervision services in the Turkish educational system, as well as the purposes and principles of educational supervision in Turkey and the structure…

Outlines 10 steps for schools to take to develop an administrator internship program. (MD)

Explores three aspects of management research supervision: range and adequacy of supervisory roles, processes of supervisory intervention, and perceptions of power relationships. Identifies actions for supervisees, supervisors, and organizations in terms of academic and supervisory roles, intervention styles, and power relationships. (SK)

The Competency Domain Model has five domains of management competencies: conceptual/creative, leadership, interpersonal, administrative, and technical. Specific competencies and training plans can be identified in each domain for different levels--first line supervisor, field office manager, assistant manager, area manager, director of operations.…

The Creativity Styles Questionnaire-Revised was administered to 93 supervising managers of a national corporation. Highly creative managers reported greater belief in unconscious processes, used a greater number of techniques, and were more motivated toward ideas than development of a concrete final product. (Author/DB)

Potential sources of resistance to minority managers include issues of perceived competence, leader-follower fit, and supervision of same-race subordinates. Awareness of these issues can guide the preprofessional preparation of minority managers and training and support once they enter the workplace. (SK)

The Schools without Walls program helps University of Surrey management students develop managerial skills by serving as mentor-managers to secondary students. Freedom to reflect and have hands-on management experience facilitated skill development. However, the program worked better for affective skills than cognitive skills. (SK)

The major learning theories behind the learning-oriented model of social work supervision, which emphasizes supervision as a learning and teaching process, are reviewed. A phase theory of supervision is suggested that connects the model with stages of learning and interpersonal development. (MSE)

Definitions of effective instructional leadership inadequately address supervision and strategic deployment of student support personnel (counselors, psychologists, social workers, and others) as critical resources for school success. Engaging their skills and understanding expands professional discourse, improves teaching and learning, and…

The development of public school supervisors has been varied and complex. Examined are the factors that led supervisors, in the early twentieth century, to move away from autocratic and bureaucratic methods and adopt more professional standards. (SI)