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Who, When, What, Where, Why of Educational Leadership.
Seeley, David S. – School Administrator, 1984
Educational leadership needs to change. Principals have been trained to be managers first and leaders second. Current educational needs demand that principal-training priorities be reversed. (MD)
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership
An Interview with Tom Peters.
School Administrator, 1984
The author of "In Search of Excellence" states that the two most important characteristics of excellence are focusing on customers and providing superior quality and service. (MD)
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Management Development, Merit Pay, Productivity
Policy Board Proposals Ignore Real Problems.
Hawley, Willis D. – School Administrator, 1989
The recent National Policy Board for Educational Administration report ("Improving the Preparation of School Administrators: An Agenda for Reform") does not address fundamental questions or make convincing proposals concerning the preparation of school administrators. The report's nine overall recommendations for improving school administration…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Education, Administrators, Change Strategies
How Are School Leaders Reacting to the New Proposals?
Goldman, Jay P. – School Administrator, 1989
Three public school district superintendents and one university school of education dean provide quoted reactions to the recent reform proposals of the National Policy Board for Educational Administration on the topic of administrator education. (SI)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Change Strategies
Effective Principals.
Cohen, Michael; Manasse, A. Lorri – School Administrator, 1982
Summarizes research findings on the effectiveness of principals' behaviors in the areas of knowledge and skills, goal-setting activities, and management behavior. Recommends ways to reduce barriers to effective behavior. Available from the American Association of School Administrators, 1801 North Moore Street, Arlington, VA 22209. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Administrator Selection
Reforming Administrator Training: Here We Go Again!
Drury, William R. – School Administrator, 1989
The National Policy Board for Educational Administration report ("Improving the Preparation of School Administrators: An Agenda for Reform") reiterates the need for program improvements for educational administrators. Obstacles to any real change occurring in the near future are pointed out. (six references) (SI)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Change Strategies
Unsolved Problems of the Excellence Movement.
Finn, Chester E. – School Administrator, 1986
According to the assistant secretary of the U. S. Department of Education, unsolved problems facing the educational excellence movement include lack of educational performance data, shifts in curriculum content, expected shortage of qualified teachers, and lack of training standards for educational leaders. A critique by the Minneapolis…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Quality
Better Schools through Better Management.
Genck, Fredric H. – School Administrator, 1984
This article summarizes the School Management Model discussed in the author's book, "Improving School Performance." Effective communication, staff evaluation, and performance information are presented as keys to building teamwork and upgrading performance. Teacher merit pay is analyzed in light of the model. (MJL)
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Role, Educational Administration
How Should Leaders Respond?
Crew, Rudolph F. – School Administrator, 2001
Superintendents, principals, and teachers can no longer work in isolation or on parallel tracks. Leaders must be role models, engage in meaningful dialogue about children, and create new learning opportunities for the adults teaching them. Schools must cultivate talented leaders, not managers, to create what does not exist. (MLH)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Competition, Cooperation, Creativity