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Direct linkJohansson, Olof; Nihlfors, Elisabet – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2014
During the last several decades, educational reform in Sweden has been at once contentious, fast paced, and uneven as control of Parliament and educational policy shifted between left- and right-wing political factions. These political power shifts within Parliament created tension between national and local municipal governments and provoked…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Superintendents, Educational Administration, Educational Policy
Petti, Amy D. – Journal of Staff Development, 2010
In this article, the author describes how an Oregon district redefines coaching roles to find a balance between school and district goals. As director of improvement for North Clackamas School District in Milwaukie, Oregon, near Portland, the author's role of coaching the coach was new, and the coaches welcomed the immediate feedback. Through the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Goal Orientation, Program Implementation, Writing Workshops
Kentta, Bill – School Administrator, 1997
Each Oregon school is required to have a council responsible for developing a staff development plan, improving the instructional program, and coordinating school-reform efforts. During the Eugene district's implementation phase, central-office administrators played a key role in providing organizational development training and in allocating…
Descriptors: Central Office Administrators, Elementary Secondary Education, Participative Decision Making, Program Implementation
Lonardi, Emilie M. – School Administrator, 1998
An administrative team member/restructuring facilitator analyzes the failure of a block scheduling reform in a small, suburban district. The prevailing dynamics that obstructed success were fear of change, propagandizing of data, and a culture of complacency. These problems could have been avoided by training staff to work in longer periods,…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Central Office Administrators, Change Strategies, Failure
Parsley, James F. – School Administrator, 1991
Besides reorganizing the central office to support instructional goals, the Vancouver (Washington) School District has passed bond and levy issues to revitalize the infrastructure, changed to a three-year middle school configuration, designed three new school facilities, and allocated $1 million for school improvement initiatives. The goals are…
Descriptors: Central Office Administrators, Decentralization, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textGraham, Charles D. – 1995
The integrated learning system (ILS) was developed as a technology application that provides a teacher-proof, self-sufficient curriculum. However, there has been increased recognition of the need for teacher involvement in the implementation process and greater integration with existing curricula. The Colonial School District of Plymouth Meeting…
Descriptors: Administration, Central Office Administrators, Educational Change, Educational Planning
