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MacBeath, John – School Leadership & Management, 2011
While there are significant differences between England and Scotland in the politics, the policy environment and the management of schools, leadership development both north and south of the border is charged with addressing what has been termed a recruitment and retention "crisis". An emerging phenomenon in both jurisdictions is that of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Leadership, Principals, Leadership Training
Pearson, Cecil A. L.; Armstrong, Robert W. – Journal of Tertiary Educational Administration, 1995
Implementation of a job development program within the personnel administration function of an Australian university is evaluated. The program, following principles of the Total Quality Management approach, was found to have favorable impact on a number of work-related variables, in comparison with the traditional approach used in another…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Administration, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Koehoorn, Mieke; Lowe, Graham S.; Rondeau, Kent V.; Schellenberg, Grant; Wagar, Terry H. – 2002
Insights from a variety of research streams were synthesized to identify the key ingredients of a high-quality work environment in Canada's health care sector and ways of achieving high-quality workplaces in the sector. The following sets of interacting factors were considered: (1) the work environment and the human resource practices that shape…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cooperative Planning, Educational Research, Employer Employee Relationship
Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. Office of the Director for Vocational Education. – 1983
Intended for administrators of schools within the Hawaii Department of Education, this document provides descriptions of 34 alternative strategies implemented by small, rural, and/or isolated secondary schools across the nation to improve the quality of their vocational programs. Introductory materials discuss the document's purpose, the need for…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Education, Correspondence Study