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Sa, Creso M.; Tamtik, Merli – Higher Education Management and Policy, 2012
This paper reports on an empirical study of research planning in Canadian universities. Drawing on data compiled during interviews with senior administrators from 27 academic units in 10 universities, the paper analyses how strategic planning has been applied to the research mission over the past decade. Findings reveal variability in processes…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Research Design, Universities, Institutional Mission
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Petersen, George J.; Fusarelli, Lance D.; Kowalski, Theodore J. – Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 2008
This article reports the results of a survey of novice superintendents in California, Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio. The research provides a profile of novice superintendents and their opinions regarding the adequacy of academic preparation and the problems they encountered after entering this challenging position. Findings indicate that the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Superintendents, Best Practices, Educational Practices
Bobbitt, Sharon A. – 1989
Teacher incentive programs, including merit pay and career ladders, have been the focus of a great deal of debate among teachers, teachers' unions, administrators, and others in the education community. Teacher incentive programs have the potential to affect over 2 million public school teachers. This report on a national survey of public schools…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Career Ladders, Elementary Secondary Education, Incentives
Clark, Mary Jo – 1974
Graduate school deans were surveyed to identify characteristics indicating Ph.D. program quality, as well as acceptable ways to measure such characteristics. Doctoral programs in many different fields of study were considered, but three purposes of a Ph.D. program were emphasized: the training of scholarly researchers, college teachers, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Deans, Doctoral Programs, Educational Objectives
Splittgerber, Fred L.; Allen, Harvey A. – 1981
Opinions about what makes an effective middle school were elicited by this study in which 153 principals of exemplary middle schools and 35 national leaders of the middle school movement were queried. Questionnaires asked about the functions and characteristics of middle schools regarding (1) students, (2) teachers, (3) principals, (4) curriculum,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Basic Skills, Curriculum
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Washington, DC. – 1992
The Research About Teacher Education (RATE) project, a longitudinal study ongoing since 1985, constitutes an effort to establish a reliable database about teacher education, and to provide descriptive information about programs, students, and faculty. The focus of this report is on leadership (department chairs and deans) in schools, colleges, and…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Administrator Attitudes, Department Heads, Educational Change