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Vallinkoski, Katja Karoliina; Koirikivi, Pia-Maria – Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy, 2020
School safety and security has become a topical issue internationally that concerns both educational research and policy. However, whereas several studies have focused on technical safety, less attention has been given to comprehensive safety and security management (SSM) and policies enhancing schools' safety culture. In order to provide new…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Safety, School Culture, School Security
Sirinides, Phil; Fantuzzo, John; LeBoeuf, Whitney; Barghaus, Katie; Fink, Ryan – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2015
High-quality care in the earliest years of life has been shown to relate to positive developmental outcomes for children, including improved early academic skills, social-emotional competencies, and cognitive functioning. Unfortunately, the early care experiences of many children are not always high quality; rather, research suggests that…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Research Reports, Educational Quality, Quality Control
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Barnett, Bruce G. – Journal of Educational Administration, 1989
The development and operation of the Peer Assisted Leadership training program for principals are reviewed. The types of effects and the efficacy of this approach are described. (21 references) (SI)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Educational Administration
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Sergiovanni, Thomas J. – Journal of Educational Administration, 1989
The mindscapes (views) of "mystics,""neats," and "scruffies" in relating to educational administration and professional practice resemble a "non-science,""applied science," and "craft-like science," respectively. Examined is the suggestion that current preparation and inservice programs for educational administrators could be wrong. (31…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Educational Administration
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Murphy, Joseph; Hallinger, Philip – Journal of Educational Administration, 1989
Eleven approaches to administrator training representative of the new era are analyzed. Emphasized are pressure for changes, areas of weakness, common aspects emerging, and problems involved in the new movement in training. (84 references) (SI)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Educational Administration
Baker, Richard A.; Selman, James W. – 1985
One hundred vocational administrators in Alabama responded to a questionnaire designed to determine the following: (1) the administrative tasks performed by secondary-level vocational education administrators; (2) the administrator tasks performed by deans of instruction in teachnical colleges; (3) the perceived competency level of administrators…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Evaluation, Competency Based Teacher Education
Saint Xavier Coll., Chicago, IL. – 1990
To provide an opportunity to evaluate and interpret change, explore new approaches to change and realize educational renewal within the reality of effective management, the Whitman Corporation, in cooperation with Saint Xavier College (Illinois), held a conference consisting of panel presentations by and for principals. Five panels addressed a…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Change Strategies, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Change
Wiedman, Phyllis – 1976
Nineteen administrators at De Anza College (California), including members of the President's cabinet and division chairmen, were interviewed and surveyed in order to ascertain their professional development needs in the areas of management/administration functions, leadership, human resources management, and interpersonal relationships. Findings…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Administrators
Wiedman, Phyllis L. – 1979
The Association of California Community College Administrators' Management Development Institute was established in 1977 to provide workshop consultants and services for professional development activities. In 1979, a survey was conducted to determine whether the needs of the colleges were being met. Of the 105 California community college…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Community Colleges, Consultants
Johnson, William L.; Snyder, Karolyn J. – 1980
Developed as an assessment instrument for the Administrators-for-Change Training program, this survey of 195 administrative personnel in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Texas) identifies their priorities for training in management skills and the intensity of training desired. A synthesis of literature addressing the changing role of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Administrators, Educational Change
Parker, Paul W.; Parker, Patrick W. – 1978
Questionnaires were administered to all community college faculty and administrators in each of the 19 Kansas community colleges in order to assess staff development needs in the areas of instructional activities, understanding the role of community colleges, and administration, and to ascertain the desired conditions for staff development…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Administrators
Buchanan, Aaron; Bachelor, Patricia – 1983
This study investigates the nature and scope of current staff development activities and their relation to better teaching or school improvement in a representative sample of school districts and private schools in Arizona and southern parts of California and Nevada. Findings are based on telephone discussions with 72 administrators in the region.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Consultants, Cooperative Planning, Educational Improvement
THURLEY, KEITH – 1967
BRITAIN STUDIED SUPERVISORY TRAINING IN JAPAN, IN ORDER TO GAIN INSIGHT INTO ITS OWN TRAINING PROBLEMS. TRADITIONAL SUPERVISION IN JAPANESE INDUSTRY HAD PRODUCED INCAPABLE FOREMEN THROUGH SENIORITY PROMOTION, CAUSED DIFFICULT RELATIONSHIPS BECAUSE OF AUTHORITARIAN ATTITUDES, AND FAILED TO CLARIFY AUTHORITY ROLES. THE GOVERNMENT RECOMMENDED MORE…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adoption (Ideas), Attitude Change, Comparative Analysis