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Nuwan, P. M. M. C.; Perera, B. A. K. S.; Dewagoda, K. G. – Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2021
Construction managers are the drivers of project success. To perform well, they need to possess key competencies, such as knowledge, skills, and attitudes, all of which can be improved through proper training. However, despite the skill shortage that still exists in the construction industry, extant literature does not precisely reveal the…
Descriptors: Minimum Competencies, Skill Development, Experiential Learning, Workplace Learning
Booth, Pamela Katherine – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This qualitative case study sought to expand what is known about training methods that improve interpersonal communication skills for mid-level leaders in corporate settings. It looked at a training methodology, Behaviour Analysis (BA, Rackham & Morgan, 1977) conducted in the context of a year-long leadership development program in a…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Reflection, Interpersonal Competence, Communication Skills
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Gibson, Mark T. – Management in Education, 2018
There has been a large-scale structural reform of schooling in England during the 21st Century; new 'academy schools' have emerged, the organisation of which differs to schooling in the latter half of the 20th Century. These new schools are independent of the middle tier of local government, the Local Authority, and are often grouped within a…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Case Studies, Interviews, Training Methods
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Cobia, F. Jane; Smith, Elizabeth F.; Wood, Leah Anne – Alabama Journal of Educational Leadership, 2016
The purpose of this study was to examine factors impacting program quality in leadership development programs as a means to inform the Shelby County School System of effective practices in leadership development. The qualitative research design method was used to explore two school systems identified through a comprehensive review of research as…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, County School Districts, Management Development, Models
Yamamoto, Yukiko; Enomoto, Naoko; Yamaguchi, Shinobu – Educational Considerations, 2016
Reflecting the social and economic change, Japanese education has shifted to decentralization since the 1980s. With an increased autonomy and responsibility, the local government plays an important role to develop competent school leaders. This descriptive study employs case study approach to illustrate current status of leadership development at…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Administration, Educational Practices, Educational Policy
Hussin, Sufean; Al Abri, Saleh – International Journal of Educational Administration and Policy Studies, 2015
Retraining and upskilling of human resources in organizations are deemed vital whenever a reform takes place, or whenever a huge policy is being implemented on a comprehensive scale. In an education system, officers, principals, and teachers need to be retrained so as to enable them implement and manage new changes, which are manifested in the…
Descriptors: Principals, Educational Change, Professional Development, Management Development
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Price, Ted; Martin, Rick; Robertson, Lynne – Journal of Correctional Education, 2010
There is a great deal of research detailing the WHAT of effective school leadership--what school leaders in traditional schools need to know and do to lead in those schools. There is little research, however, on what leaders of alternative education programs need to know and do. Also, in contrast to the many higher education preparation programs…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Correctional Education, Leadership Training, Instructional Leadership
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Brown, T. C.; McCracken, Martin – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to look at the issues concerning barriers that managers face in relation to participation in training and transfer of training, which have become increasingly important to HRD scholars and practitioners. To date, these areas have largely been examined independently. This paper aims to argue that there is an…
Descriptors: Transfer of Training, Public Sector, Management Development, Participant Satisfaction
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Gerard, Libby F.; Bowyer, Jane B.; Linn, Marcia C. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2008
Reforms such as technology-enhanced instruction require principal leadership. Yet, many principals report that they need help to guide implementation of science and technology reforms. We identify strategies for helping principals provide this leadership. A two-phase design is employed. In the first phase we elicit principals' varied ideas about…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Principals, Technology Integration, Technology Education
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Harvey, Michael; Clarke, Robin; Hill, Susan; Harrison, Bernard – Educational Management & Administration, 1999
Considers opportunities for a partnership approach to leadership development in a Western Australian context, drawing on findings of a collaborative research project. Results revealed administrators' attitudes and requirements concerning their career development. Arrangements, core purposes, and possible services provided by school-leadership…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Career Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Management Development
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Brundrett, Mark – Education 3-13, 2006
The National College for School Leadership (NCSL) was launched in 2000 with a remit to supervise and further enhance educational leadership development initiatives in England and Wales and now supervises the delivery of a wide range of programmes for school leadership development for teachers at various stages in their career development. Small…
Descriptors: Small Schools, Leadership Training, Foreign Countries, Instructional Leadership
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Howe, Mary Lee – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
Based on her own experience, a trainer of assessors for the NASSP Assessment Center Project describes the essential skills and practices needed for successful assessor training. She emphasizes the importance of collegiality and mutual respect between trainers and trainees. (TE)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Assessment Centers (Personnel)
Comerford, James P.; Carlson, Margaret – 1985
This paper describes the approach taken by the Office of Compensatory Education of the Michigan Department of Education to provide microcomputer training to Chapter 1 administrators. It reports on the two objectives of the study to evaluate the effects of the training program: (1) to assess the short term effects of teaching administrators to use…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Computer Software, Data Processing
Tamkin, P.; Hirsh, W.; Tyers, C. – 2003
The process of making better people managers was examined. Data were collected through interviews with managers and staff at five case study organizations in the United Kingdom and through interviews with a sample of business schools and management developers. The study established that managers must be able to do the following things: (1) empower…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Delivery Systems
Roos, Ian; Smith, Chris Selby; Wright, Liz – 2001
The application of frontline management training in the community and health services (CS&H) industry in Victoria, Australia, was examined through interviews with managers of 11 user and 11 provider organizations in the public and private sectors. The study focused on the following topics: (1) the appropriateness of the Frontline Management…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adoption (Ideas), Allied Health Occupations Education, Community Services
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