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Browne-Ferrigno, Tricia; Muth, Rodney – Consortium for Research on Educational Accountability and Teacher Evaluation (NJ1), 2010
This paper presents assessments by students actively engaged in a recently redesigned Doctor of Education (EdD) program, delivered at a research-extensive university participating in the the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED), to prepare leaders for a statewide system of community and technical colleges. Because a unique feature of…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Learning Theories, Technical Institutes, Community Colleges
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Ginty, Edwin F. – NASSP Bulletin, 1995
Summarizes a 1993 year-long study of six beginning school administrators's career-transition experiences. Based on data gathered through interviews with these administrators and the author's own experience, this article offers recommendations for new principals and assistant principals covering three professional-development areas: academic…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Adult Learning, Career Change, Elementary Secondary Education
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Hart, Ben – Australian Journal of Adult Education, 1975
A dynamic systems organizational model can facilitate learning as a continuously recurring, relevant process. The development section, to create an organization-wide learning environment, should bring supervisors and managers together to examine goals and set achievement objectives; institute a three-pronged management development program; and…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Adult Learning, Leadership Responsibility, Management Development
McCafferty, Steve; And Others – 1996
The Administrator Development Academy (ADA) is a six-week, intensive, collaborative-learning experience that explores the theory-practice link and effective leadership qualities. Begun in 1985, the academy is part of the educational administration program at the University of Cincinnati (Ohio). The program stresses communication, collegiality,…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Adult Learning, Collegiality, Educational Administration
Kraus, Christine M. – 1996
This paper describes part of a study (Kraus 1996) involving 25 school administrators who attended one of five administrator preparation programs at four New England universities. The study addressed research questions regarding perceptions of administrators' job preparedness and how components of formal training programs (i.e., internships,…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Adult Learning, Educational Administration, Higher Education
McCafferty, Stephen P. – 1994
The Administrator Development Academy (ADA) is a 6-week preparation program for aspiring school administrators, developed by the Department of Educational Administration at a large state university in a midwestern city. Since 1983, the program's approach has shifted from one based on traditional discussions and lectures to one centered on the…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Adult Learning, Collegiality, Educational Administration
Skertchly, Allan R. B. – 1968
This book undertakes to define management education and training requirements in relation to the needs of Great Britain and other advanced technological societies. It considers the present and predicted structure and functions of industry and business, as well as desired qualities (intellectual and communication skills, organizational…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrators, Adult Learning, Bibliographies
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Daresh, John C. – NASSP Bulletin, 1997
Outlines recommended practices for strengthening administrator preparation programs. Preservice programs should emphasize development of reflective skills; ethical and moral leadership qualities; adult learning principles; coherent, integrated curricula; and updated teaching and learning processes. Aspiring principals need more opportunities for…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Adult Learning, Change Strategies, Educational Change
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Barnett, Bruce G.; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1992
Instead of merely certifying administrators, the University of Northern Colorado is transforming its preparation focus from managerial skills to leadership development. The new knowledge base for future administrators stresses understanding self, using inquiry, shaping organizations, and understanding people and environmental influences.…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Adult Learning, Beliefs
Alley, Reene A. – 1990
Given the discrepancies between the format of graduate programs in educational administration and the actual demands of the administrative work setting, instructors should refocus instruction to bridge the gap between administrative theory and practice. This document describes one instructor's use of an interactive experiential learning activity…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Adult Learning
Eurich, Nell P. – 1990
This study focuses on the connection between education and the world of work and the urgency of the endeavor to educate the work force. Part I considers the resources for adult learning in the United States, with a focus on the major providers outside the traditional education system. Technological resources that can extend educational…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Artificial Intelligence
2002
This document contains three papers from a symposium on learning at the top that was conducted as part of a conference on human resource development (HRD). "Learning at the Top: An Investigation of Nonprofit CEOs' (Chief Executive Officers') Learning Experiences" (John J. Sherlock) reports on a study that used Mezirow's theory of adult…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Adult Learning, Aesthetic Values, Aesthetics
2001
This document contains three papers on managerial performance issues. "Managerial Skill Requirements: Evidence from the Scottish Visitor Attraction Industry" (Sandra Watson, Martin McCracken) presents the findings from an exploratory study of those skills that managers in the Scottish visitor attraction sector considered most important…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Behavior, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education