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Daresh, John C.; Playko, Marsha A. – Principal, 1991
Identifies six steps that an effective mentor/principal should follow in face-to-face sessions with a protege, including framing issues, identifying goals, promoting self-directed learning, establishing limits, empowering for action, and summarizing mutual agreements. (MLH)
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Mentors
Peer reviewedDaresh, John C.; Playko, Marsha A. – Urban Education, 1990
Discusses recent trends in professional education that incorporate administrator mentoring. Explores the use of mentoring at the preservice preparation level by the Danforth Principals' Program and its use in the process of professional induction by the Ohio LEAD Center. Discusses selection and training of mentors. Explores characteristics of…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Education, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrators
Download full textDaresh, John C.; Playko, Marsha A. – 1993
Findings of a study that determined the benefits of mentoring as part of an administrator preparation program are discussed in this paper. In-depth interviews were conducted with nine practicing administrators, who worked directly with aspiring administrators who served as candidates in one cycle of the Danforth Foundation Program for the…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education
Playko, Marsha A.; Daresh, John C. – 1989
Early in their professional careers, school principals are found to have unique needs. This document provides a description of the ways in which these needs have been addressed as a result of the recent enactment of the Entry Year Standard program in the state of Ohio. First, the nature of the new Entry Year Standard is described, with particular…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Effectiveness, Developmental Programs, Educational Development
Daresh, John C.; Playko, Marsha A. – 1997
The most critical variable for school success is the leadership behavior of the school principal. However, the principal's role is becoming increasingly complex. This book offers suggestions for the beginning principal. Each chapter is geared to help new principals develop personal plans for professional development and improvement. Following the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
Daresh, John C.; Playko, Marsha A. – 1989
To ensure that first-time educators in any of Ohio's 615 school systems have access to a supportive environment that would make their professional success more likely, in 1987 the state's Department of Education enacted a policy requiring all school districts to plan and implement programs that provide support to newly employed educators. Because…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Beginning Principals, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Experience
Daresh, John C.; Playko, Marsha A. – 1992
Findings of a study that examined the needs of beginning school principals are presented in this paper, with a focus on the differences in perceptions of aspiring and experienced principals. A questionnaire was mailed to 420 aspiring school principals in 5 universities in 3 states and to 100 practicing elementary, middle, and secondary principals…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Responsibility
