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Peer reviewedMcHugh, Marie; McMullan, Liam – School Organisation, 1995
Traumatic changes wrought by Britain's 1988 Education Reform Act have transformed the headteacher's role from master teacher to manager. This finding emerges from a recent study examining the activities of eight Northern Ireland headteachers. Since current training is inadequate, a more systematic approach to administrator training, development,…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Administrator Selection, Educational Change
Cohen, Michael; Manasse, A. Lorri – School Administrator, 1982
Summarizes research findings on the effectiveness of principals' behaviors in the areas of knowledge and skills, goal-setting activities, and management behavior. Recommends ways to reduce barriers to effective behavior. Available from the American Association of School Administrators, 1801 North Moore Street, Arlington, VA 22209. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Administrator Selection
Download full textMurphy, Sheila C.; And Others – 1986
For the past five years, researchers at the Research and Development Center for Teacher Education have studied the role of school principals and other educational leaders in facilitating school improvement. Through this research, much has been learned about the school improvement process and what facilitators do on a daily basis to bring about…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Administrator Selection
Geering, Adrian D. – 1980
This document considers several aspects of the use of assessment centers for the evaluation of school principals. Citing the literature, the document defines the assessment center concept, and describes the operation of a typical four-day assessment program. The paper also recounts efforts to ascertain the reliability of assessment results,…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role, Administrator Selection
Croghan, John H.; Lake, Dale G. – 1984
This paper addresses the need for a strategic focus on the improvement of the principalship. Whatever technical changes are made in a school district's formal system for selecting, training, appraising, compensating, and certifying principals, there are predictable consequences for the political and cultural dimensions of that district (that is,…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Role, Administrator Selection, Educational Change
Marshall, David; Newton, Earle – 1983
The professional preparation received by school administrators in developed countries is not necessarily appropriate for administrators in developing areas. There is little disagreement over the need for specialized training for these administrators, but decisions remain to be made concerning the types of training to be selected and the delivery…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Administrator Selection
Direct linkUehling, Barbara S. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1981
Creating a presidential administrative team requires assessing the institution, its organizational structure, and its personnel. The selection process must be rooted in an understanding of the needs of the institution, its president, and key administrators. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Administrator Selection
Day Care and Child Development Council of America, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1969
A variety of viewpoints concerning potential training programs for day care program administrators are included in this edited transcript of a 1-day conference attended by 30 education and management specialists. During their initial discussion of the role of administrators of day care programs, participants exchange diverse opinions concerning…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Administrator Selection
Peer reviewedParis, Gyorgy – Higher Education in Europe, 1985
Changes in education and technology have substantially altered the kinds of skills required of university administrators, emphasizing the need for managerial and problem-solving abilities. Many of these skills can be acquired with appropriate training, but it will be increasingly necessary for institutions to assure that their managers have them.…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
Esp, D. G. – 1980
The Netherlands has an effective training system for secondary school administrators, in spite of an outwardly complex and compartmentalized education system. Nearly one-third of the schools are Roman Catholic, one-third Protestant, and one-third run by municipalities and by private boards. There is increasing emphasis on the growing complexity of…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrator Selection, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making
Georgia Professional Standards Commission, Atlanta. – 1984
The views of Georgia school superintendents on leadership preparation and the role of principals are examined to determine future directions and standards for preparing public educational leaders in the state. Data were collected from 182 (97 percent) of the state's total of 187 superintendents. In the first part of the paper, Georgia…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation
Cornett, Lynn M. – 1983
According to recent research findings, school principals are the motivating agents in schools where effective learning takes place. Recognizing the importance of school principals, Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) conference participants viewed a role delineation for principals and a restructuring of school organization as necessary to…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Administrator Selection, Certification
Holley, Edward G. – 1975
We are better prepared today to deal with the problems in library administration, because we not only have the basic work of management theorists, but also staffs who are better educated and more interested in participation. During the last 25 years, there have been two strands in library administration. The older, human relations approach allowed…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrative Problems, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
Jacob, Jan C. – 1989
Truly effective schools cannot exist without strong instructional leadership. At the base of the school improvement process are certain assumptions related to the role of principals, such as the expectation that school administrators demonstrate skills as both efficient managers and visionary leaders. The task of school reform has become one of…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Responsibility
Van Dusseldorp, Ralph – 1983
This handbook is intended to aid principals and professors in supervising interns, and to guide the interns themselves in fulfilling (Alaska) state requirements for certification as a principal. The primary purposes of the internship are (1) to provide students with the opportunity to gain experience applying the theories, procedures, and skills…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Guides, Administrator Role
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