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Ringler, Marjorie C. – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2008
The purpose of this paper was to explore the role and purpose of school administrators in international schools and obtain data helpful in redesigning principal preparation programs. An ethnographic case study was designed to obtain perceptions of issues related to leadership, curriculum, teachers, students, and parents in two U.S. accredited…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Leadership, International Schools, Administrator Role
LoPresti, Peter L. – Principal, 1982
Presents competencies the school site administrator must have in order to foster the appropriate learning environment and suggests an integrated system of preservice and inservice training to foster these competencies. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Competence, Educational Objectives
Murphy, Joseph; And Others – 1986
This paper reports on findings of a research study on the district-level control of principals in 12 effective school districts in California. Primary research objectives were (1) to expand knowledge on the nature of administrative control, (2) to develop a better understanding of the processes and activities in effective school districts, and (3)…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Role, Budgeting, Educational Objectives
National Education Association, Washington, DC. Research Div. – 1986
This paper presents summaries of selected articles and research reports that address the role of the principal in areas of instructional leadership, teacher evaluation, and student achievement. Research concludes that the single most important factor in determining the success of a school is the ability of the principal to coordinate, organize,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Educational Environment, Educational Objectives
McCurdy, Jack – 1983
Recent research has suggested that the principal's role in the effectiveness of schools is far more important than had been believed earlier. What the principal's role typically is, what it ideally should be, and how it can be changed are the topics of this report. The first two chapters survey (1) the research on characteristics of principals of…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Evaluation
Snyder, Karolyn J. – 1981
In serving two purposes, this paper explores elements in the current gap between what is known and what is practiced about how to influence student achievement and proposes a conceptual framework and an action model for rethinking the organization, management, and technologies of instructional programs. A comprehensive goal-based and role-based…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Educational Objectives
Campanella, Frank B.; And Others – 1981
Boston College's Management Development Program, which provides 12 weeks of formal management education, is described, and examples and models of materials are presented. Attention is directed to program planning, design, and results; problems encountered; and issues pertaining to advanced-level management development, particularly as it relates…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Church Related Colleges, College Administration, College Environment