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Cheng, Eric C. K. – International Journal of Educational Management, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present a model to assist school leaders in managing the professional development activities of teachers. The model illustrates the important role of principals in promoting continuing professional development (CPD), chiefly by cultivating a collaborative learning culture and formulating policy.…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Faculty Development, Models, Professional Continuing Education
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Milton, John G.; Radunskaya, Ami E.; Lee, Arthur H.; de Pillis, Lisette G.; Bartlett, Diana F. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2010
The success of interdisciplinary research teams depends largely upon skills related to team performance. We evaluated student and team performance for undergraduate biology and mathematics students who participated in summer research projects conducted in off-campus laboratories. The student teams were composed of a student with a mathematics…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Biology, Mathematics, Student Research
Stewart, Jacob S. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The rate of failed and challenged Information Technology (IT) projects is too high according to the CHAOS Studies by the Standish Group and the literature on project management (Standish Group, 2008). The CHAOS Studies define project success as meeting the triple constraints of scope, time, and cost. Assessing critical success factors is another…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Information Technology, Program Administration, Science Projects
Farrell, Brenda S. – US Government Accountability Office, 2012
The Department of Defense (DOD), which includes the military services, selects mid- to upper-career-level military officers to participate in fellowship and training-with-industry programs conducted at non-DOD organizations such as universities, think tanks, private corporations, federal agencies, and Congress. For some fellowships, the military…
Descriptors: Military Service, Military Schools, Public Agencies, Fellowships
Culan, Donna – School-University Partnerships, 2009
While "Dancing With the Stars" often shares the background of the dancers and shows some of the preparation that goes into the dances, it does not always give viewers the background of the dances being danced. Many people are never knowledgeable about where dances came from or how they began. In this article, the author provides some…
Descriptors: Professional Development Schools, Stakeholders, Figurative Language, Standards
Rhoton, Jack; McLean, James E. – Science Educator, 2008
The Reaching for Excellence in Middle and High School Science Teaching and Learning Partnership Project at East Tennessee State University has a long history in the development of teacher leaders. This article describes the professional development model, the challenges addressed, and the impact on both teacher and student learning. (Contains 3…
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Science Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers
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Bazik, Martha S. – Community College Review, 1986
Describes a process whereby a community college continuing education division can be effectively promoted within the college. Considers the following elements of program advocacy: goal setting; evaluation of the continuing education division and its internal and external environments; and devising, implementing, and evaluating advocacy strategies.…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Advocacy, College Environment
Mann, Dale – American School Board Journal, 1984
The success of school/business partnerships depends on the initiative of school boards and superintendents in nurturing long-term relationships with the business community. Examples are provided of systematic, well-planned, and financially realistic partnerships. (TE)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Cooperative Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
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Licata, Jane; Frankwick, Gary L. – Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 1996
Research on university marketing structures suggests environments without unique market segments result in circular, multi-layered structures; marketing autonomy is directly related to resource control; communication and cooperation among organizational layers is inversely related to resource control; number of autonomous organizational layers is…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Role, College Administration, Efficiency
O'Shea, Catherine L. – Currents, 1993
Advice to help a college or school development officer work effectively with a new chief executive officer includes participating in the search, making early contacts with the new administrator, coordinating working styles, keeping staff informed and comfortable with new processes, and launching new fund-raising initiatives as soon as possible.…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Presidents, Cooperation, Fund Raising
Todd, Barbara Tipsord – Currents, 1992
The administration's adviser to the Illinois State University Student Alumni Council examines the benefits of student participation in alumni affairs, outlines some considerations in the creation and development of a new student alumni program, and suggests program possibilities for different constituencies, including alumni, students, future…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Alumni Associations, College Administration
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Walsh, Donald E. – Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1986
The self-imposed external evaluation of a university grants office is reported, including discussions of the office's and administrator's roles, comparison with similar-sized institutions and programs, the review process, and its results. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Comparative Analysis
Crandall, David P.; Eiseman, Jeffrey W. – 1983
This paper summarizes some of the main conclusions of the Study of Dissemination Efforts Supporting School Improvement, specifically those regarding the process of innovation implementation. The focus is on the contributions of potential assisters to various implementation outcomes, from which implications for policy and practice are derived. The…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Agents, Consultants, Educational Innovation
McNett, Ian, Ed.; And Others – 1981
This booklet describes the networking function of the Far West Teacher Corps Network, one of 12 networks set up in 1974 to share information on Teacher Corps projects and practices. In the first section, Teacher Corps networks are defined. Section 2 outlines the background and growth of the Far West Network in terms of its goals and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Cooperation, Futures (of Society), Higher Education
Hall, Nancy – 1967
This survey, conducted in 1966 by the Washington Foreign Language Program, analyzes the possible effect of the secondary school principal on language programs directly or indirectly attributable to his foreign language background and attitudes. Some 369 questionnaires returned by the principals provided information concerning biographical data,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Educational Administration, Educational Research
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