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Needs Assessment: "Management Skills of Educational Administrators."
Sklarz, David P. – 1981
Administrators in the Marblehead Public Schools in Massachusetts were asked to rate 48 administrative skills in terms of their importance for administrators in the local district, the need for improvement in these skills among district administrators in general, and the need for improvement in the skills by the survey respondent in particular. Of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education
Are You an Administrator or a Leader?
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Barrett, Leverne A.; Yoder, Edgar P. – NASSP Bulletin, 1980
After principals had a chance to learn how their teachers perceived their leadership behavior, a workshop helped the principals to become more effective. (JM)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Communication (Thought Transfer), Decision Making, Leadership Qualities
Teacher Evaluation: The Role of the Principal.
Jackson, Mary E. – 1986
Despite the fact that teacher evaluation has long been a factor in the areas of promotion and salary increase, the proposed statewide implementation of a teacher assessment plan (the Mississippi Teacher Assessment Instrument) has aroused anxiety in Mississippi's educational environment. It is therefore critical that principals actively promote a…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Administrative Leadership, Change, and Training Programs for Administrators.
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Coleman, Peter – Canadian Journal of Education, 1982
Transforming leadership, which develops shared goals and values, and transactional leadership, which seeks compromise and consensus, are both necessary for organizational change. If administrators are to become leaders, improved training programs must be aimed at both practicing and prospective administrators. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Policy, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role
The Myth of the "Great Principal": Questions of School Management and Instructional Leadership.
Rallis, Sharon F.; Highsmith, Martha C. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1986
Identifies two major administrative problems: (1) schools need instructional leadership, but management tasks take most of a principal's time, and (2) teachers want professional development leadership to come from within their own ranks. Examines myths and realities of the principal's role and describes master teacher leadership structures already…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Role, Educational Administration, Educational Change
Blazing New Trails: Preparing Leaders to Improve Access and Equity in Today's Schools. The 2011 Yearbook of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration
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Alford, Betty J., Ed.; Perreault, George, Ed.; Zellner, Luana, Ed.; Ballenger, Julia W., Ed. – NCPEA Publications, 2011
This is the 2011 Yearbook of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (NCPEA). This Yearbook contains five parts. Part I, Invited Chapters, includes: (1) NCPEA President's Message, 2011 (Gary W. Kinsey); (2) Shadows and Images II (Lloyd Duvall); and (3) Micropolitics in the School: Teacher Leaders' Use of Political Skill…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, College Faculty, Professional Associations, Yearbooks
Chore to Champions: The Making of Better People Managers. IES Report.
Tamkin, P.; Hirsh, W.; Tyers, C. – 2003
The process of making better people managers was examined. Data were collected through interviews with managers and staff at five case study organizations in the United Kingdom and through interviews with a sample of business schools and management developers. The study established that managers must be able to do the following things: (1) empower…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Delivery Systems
Challenges in Educational Management: Principles into Practice.
Dennison, W. F.; Shenton, Ken – 1987
Until recently, most educational managers, including head teachers and senior staff in schools, have performed their tasks without formal training. Today, however, many new courses are being established for the training of educational managers. This book provides a framework for such a course. It selects from existing literature, theory, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Administrators