Improving school quality in low and middle income countries (LMICs) is a global priority. One way to improve quality may be to improve the management skills of school leaders. In this systematic review, we analyze the impact of interventions targeting school leaders' management practices on student learning. We begin by describing the…

Online learning may be an effective mode to deliver information about specially designed physical education (PE) to school administrators. The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review of the literature to evaluate the use of online learning to increase knowledge on PE for school administrators. The investigators identified two…

In the face of unprecedented disruption and complexity, the higher education sector appears to be largely underprepared for the projected exodus of senior-level administrators due to retirements and briefer tenures in leadership roles. Given that religiously affiliated institutions account for more than one in five colleges and universities in the…

Describes the development, characteristics, and validation of a model, derived from sources in the literature, for the inservice professional development of educational administrators. The model has three crucial stages: planning, implementing, and evaluating. Each of these stages contains four steps: analysing, developing, operating, and…

Discusses experts' views on changes in managerial careers and management development; evidence of organizational changes that support the rhetoric about changes; and implications for management education. Concludes that rhetoric outstrips reality; however, there is evidence of changes in organizational forms and career resilience and boundaryless…

To provide an understanding of the issues and essential elements involved in developing effective inservice programs for administrators, information from research on teacher inservice programs was adapted in light of the insights of several administrators attending the 1986 national conference of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum…

Reviews research on transformative learning and competency analysis, pointing out areas from which those involved in leadership and management development could benefit. Identifies where more research is needed. (Contains 17 references.) (SK)

Contains three articles on business ethics: "Competent Managers--What For? A Question of Purpose, Value and Ethics" (Underwood); "Green Bills or Pound Coins--Can Business Ethics Resolve the Dilemma?" (Moon); and "Applying Socialist Ethics to Management Development" (Snell). (SK)

Review of six studies of managers showed that much learning resulted from such factors as challenging job assignments, peer/supervisor relationships, community learning, family upbringing, life experiences, and organizational environment. Viewing humans merely as resources for economic development and ignoring this informal learning are neither…

Purpose: This research sets out to achieve three goals: first, to discover the most important management development areas specified by Finnish managers; second, to discover the intentions of Finnish managers in management development on a personal level and with the support of organizations; and third, to compare the above mentioned aspects and…

The competence of directors and administrators of children's programs is very important to quality, and efforts that seek to bring directors and administrators more support and help them to develop their competencies are worth examination. This paper begins by briefly discussing "A Preliminary Overview of Director Credentialing…

Although school administrators hold a key position in educational improvement, strategies designed to help in the development of their knowledge and skills have not been fully examined. A review of research on administrator inservice offers a research agenda that may be followed to expand the knowledge base on this issue. (DF)

This collection of thought-provoking and sometimes humorous quotations should be of interest to any student personnel administrator seeking upward mobility. Subjects include preparation and training, the doctorate, career commitment, availability of positions, politics, professional activities and age. (Author/BEF)

A reconceptualization of leadership focuses on the individual, on future consciousness, and on outcome behaviors. Suggests the importance of the leader's emotional stability and future awareness. An application is made to leadership training programs in education. (MLF)

Review of recent studies finds women are under-represented in senior management posts in United Kingdom independent schools, especially in the secondary sector. Urges further research on negative attitudes toward women in senior management, development of management training courses aimed at women, and greater provision of mentoring to women in…