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Gautam Anand; Aishwarya Atluri; Lee Crawfurd; Todd Pugatch; Ketki Sheth – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2023
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…
Descriptors: School Administration, Educational Improvement, Foreign Countries, Educational Quality
Kauss, Theodore – 1974
Leadership is easier to describe and illustrate than it is to define. In this pamphlet, the author explores the various qualities and qualifications, skills and styles, and talents and training possessed by those who are successful executives and leaders in education and related organizations. Special attention is given to those who not only…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Responsibility, Administrators, Leadership
Kizilos, Peter – Training, 1991
Management development programs are focusing on flaws in senior managers that can seriously affect their job performance. Training is intended to overcome such problems as aloofness, arrogance, betrayal of trust, abrasiveness, and narrowmindedness. (SK)
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrators, Corporate Education, Ethics
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Stile, Stephen W.; Pettibone, Timothy J. – Exceptional Children, 1980
A national survey of state certification offices was conducted to determine requirements for administrator certification in special education and to assess the status of special education training programs. Over half of the states offer separate special education administrator certification and over half have at least one training program…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrators, Certification, Disabilities
Fleenor, John W.; And Others – 1990
During the past 30 years, assessment centers have become an increasingly popular method for evaluating employees and potential employees in work organizations. This study was conducted to evaluate an assessment center which was part of a management development program for state government employees. The study examined: (1) whether assessment…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrators, Assessment Centers (Personnel), Career Development
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Hoshmand, Lisa L. T.; Hoshmand, A. Reza – CUPA Journal, 1988
Qualitative aspects of human resource management and leadership are seen as most essential. Based on observations of problematic department management, recommendations are made with respect to selection, training, evaluation, and research and development. (MLW)
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Selection, Administrators, College Administration
South Dakota State Dept. of Public Instruction, Pierre. – 1972
This booklet is a compilation of management objectives for all units and professional staff members in the South Dakota Department of Public Instruction. Prepared by each professional employee in the department, the objectives seek to define priorities, to define key elements of each job, to establish limits on the employees total time and…
Descriptors: Activities, Administrative Organization, Administrator Evaluation, Administrators
Baltzell, D. Catherine; Dentler, Robert A. – 1983
This sourcebook presents results of a recent case study of how principals are selected in American public school districts. Part 1 (chapters 1-3) describes and evaluates conventional selection practices in 10 randomly supplied school districts according to a five-step process: vacancy announcememts, selection criteria, applicant pools, screening,…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection
Baltzell, D. Catherine; Dentler, Robert A. – 1983
A case study was conducted on how principals are selected in American public school districts. Chapters 1-3 describe and evaluate conventional selection practices in 10 randomly sampled school districts; these include vacancy announcements, selection criteria, applicant pools, screening, and employment decisions. These procedures as currently…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection
Griffin, William H.; Barry, G. Michael – 1986
The Florida Council on Educational Management (FCEM), a 17-member council appointed by the Governor, Senate, and House of Representatives, is central to the present control of public school management in Florida. The duties of the FCEM are to identify: (1) relevant management competencies of school managers; (2) standards and procedures for…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection
Nordvall, Robert C. – 1979
Needs and methods for the evaluation and development of higher education administrators are reviewed in this monograph. Three major reasons for evaluation are cited: external and internal pressure, improvement of performance of individual administrators, and improvement of performance of the institution. Different approaches to evaluation are…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Administrators
Boyd, Barry L. – 2003
Using the Delphi technique, a nationwide panel of experts identified 33 competencies that volunteer administrators (VAs) will need during the next decade and categorized them into these five constructs: organizational leadership; systems leadership; organizational culture; personal skills; and management skills. Twelve barriers to acquiring the…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Administrators, Competence
Wilburn, Kenneth T.; Summers, Ida May – 1983
The development of continuing education programs for school administrators has traditionally relied on the formal survey and the utilization of small samples of practicing administrators to provide direction to program planners in designing inservice activities. The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility, validity, and…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Role