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Esra Kaya Atici; Muhammed Turhan – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
Although the competencies expected from administrators have increased with the development of technology, it is seen that there are a limited number of studies on innovative approaches in training school administrators. The study aims investigate the impact of simulation applications on the problem-solving and decision-making abilities of school…
Descriptors: Administrators, Problem Solving, Decision Making Skills, School Administration
Mironova, Margarita D.; Mardanshina, Rimma M.; Khusainova, Anisa A.; Kudryavtseva, Marina G.; Kalganova, Gulnara F. – NORDSCI, 2018
The paper focuses on the management professionalism concept in the framework of a new type of economy, the "creative economy". In accordance with the skill-based approach accounting for the general professionalism model applicable to most occupations, a range of creative management abilities have been specified. It is creativity that…
Descriptors: Creativity, Job Skills, Professionalism, 21st Century Skills
Gülsen, Celal; Turhan, Dilek – Online Submission, 2015
This study was designed to identify high school administrators' level of using scientific problem-solving techniques in organisational problems based on inspectors' views. The population of the study was the inspectors working in the city of Kirklareli in 2014-2015 school year. No sampling method was used since the whole population was reached…
Descriptors: School Administration, Administrators, Science Process Skills, Problem Solving
DeAngelis, Lisa; Penney, Sherry H.; Scully, Maureen A. – Athens Journal of Education, 2014
In teaching leadership development we have developed and revised a model of teamwork and collaboration, which has yielded innovative and positive results. Our study draws on insights from more than 90 project teams, gathered over twelve years of a mid-career executive education program designed specifically to teach collaborative leadership. The…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Management Development, Leadership Training, Reflection
Bridges, Edwin – Journal of Educational Administration, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper was to conduct a critical analysis of the origins and implementation of problem-based learning in educational administration as a window into the limitations of this approach and more generally administrator preparation. Design/methodology/approach: The author reviewed the published work of the originator from…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Principals, Administrator Education, Management Development

Muth, Rodney – Planning and Changing, 1987
Understanding both process and context is essential to resolving problems. This paper articulates the decision seminar model, a rational problem-solving technique, and uses a hypothetical policy problem to show how various stages of the model might be applied to school issues. Process facilitates problem definition, inhibits fragmentation, and…
Descriptors: Administrators, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Management Development

Richardson, Jim; Bennett, Ben – Journal of European Industrial Training, 1984
This is the second of three articles discussing a learning preferences approach to management self-development. Two case studies of individual managers illustrate the process. An organizational case study is also provided to show how organizational structure and culture interact with the learning and problem-solving styles of employees. (SK)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrators, Cognitive Style, Management Development

Barrilleaux, Louis E. – NASSP Bulletin, 1977
Describes the Middle-Management Center at Tulane University, which through simultaneous research and action seeks to develop the problem-solving capabilities of principals. (JG)
Descriptors: Administrators, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education, Improvement Programs
Jung, Charles; And Others – 1973
These materials are the handouts for school administrators participating in RUPS (Research Utilizing Problem Solving) workshops. The purposes of the workshops are to develop skills for improving schools and to increase teamwork skills. The handouts correspond to the 16 subsets that make up the five-day workshop: (1) orientation; (2) identifying…
Descriptors: Administrators, Decision Making Skills, Educational Research, Management Development
Brown, Michael H. – 1987
This document presents a case history of an 80-hour consulting contract undertaken in 1984 whereby a human resources consultant provided training in team building, communication skills, and creative problem solving to the management team of the Water Revenue Department (WRD) of the government of the District of Columbia. The troubled history of…
Descriptors: Administrators, Communication Skills, Consultants, Human Resources

Wise, James E. – Journal of Staff Development, 1981
Traditionally, the professional growth and development of school administrators has been left up to the individual. A model for alternative administrator training has five basic operational criteria: collaboration; peer leadership; a sound cognitive base; experiential activities; and an ongoing support system. (JN)
Descriptors: Administrators, Inservice Education, Leadership Training, Management Development
Jung, Charles; And Others – 1973
This manual is to be used by leaders of RUPS (Research Utilizing Problem Solving) workshops for school or district administrators. The workshop's goal is for administrators to develop problem solving skills by using the RUPS simulation situations in a teamwork setting. Although workshop leaders should be familiar with the RUPS materials and…
Descriptors: Administrators, Decision Making Skills, Educational Research, Management Development

Hersey, Paul W. – Educational Leadership, 1982
Describes an assessment center that not only identifies strong candidates for administrative positions but also helps participants improve weak skills. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Administrator Selection, Administrators, Inservice Education, Management Development

Carlson, Thomas S. – Journal of Environmental Health, 1976
Future public managers should be proactive by creating management processes before problems arise. Planning prevents reactive or crisis managing. Future managers should also be prepared to meet dilemmas and paradoxes such as centralization versus decentralization of decision-making and work processes, politics versus administration dichotomy, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrators, Decision Making, Environment
Schainker, Stanley A.; Nelson, Linda – 1990
Six strategies for using reflective narratives to promote the professional development of school leaders are briefly described in this paper, which is designed to accompany "School Leadership: Reflections on Practice by California's Instructional Leaders." Narratives are characterized by subjective perceptions that are shaped by personal…
Descriptors: Administrators, Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Inquiry
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