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School Restructuring: What Works When? A Guide for Education Leaders
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Hassel, Emily Ayscue; Hassel, Bryan C.; Arkin, Matthew D.; Kowal, Julie M.; Steiner, Lucy M. – Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement, 2009
Studies of high-performing schools, where all students learn more than similar students in other schools, show common design elements. These elements are comprehensive, affecting the whole school, and include: (1) Clear mission guiding daily activities; (2) High, unyielding expectations that all students will learn; (3) Frequent monitoring of…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, School Restructuring, Educational Change, Best Practices
Facilitating the Implementation and Sustainability of Second Step
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Larsen, Torill; Samdal, Oddrun – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2008
This qualitative case study reports and interprets school principals' perceptions of their role in implementing and sustaining Second Step, a social skills development programme. The study compares schools that implemented the programme as a formalised strategy for all teachers and those that did not. The results suggest that the key features of…
Descriptors: Principals, Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Skill Development
Leading by Interviewing
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Sorenson, Richard D. – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2007
While the interview remains the most relevant process by which information about an applicant can be obtained, the effective school administrator must recognize that the interview process is much more than exploring an applicant's qualifications, skills, and experiences. The interview must also be utilized as a means of leading. In other words,…
Descriptors: Employment Interviews, Personnel Evaluation, Occupational Information, Employment Qualifications
Integrate Evaluation into the Planning Process.
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Camp, William – CEFP Journal, 1985
In an attempt to correct for limitations in the Program Evaluation and Review Technique-Critical Path Method (PERT-CPM), the Graphical Evaluation and Review Technique (GERT) has been developed. This management tool allows for evaluation during the facilities' development process. Two figures and two references are provided. (DCS)
Descriptors: Critical Path Method, Educational Facilities Planning, Formative Evaluation, Management Systems
The Application of Project Management Techniques to College and University Admissions Activities.
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Bickers, Doyle – College and University, 1993
The process of project management is illustrated through application to one activity, development of a new brochure, within the admissions program of a fictional college. The project life cycle is described, and a work responsibility schedule, project completion schedule, and critical path chart are used as planning and implementation tools. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Admission, Critical Path Method, Higher Education
Strategic Planning as a Basis for Restructuring Schools.
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Adams, Charles F.; Mecca, Thomas V. – 1990
An educational planning model and instructional approach to prepare school administrators for the role of strategic planners are described. The model, ED QUEST, integrates future research techniques and divergent thinking modes into a participatory group process that provides visions of alternative futures. Primary activities in the process…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrators, Committees