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Brown, Goldy, III – Education, 2016
This study investigated leadership supports provided by an elementary principal of 15 years in a high performing diverse school. Employing document analysis and interviews, the researcher gathered and analyzed data in an effort to identify those leadership strategies that could be replicated at other school sites. The study identified the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Correlation, Administrator Role, Academic Achievement
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Silverblank, Fran – Education, 1979
Representing two very different perspectives, the Goffman Theatrical Model and the Harris Psychological Model are discussed as appropriate communication models of use to curriculum projects and the decision-making process of that complex environment. (JC)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Differences
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Gilman, Peter J. – Education, 1979
The study recorded the origin, development, and implementation of the physical facilities, organizational structure, and program of Chamisa Elementary School, Los Alamos, New Mexico. Recommendations made pertain to administrative and public support, physical facilities, faculty selection, innovating on a limited scale, curriculum development, team…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Educational Change
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Ediger, Marlow – Education, 1977
Teachers, principals, and superintendents need to determine: who should be involved in choosing what learners are to learn; who should select learning activities for pupils as well as the sequence of these experiences; and who should be involved in appraising learner achievement in different curriculum areas. (JC)
Descriptors: Administrators, Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Educational Objectives
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Rowe, Robert M. – Education, 1980
Discussing the Jonestown mass suicide, Charles Manson, etc., this article maintains children must be alerted to the fact that there are people and advocacies capable of exerting the kind of influence that causes followers to act with total irrationality; educators must emphasize the development of strong, questioning minds. (Author/JC)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Dogmatism
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Bridgeland, William M.; And Others – Education, 1981
Data on perceived sense-of-power and perceived threat-of-sanction, gathered from a probability sample of 129 Detroit suburban teachers through questionnaires and interviews, indicate both the principal and superintendent are perceived as controlling curriculum decision making. Teachers feel that they should be major curricular influence, but it is…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Decision Making