The role of the principal has changed over the years from manager to instructional leader. School principal's responsibilities have increased and are often required to lead educational programs under a growing number of local and federal accountability structures and mandates (Wallace, 2012). With the recent change in the state and local school…

Focus groups with British school and college headteachers (n=12) holding degrees in educational management identified important management competencies (ability to learn, to act decisively, to think globally). Managerial knowledge, skills, and higher order capacities need to be targeted specifically as each requires a difference development…

Reviews management-competence and school-effectiveness research, explores similarities, and discusses each area's contribution to education management. A major problem for both approaches is finding a balance between general descriptions of good practice and the particular needs of specific schools at particular development stages. General…

Effective administrators demonstrate three areas of proficiency--administration, program development, and planning and the use of research. (Editor)

Since 1960 the role of the secondary school principal has changed greatly for many reasons. Changes are apparent in the areas of competencies needed to be a principal, leadership, training programs for principals, and the relationship of principals to professional teachers' associations. The principal's primary task is now one of management. (SB)

This paper describes two conceptual models for addressing long-range development needs of principals. The first, a job competency model for managing productive schools, presents a comprehensive view of the central job tasks of the principal for stretching the school's capacity to influence achievement norms. Changing the school's work norms…

Designed to provide pre- and inservice vocational education administrators with the skills necessary to prepare vocational education budgets, this competency-based learning module consists of an introduction and four sequential learning experiences. Each learning experience contains an overview with objectives and required and optional learning…

Designed to provide pre- and inservice vocational education administrators with the skills necessary to manage purchase of equipment, supplies, and insurance, this competency-based learning module consists of an introduction and four sequential learning experiences. Each learning experience contains an overview with objectives and required and…

Designed to provide pre- and inservice vocational education administrators with the skills necessary to evaluate staff performance, this competency-based learning module consists of an introduction and three sequential learning experiences. Each learning experience contains an overview with objectives and required and optional learning activities.…

Designed to provide pre- and inservice vocational education administrators with the skills necessary to manage vocational buildings and equipment, this competency-based learning module consists of an introduction and six sequential learning experiences. Each learning experience contains an overview with objectives and required and optional…

Designed to provide pre- and inservice vocational education administrators with the skills necessary to direct the curriculum development process, this competency-based module contains an introduction and three sequential learning experiences. Each learning experience consists of an overview, required and optional learning activities, a self-check…

Designed to provide pre- and inservice vocational education administrators with background information and hands-on experiences for acquiring the skills necessary to direct a program evaluation, this competency-based learning module contains an introduction and four sequential learning experiences. Each learning experience consists of an overview,…

Designed to provide pre- and inservice vocational education administrators with the skills necessary to guide the development and improvement of instruction, this competency-based learning module consists of an introduction and three sequential learning experiences. Each learning experience contains an overview, required and optional learning…

Designed to provide pre- and inservice vocational education administrators with the skills necessary to manage student recruitment and admissions, this competency-based learning module consists of an introduction and three sequential learning experiences. Topics covered in the first learning experience include developing a hypothetical recruitment…

Designed to provide pre- and inservice administrators with the skills necessary to select appropriate program development and implementation, and monitor and evaluate their success, this competency-based learning module consists of an introduction and four sequential learning experiences. Each learning experience contains an overview, required and…