This article aims to illustrate a school self-evaluation project implemented in three Cyprus primary schools. The project adopted three theoretical assumptions, namely, an orientation towards school improvement, a participatory school-level approach allowing support from a critical friend and a focus on effective teaching. In line with a…

The field of higher education attracts many talented, ambitious professionals who are inspired to work in this sector because of opportunities to support the academic, personal, and professional development of students. It is an irony that more attention is not paid to the professional and leadership development of administrative talent in…

The profile, status and funding of leadership development has risen dramatically both in the UK and internationally over the last decade. This article draws on a decade of study of leadership development programmes in order argue that school leadership training in England has received unprecedented levels of funding but that until very recently…

Investigating University-School Partnerships: A Volume in Professional Development School Research, the fourth book in the PDS Research Series developed by the same editors, includes a collection of organized papers that represent the best and latest examples of practitioner thinking, research, and program design and evaluation in the field at the…

The principal who genuinely wants to change things in his school has a potentially powerful tool in the North Central Association plan for school evaluation. A major roadblock to reform has been conservatism both in the profession and among the public. The emerging role of the principal saddles him with the responsibility for bringing about change…

Educational evaluation has in the past been primarily associated with measurement, achievement testing, pupil progress, instructional methods and curriculum. Educational testing and educational research have provided the instruments and models for the evaluation of educational programs. More recently, however, there has been an increased concern…

Business management theory and principles as applied to the administration of early childhood programs are presented in this workbook. Following a brief survey of the historical background of early childhood education and current early childhood programs, information and guidance to help plan, operate, and evaluate program facilities are provided.…

This paper presents a general overview of the educational administration process from both the theoretical and practical viewpoints. The discussion is organized into five major sections that focus in turn on development of an information system, definition of objectives, preparation of an educational plan, implementation of the plan, and…

According to the latest federal guidelines, all projects requesting funding must include the following program features: a systematic plan to eliminate existing sex bias and sex-role stereotyping and to avoid introducing these elements, a third-party objective evaluation of the program's learner benefits, and a strong emphasis on sex-fair…

Authoritarian management systems, best suited to institutions that enjoy a relatively high degree of uniformity, are not appropriate for public education. In nine proposals the author urges a major realignment of the roles and relationships of a district's professional educators, to create a uniquely suitable educational management system.…

In this discussion of managing continuing education credit programming units, three themes emerge. The first theme is that unit administrators must rely upon leverage, or influence, to coordinate programs effectively and to gain the institution's acceptance of policies and procedures that support the credit programming unit and the adult learners…

This paper focuses on the emerging role of practitioners, students, and professors in the preparation of school administrators. The first section provides an overview of the Connecticut Administrator Preparation Program (CAPP), a 2-year program based on core modules/courses, reflection sessions, and internship experiences. The second section…

This survey, conducted in 1966 by the Washington Foreign Language Program, analyzes the possible effect of the secondary school principal on language programs directly or indirectly attributable to his foreign language background and attitudes. Some 369 questionnaires returned by the principals provided information concerning biographical data,…

Factors associated with the use of program evaluation results are examined. Evaluation can serve a variety of educational management needs if (1) these needs are organized around a central concern, and if (2) stakeholders use evaluation information so that their decision making resolves the central concern. (GDC)

SOCIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES HAVE ALTERED SOCIETY'S PERCEPTIONS OF ITS EDUCATIONAL NEEDS WHICH, IN TURN, HAS CREATED SUPPORT FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS. THIS REPORT FOCUSES UPON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF INSTRUCTION. CONSIDERABLE ATTENTION IS…