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Álvarez-Álvarez, Carmen – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2020
The introduction of the last education act in Spain has changed the procedure for becoming a headteacher, and preservice training will be increasingly required. Given the need to design a training program for headteachers, this article contains a qualitative study in which ten headteachers working in secondary schools and a government training…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Improvement, Secondary Schools, Principals
McAuley, Alexander; Walton, Fiona – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2011
Offered between 2006 and 2009 and graduating 21 Inuit candidates, the Nunavut Master of Education program was a collaborative effort made to address the erosion of Inuit leadership in the K-12 school system after the creation of Nunavut, Canada's newest territory, in 1999. Delivered to a large extent in short, intensive, face-to-face courses, the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Eskimos, Foreign Countries, Internet
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Cowie, Michael; Crawford, Megan – School Leadership & Management, 2009
This article reports on part of the data from the International Study of Principal Preparation (ISPP) introduced in our previous article in "School Leadership and Management." The purpose of the study is to consider the relationship between preparation for headship and the leadership and management practice of novice headteachers. In…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Foreign Countries, Instructional Leadership, Administrator Education
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Webber, Charles F. – Education Research and Perspectives, 2005
This paper describes the recent creation at a western Canadian university of a distance-delivery Doctor of Education in educational leadership and administration that was developed in response to ongoing requests from the field. A rationale for the design of the program is presented based on the need for national and global graduate study networks…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Distance Education, Administrator Education, Program Design
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Miklos, Erwin – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1983
Developments in the content, growth, differentiation, and theory-practice relationships of preparation programs over the last three decades are described. Proposals for improving the knowledge on which programs are based, instructional methods, and application of concepts to practice have changed preparatory programs, but basic issues still demand…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Educational Administration, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Skoglund, Anders – International Journal of Institutional Management in Higher Education, 1984
Some recent Swedish training activities in college administration for both faculty and administrators are described, focusing on problem areas such as retrenchment and how they affect the work of management and administration. The design of training programs to provide support in such situations is discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, College Administration, College Faculty, Foreign Countries
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Thibault, Andre – Higher Education Management, 1989
The design and methods used in the training program for department heads at University of Quebec at Trois-Rivieres are described and their roots in the institution's needs and context are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Role, College Administration, Department Heads
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Gordon, George – Higher Education Management, 1989
The University of Strathclyde's professional development for department administrators has evolved from a one-day to a two-day residential seminar with additional thematic seminars and workshops. Integrated case studies addressing priorities, management style, departmental reviews, and monitoring development will be implemented next, and a system…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, College Administration, Department Heads, Foreign Countries
Bedard, George J.; Aitken, Art – International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning, 2004
We present a dialogue about the current context for educational leadership preparation that draws upon worldwide thought and discussion. We examine some of the significant developments and a new conceptualization of educational leadership, and we link these developments to implications for preparation of school leaders for the future. These…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Masters Programs, Instructional Leadership, Administrator Education
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Belet, Daniel – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2007
Purpose: The author's interest in learning organisation development leads him to examine large French companies' practices regarding "high potential" executives policies and to question their selection and development processes and their capabilities to develop learning oriented organisations.The author also tries to explain why most…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Leadership Styles, Foreign Countries, Management Development
Feng, Daming – Online Submission, 2005
In designing and implementing the pilot program of serving principal training, the author of this paper learned the experience from what E. Bridges and P. Hallinger did but didn't imitate fully, rather, created several new strategies because Chinese principals faced different situation from their American counterparts. The pilot program introduced…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Local Government, Teaching Methods, Educational Policy
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Knudsen, Lis – Higher Education Management, 1989
A discussion of the University of Oslo's training programs for department heads describes their design, content, frequency, and methods. These administrators' roles are examined and the importance of higher level support of the programs is stressed. Reluctance to participate and special problems in applying content of the programs are discussed.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Administrator Role, College Administration
Sohler, Cathy; And Others – Journal of Tertiary Educational Administration, 1992
The staff development program at the University of New South Wales (Australia) differs from traditional university programs in that it integrates professional development activities for both general and academic staff. The Professional Development Centre operates as an academic unit and performs both teaching and research functions. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, College Administration, College Faculty, Departments
Miedema, Rients; And Others – 1981
This description of a project in the Netherlands concentrates on the progress made by participating schools since 1974, inhibiting and success factors, and the outlook for the future. The MAVO project provides secondary students with training for administrative functions. One of the characteristics of the program is that it provides a three-year…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Comprehensive Programs, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
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Roffe, Ian – European Journal of Education, 1996
Broad contextual and cultural influences of reforms on employment and higher education in Lithuania are examined, effects of this transition on higher education administration are considered, and conditions that would encourage administrators to take an entrepreneurial or proactive approach are discussed. A model for training programs to assist…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Change Strategies, College Administration