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Peer reviewedMcHugh, Marie; McMullan, Liam – School Organisation, 1995
Traumatic changes wrought by Britain's 1988 Education Reform Act have transformed the headteacher's role from master teacher to manager. This finding emerges from a recent study examining the activities of eight Northern Ireland headteachers. Since current training is inadequate, a more systematic approach to administrator training, development,…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Administrator Selection, Educational Change
Esp, D. G. – 1980
This report provides an introduction to school leader training programs in Denmark. Folkeskoles (for students from 7-16 years of age) are under local government municipality administration. Municipalities can develop the curriculum within tightly drawn guidelines from the Ministry of Education. Further schooling is provided by gymnasia (for…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection, Curriculum Design
Download full textMarshall, David; Newton, Earle – 1983
The professional preparation received by school administrators in developed countries is not necessarily appropriate for administrators in developing areas. There is little disagreement over the need for specialized training for these administrators, but decisions remain to be made concerning the types of training to be selected and the delivery…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Administrator Selection
Esp, D. G. – 1981
This report offers an overview of the educational system in Norway and of the selection and training of headteachers in the elementary and secondary schools. Compulsory education lasts for 9 years (for students from 7-16 years of age) and is provided by the basic school, the grunnskolen. All pupils follow almost the same timetable throughout the…
Descriptors: Administrator Selection, Curriculum Design, Decision Making Skills, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedParis, Gyorgy – Higher Education in Europe, 1985
Changes in education and technology have substantially altered the kinds of skills required of university administrators, emphasizing the need for managerial and problem-solving abilities. Many of these skills can be acquired with appropriate training, but it will be increasingly necessary for institutions to assure that their managers have them.…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
Esp, D. G. – 1980
The Netherlands has an effective training system for secondary school administrators, in spite of an outwardly complex and compartmentalized education system. Nearly one-third of the schools are Roman Catholic, one-third Protestant, and one-third run by municipalities and by private boards. There is increasing emphasis on the growing complexity of…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrator Selection, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making
Olivera, Carlos E. – 1979
Based on the realization that 20 years of educational development efforts in Latin America have had little result, this author identified problems in educational administration at the national and regional levels that are largely responsible for the lack of progress. A number of structural and legal problems were identified, including the…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Selection, Bureaucracy
