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Dunlap, Diane – OSSC Report, 1985
This report is comprised of brief summaries of various research-based and theoretical concepts and techniques--taken mostly from business management--that might improve educational administration. The topics discussed include (1) a list of successful business practices identified by the book, "In Search of Excellence"; (2) Theories X, Y,…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Educational Administration, Educational Innovation, Industrial Structure
DuFour, Richard P. – 1985
Principals wish to foster both staff motivation and student achievement in their schools, yet research reveals a seeming contradiction between these two goals. Fredrick Herzberg found in the late 1950's and 1960's that in various occupations, employees' motivation depended primarily on their sense of: the significance of their work, achievement,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education
