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A Process to Determine Professional Development Needs of Principals in a School District.
Seagren, Alan T.; Geering, Adrian D. – 1980
This paper describes a process for determining professional development needs of principals as a basis for designing inservice programs. The study took place in Independent School District 196, one of the largest districts in Minnesota. A questionnaire and the Nominal Group Technique (NFT), a structured group meeting that follows a prescribed…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Education, Management Development, Needs Assessment
An Examination of the Use of Assessment Centers to Select and Develop Principals.
Geering, Adrian D. – 1980
This document considers several aspects of the use of assessment centers for the evaluation of school principals. Citing the literature, the document defines the assessment center concept, and describes the operation of a typical four-day assessment program. The paper also recounts efforts to ascertain the reliability of assessment results,…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role, Administrator Selection
An Inservice Plan for School Principals in a School District in Minnesota, U.S.A.
Geering, Adrian D. – 1980
The writer of this paper was invited to act as a consultant to Minnesota's Independent School District 196 to generate a plan and program for the inservice education of school principals within the district. The paper presents an analysis of the problem; a discussion of the organizational context and the client system; a description of the methods…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Education, Management Development
The Preparation of Educational Administrators in Australia: Description and Analysis.
Seagren, Alan T.; Geering, Adrian D. – 1979
The main purpose of this paper is to outline the ways educational administrators are prepared in Australia. Universities and Colleges of Advanced Education (CAEs) provide the formal preparation programs in educational administration. An analysis is made of the types of programs generally offered and the role of the universities and the CAEs. The…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Curriculum Evaluation, Degree Requirements, Educational Administration
An Educational-Training Needs Assessment of a Country Hospital in Nebraska.
Geering, Adrian D. – 1980
An educational training needs assessment for nursing and hospital support staff was undertaken at a country hospital to collect data for use in designing a staff development program for the institution. After gathering the perceptions of key hospital staff concerning the hospital's mission, future, strengths, weaknesses, and problems to establish…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Course Objectives, Course Organization, Educational Needs
Instructional Design Process for a Course on Time Management for Head Nurses and Supervisors at a Veterans Administration Medical Center.
Geering, Adrian D. – 1980
This paper develops an instructional design process for teaching a time management course to head nurses and supervisors. (The course was conducted at the Veterans' Administration Medical Center, Lincoln, Nebraska, and was based on "A New Instructional Design Development Process for Instructors of Adults," by Mary Jane Even.) The paper…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation