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| American Psychologist | 1 |
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| Spady, William G. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedSpady, William G. – Education and Urban Society, 1985
Argues that the role of the assistant principal may be dysfunctional as a training ground for secondary school principals because, as presently defined, it permits assistants to learn virtually nothing about management and improving instruction. Presents an outcome-based model for preparing the assistant for a principalship. (KH)
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Job Enrichment, Leadership Training, Organizational Development
Peer reviewedGreenfield, William D. – Education and Urban Society, 1985
Presents a strategy for reconceptualizing the role of the high school assistant principal in order to: (1) make the job more professionally satisfying; (2) better prepare assistants for subsequent responsibilities as principals; and (3) develop a capacity for problem-solving activities, pursued cooperatively by teachers and administrators, to…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Assistant Principals, High Schools, Job Enrichment
Peer reviewedMarshall, CAtherine – Education and Urban Society, 1985
Assistant principals primarily police and control and prepare for a future principalship. Yet schools could benefit if the job also include instructional leadership, close teamwork with teachers and colleagues, and integration of community groups and parents into the school. Such changes would require shifts in the sociopolitical agenda for…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Assistant Principals, Job Enrichment, Leadership Training
Pennsylvania Univ., Philadelphia. Human Resources Center. – 1979
In this 12-month study, an interdisciplinary research team comprehensively investigated the existing and projected Human Resource Development (HRD) needs of Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). The general objectives of the study were to indicate how SEPTA's HRD program might be improved, and to outline the parameters of a…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Human Resources, Job Enrichment, Job Satisfaction
Peer reviewedBunker, Barbara Benedict; And Others – Group and Organization Studies, 1979
The articles focus on building interpersonal skills utilizing experiential training to socialize new employees and develop leadership. They also focus on training decision makers, performance appraisal, career development, mobilizing human resources and ego stages in organizational development. (CMG)
Descriptors: Employees, Human Resources, Interpersonal Relationship, Job Enrichment
Peer reviewedKulik, Carol T.; And Others – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1987
Conceptualizes job characteristics theory as a model of person-environment fit. Explores the potential costs and benefits of person-job congruence, using recent developments in the person-environment fit literature to suggest ways in which characteristics of jobs and characteristics of individuals may influence one another. Discusses implications…
Descriptors: Congruence (Psychology), Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Experience, Job Development
Peer reviewedKatzell, Raymond A.; Thompson, Donna E. – American Psychologist, 1990
Presents theories of motivation classified as those dealing either with exogenous causes or with endogenous processes. The following strategies for improving work motivation are discussed: (1) personal motives; (2) incentives and rewards; (3) reinforcement; (4) goal-setting techniques; (5) personal and material resources; (6) social and group…
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Group Dynamics, Incentives, Industrial Psychology
