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Download full textLashway, Larry – 1996
A decade ago, principals were asked to become instructional leaders who exercised firm control by setting goals, maintaining discipline, and evaluating results. Today they are encouraged to act as facilitative leaders by building teams, creating networks, and "governing from the center." Rapid shifts in administrative philosophy can be…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Educational Administration
Lashway, Larry – Research Roundup, 2002
The definition of the role of school principal is currently undergoing transformation in light of modern school issues and a shortage of qualified candidates. In "A Century's Quest to Understand School Leadership," Kenneth Leithwood and Daniel Duke conclude that recent thinking has focused on six forms of leadership: instructional,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership
Lashway, Larry – 1996
Until very recently, ethical issues were given little attention in administrator-preparation programs. This digest outlines the ethical responsibilities of school leaders and the dilemmas that they face. It offers the following suggestions for resolving ethical dilemmas: (1) Leaders should have and be willing to act on a definite sense of ethical…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education
Lashway, Larry – 1996
A decade ago, principals were asked to become instructional leaders who exercised firm control by setting goals, maintaining discipline, and evaluating results. Today, they are encouraged to act as facilitative leaders by building teams, creating networks, and "governing from the center." Rapid shifts in administrative philosophy can be…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Educational Administration
Lashway, Larry – 1996
Until very recently, ethical issues were given little attention in administrator-preparation programs. This digest in Spanish outlines the ethical responsibilities of school leaders and the dilemmas that they face. It offers the following suggestions for resolving ethical dilemmas: (1) Leaders should have and be willing to act on a definite sense…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education
Lashway, Larry – 1997
Today there are dozens of instruments that claim to measure leadership capacities. Although every instrument has limitations and must be used carefully, the tests can be used to identify leadership potential. This digest summarizes the reasons for using formal assessments, the attributes measured by such tests, the ways in which leadership…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection, Educational Administration
Lashway, Larry – Research Roundup, 1997
Principals today are expected to maximize their schools' performances with limited resources while also adopting educational innovations. This synopsis reviews five recent publications that offer some important insights about the nature of principals' leadership strategies: (1) "Leadership Styles and Strategies" (Larry Lashway); (2) "Facilitative…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Educational Environment
Lashway, Larry – 1997
School leaders are finding that business as usual is no longer an option. This fastback provides a framework for thinking about the multiple demands of school leadership, suggesting that the different models of leadership can be reconciled by considering them to be complementary strategies. The fastback describes the hierarchical,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership Qualities, Leadership Responsibility, Leadership Styles
Lashway, Larry – 2003
Beginning principals are often overwhelmed by their job. Traditionally, they have been left to fend for themselves. For this reason, schools and districts have been implementing formal induction programs to help the principals during their first year on the job. This digest examines the challenges faced by new administrators and the steps that…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrators, Beginning Principals, Burnout
