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Peer reviewedDwyer, David C. – Peabody Journal of Education, 1985
A case study delineating the instructional leadership role undertaken by a principal of an urban elementary school considers the administrator's social and academic goals for her students, social climate and instructional organization of the school, the principal's contribution to their creation and maintenance, and direct and indirect…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Case Studies
Peer reviewedDwyer, David C. – Educational Leadership, 1984
A study of 42 successful principals with diverse approaches reveals that success depends on connecting routine activities to an overarching vision of school aims. A heuristic model facilitates visualizing the principal's role, operational context, and goals. (TE)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Environment, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textDwyer, David C.; And Others – 1985
This case study presents findings from a year-long ethnographic study of the female principal of a secondary school in an innercity setting. It concludes one of seven studies conducted in elementary and intermediate schools in urban, suburban, and rural settings to investigate the instructional management role of principals. Data collection…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role, Instructional Leadership, Interprofessional Relationship
Dwyer, David C.; And Others – 1985
This case study presents findings of a year-long ethnographic study of a principal of a suburban elementary school. It concludes one of seven studies conducted in elementary and intermediate schools in urban, suburban, and rural settings that investigated the instructional management role of principals. Data collection involved hundreds of hours…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role, Elementary Education, Instructional Leadership
Dwyer, David C.; And Others – 1985
This case study presents findings from a year-long ethnographic study of a principal of an elementary school in a stable, urban environment. It concludes one of seven studies conducted in elementary and intermediate schools in urban, suburban, and rural settings to investigate the instructional management role of principals. Although previous…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Behavior Patterns, Case Studies, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Dwyer, David C.; And Others – 1985
This case study presents findings from a year-long ethnographic study of an urban junior high school principal. It concludes one of seven studies conducted in elementary and intermediate schools in urban, suburban, and rural settings to investigate the instructional management role of principals. Although previous research offers disparate…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Behavior Patterns, Beliefs, Case Studies
Dwyer, David C.; And Others – 1985
This case study presents findings from a year-long ethnographic study of a suburban elementary school principal. It concludes one of seven studies conducted in elementary and intermediate schools in urban, suburban, and rural settings to investigate the instructional management role of principals. Although previous research offers disparate…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Behavior Patterns, Case Studies, Communication (Thought Transfer)
