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Petzko, Vicki N. – 2002
This research reports the personal characteristics of middle-level principals, their professional and academic preparation, the nature of their jobs, their future plans, and their recommendations for the development of future middle-level principals. Implications for current middle-level principals are noted as are recommendations for the…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Assistant Principals
Webster, Linda – 1989
In order to assess some of the major problems and frustrations faced by beginning administrators, a study investigated nine first- and second-year public school administrators in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Questions asked the principals centered on their recollections of the most challenging problems faced and what was hardest for them as…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role, Beginning Principals
Vandenberghe, Roland – 2003
To understand the realities and complexities faced by beginning primary school principals, a group of researchers from Belgium, Canada, England, the Netherlands, and the United States launched a collaborative study in 2000. This report describes the Belgium arm of the study. The study set out to answer the following: What are similarities and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Administrators
Shellard, Elizabeth – 2003
The position of school principal has become complex and pressure packed. The job always has required skills and leadership, but now principals must be strong instructional leaders as well. This research roundup examines the changing role of the school principal and discusses how principals can operate effectively as both managers and instructional…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role, Administrators
Bingham, C. Steven; Gottfried, Susan – 2003
This document is a practical guide for designing principal-development programs. The target audience includes individuals involved in the design and implementation of principal-preparation and development programs, particularly at the school-district level. Chapter 1, "The Call for New School Leaders and Leadership Development," expresses the need…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection, Assistant Principals
Educational Research Service, Arlington, VA. – 2003
American public schools enroll some 9.5 million students at the middle-school level and approximately 6 million students with disabilities at the K-12 levels. This research digest briefly presents highlights from two reports of studies that examined what is known about principals who lead middle-school and disabled student populations and what…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Assistant Principals