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Connery, Lori A.; Frick, William C. – i.e.: inquiry in education, 2021
The purpose of this research was to investigate a formal principal mentoring program and report on perceived learning benefits and the well-being of the participants. The study highlights aspects of the mentoring relationship evidenced in the explicit and intentional development of school leaders. The empirical investigation used…
Descriptors: Mentors, Novices, Program Effectiveness, School Administration
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Yildirim, Nuray; Turan, Selahattin – Educational Administration: Theory & Practice, 2020
The purpose of this study is to analyze the pluralistic leadership behaviours of school principals in the Turkish educational context. The exploratory design was used in this study, which employs the first qualitative, and then quantitative data collection methods. The sample of the study was determined using the maximum variation sampling…
Descriptors: Leadership Qualities, Leadership Styles, Participative Decision Making, Principals
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Vetter, Eric W. – NASSP Bulletin, 1976
Principals occupy apex positions, and like all high level executives, they are subject to fierce pressures and stresses. Discusses the nature of the role situation and presents a strategy that may help principals cope with the rising demands of the job. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Diagrams, Interpersonal Relationship, Principals
Conley, Houston; Candor, Catherine A. – Tennessee Education, 1975
This article focuses on "organizational health, i.e., the health of a school, through redefinition of the role of the school principal". (JC)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Decision Making, Interaction, Models
Onofrio, John E. – 1968
The role of the public school principal as it has evolved within the formal school organization is examined and compared with the needs and expectations held of him by himself and others. In addition, a theory of leadership is expounded and some concepts of leaders, leadership styles, and particular role expectations are discussed. A bibliography…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Bibliographies, Decision Making, Leadership
Schmuck, Richard A.; And Others. – 1969
This preliminary report discusses a study designed to test whether improved organizational problem solving could be produced in a school faculty by training in interpersonal communication skills. The training intervention, in a junior high school, used exercises designed to increase awareness of interpersonal and organizational processes. Rather…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Decision Making, Educational Innovation, Faculty
Lansky, Leonard; And Others – 1969
During the summer of 1965, an experimental group of 12 school administrators participated in sensitivity training sessions to measure the influence of the sessions on situations involving administrative change. The study tested: (1) Behavior of administrators in meetings in their school system; (2) behavior toward subordinates; (3) skill in…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Problems, Administrators, Control Groups