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Katie Willocks; Julia Rouse – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2024
Amid the backdrop of the global pandemic and other complex societal and organizational challenges, the demand for proficient people management skills among managers and leaders has become increasingly urgent. The ensuing narrative offers an account of a leadership development initiative tailored for line managers and delivered amid the pandemic.…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Electronic Learning, Experiential Learning, COVID-19
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Khumalo, Jan B.; Van der Vyver, C. P. – South African Journal of Education, 2020
The development of critical skills for deputy principals is a matter which deserves attention, owing to the critical role which deputy principals are expected to play in school management. However, this area of research is neglected and has received limited attention in the literature that focuses on school leadership development. In this vein,…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Secondary Schools, Skill Development, Management Development
Curry, Danielle M. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Administrators need an easily accessible training resource for improving their underperforming schools that includes professional development and progressing monitoring tools for teachers, research-based interventions for students, and strategies to help their faculty and staff cope with the challenges of the school turnaround process. This…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Preschool Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Management Development
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Hart, Catherine P.; Nash, Fredrica M. – RTI International, 2020
In the spring of 2019, RTI implemented the All Hands on Deck program in three North Carolina counties. The program was funded by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction School Safety Grant, which was offered in response to a growing need for safer schools in the state. According to the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), 10.1% of…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Safety, Professional Development, Inservice Teacher Education
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Allen, James G.; Weaver, Rosa L. – Education Leadership Review, 2014
The purpose of this study was to investigate the professional development needs of assistant principals in the northern Kentucky region in preparation for the launch of the Northern Kentucky Assistant Principals' Network, a unique and innovative program to support their leadership development. Using the Educational Leadership Policy Standards:…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Professional Development, Educational Needs, Academic Standards
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Gurley, D. Keith; Anast-May, Linda; Lee, H. T. – Education and Urban Society, 2015
This article describes findings from a single-case qualitative study of a unique 2-year professional development academy for practicing assistant principals designed and implemented in partnership between school district personnel and university educational leadership faculty members. The study was conducted based on the theoretical framework of…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Partnerships in Education, Assistant Principals, Program Descriptions
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Glatter, Ron – School Leadership & Management, 2009
This article is based on a synthesis study of school leadership development conducted for the National College of School Leadership (NCSL) in England. It first outlines a perspective on leadership focusing on the concepts of wisdom, deliberation and higher order capacities. Then it describes and assesses two distinct models of leadership learning,…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Foreign Countries, Instructional Leadership, Career Development
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Nilsson, William P. – NASSP Bulletin, 1987
The training of school administrators and the development of private business management levels are very similar. A private business executive outlines management training processes and shows their applicability in the training of school administrators. Includes three figures. (MD)
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education, Management Development, Professional Development
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Richardson, Joe; Robinson, Charlotte – NASSP Bulletin, 1987
The Georgia Principals' Institute has been assisting principals since 1964. In 1977 the National Association of Secondary School Principals Assessment Center Project was added to the institute to help assess prospective school administrators. Currently the institute functions as a catalyst for the development of school administrators in…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership, Management Development, Principals
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Coulson-Thomas, Colin J. – Journal of European Industrial Training, 1991
Human resource practitioners must recognize the growing requirement for facilitating skills and processes, the diversity of preferred learning styles, and the importance of identifying learning potential. They must understand how barriers to effective learning can be identified, overcome, and facilitated by appropriate technology. (Author)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cognitive Style, Management Development, Professional Development
McGill, Ian; Beaty, Liz – 1995
Action learning is a process of learning and reflection that happens with the support of a group of colleagues ("set") working with real problems with the intention of getting things done. This guide is for those who want to practice action learning. It can be used to introduce the concepts of action learning to others and as a manual…
Descriptors: Administration, Collegiality, Cooperation, Educational Development
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Hersey, Paul W. – Educational Leadership, 1982
Describes an assessment center that not only identifies strong candidates for administrative positions but also helps participants improve weak skills. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Administrator Selection, Administrators, Inservice Education, Management Development
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Gmelch, Walter H. – New Directions for Higher Education, 2004
This chapter examines the various roles, challenges, and responsibilities that department chairs must balance in the course of their work.
Descriptors: Department Heads, Administrator Role, Leadership Responsibility, Management Development
Witherspoon, Robert; White, Randall P. – 1997
Coaching entails helping executives one on one to learn and to make the most of that learning. Because these encounters involve executives in different stages of their careers and in varied settings, coaching represents a continuum of roles. Consultants typically play four roles in working with chief executives, boards, and senior managers of…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrators, Adult Education, Consultants
Thomas, Megan E. – NHSA Journal, 1996
Describes the Head Start-Johnson & Johnson Management Fellows program, whose mission is strengthening management skills of Head Start directors by providing training in human resources management, organizational design and development, financial management, computers and information systems, operations, marketing, and development of strategic…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Principles, Administrator Education, Administrators
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