This article describes what Anita McCafferty and Jeffrey Beaudry did when they were were given a two-hour time block for professional development on a Friday afternoon just before the school district went on a week-long vacation. Their audience included 175 K-12 teachers and administrators from a school district in Maine, and their topic was…

The Commonwealth Government of Australia OLT-funded PIVOTAL (Partnerships, Innovation and Vitality -- Opportunities for Thriving Academic Leadership) cross-disciplinary and cross-institutional research confirmed the validity of the PIVOTAL model and its positive impact on the design of postgraduate leadership courses. An improvement in students'…

A primary goal of school districts' investments in professional development for principals is to enhance their effectiveness. This study examines the connection between administrator professional development and performance in a national sample of schools. We show that not all types of administrator professional development participation correlate…

Discusses the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) program for administrator education. (JF)

Professional preparation in educational administration has been a university-based state requirement that oriented aspiring school administrators to the roles of principal or superintendent. Professional and state expectations for preparation, development, and credentialing are shifting as the complexity of leadership and administration has…

In an endeavor to help line managers achieve effective management training and development programs, ten common but serious mistakes in management training are summarized. (DS)

Educational administration in North America is in a state of disarray, according to the author, because of the conduct of its practice, the preparation of its practitioners, and the advancement of knowledge relevant to its practice. Issues involved in the long-range preparation for work in educational administration is the focus of this report,…

Notes that the issue of leadership and management has become a hot topic for school principals and administrators with books, magazines, and articles urging participatory corporate management techniques. Suggests newer management styles developed in the private sector offer some valuable approaches. (NH)

Auburn University (Alabama) sponsored a project to bring together persons from several Southeastern states practicing, or aspiring to practice, a particular speciality in junior college education. An in-service and a resident group were served. Sixty persons were involved in the in-service portion that consisted largely of a 2-week conference. The…

This article describes an administrative internship program developed to help mature women with liberal arts degrees reenter the labor market; gain self-confidence about their ability to work outside the home; reexperience the world of work in a supportive, supervised setting; and increase their marketable skills. (Author)

Analyzes some of the causes for current skepticism about programs in educational administration and suggests several courses of action. (WM)

At least five topics are relevant to the professional development of school principals in Australia. First, the Deputy Principalship might well be considered an internship for guided experience in the skills of administration and in the art of leadership. Second, although programs of study in administration vary from institution to institution, a…

Article suggests that the simpler the guidelines of a training program, the more successful it will be, the easier it will be to convey to top management, and the easier it will be to evaluate. (Author/ML)

Today's modern manager needs: (1) adequate intelligence and integrity; (2) training in a skill; (3) training in general management; the industry, and in history, literature, government; (4) experience on the job. Management training often triggers the interest of individuals without natural talent to respond and succeed in management. (EA)

The entire question of how management skills and techniques are transferred is extremely complex. Even to identify relevant environmental, organizational, and personal variables takes many pages, and detailed explorations of even a few key interrelationships in any country takes much time and money to explore properly. A second general conclusion…