The applied dissertation project focused on the development of a comprehensive onboarding program and Trainer's Guide specifically developed for charter school management employees. Charter school education has grown significantly in the last several decades with over 6,100 charter schools that are currently serving students nationwide. Formal or…

Describes a staff college designed to help Israeli managers deal with managerial and organizational problems and to increase their potential to learn on the job, improve current performance, and meet future challenges. Discusses characteristics of this approach, curriculum modules, role of the preceptor, and a comparison of this approach with the…

This final report of an internship program for developing management capabilities among women and minorities in the field of educational research and development describes the program and the characteristics of participating interns. Twelve of the 15 interns achieved management level jobs after the program, an 80 percent success rate, while the…

To help classify and map the field of administrative inservice, five generic administrative inservice models may be identified and their strengths and weaknesses determined based on what is known about effective inservice practices. The models are a traditional model, institutes, competency-based programs, the academy, and networking. A review of…