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Sentocnik, Sonja; Rupar, Brigita – European Education, 2009
Current educational literature suggests that distributing leadership in schools can facilitate individual and organizational development. While many state agencies in the United States and Europe are encouraging schools to reshape their leadership practice to distribute responsibilities for leadership tasks across roles, empirical research on how…
Descriptors: Evaluation Research, Foreign Countries, Organizational Development, Instructional Leadership
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Zenger, John – Journal of European Industrial Training, 1985
The author describes how the best training functions operate and what is responsible for their substantial contribution to their organizations. He discusses awareness of the mission, goals, and needs of the organization; line management commitment; emphasis on practicality; using multiple sources; consistent delivery; and evaluation of results.…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Delivery Systems, Educational Resources, Organizational Development
Bare, Alan C. – 1984
An approach to building an effective training and development (T&D) process within postsecondary institutions is described. The process involves three distinct phases: developing an inservice skills training program, institutionalizing an on-the-job career development process, and conducting organizational development activities. The focus of the…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Faculty Development, Higher Education, Inservice Education
Deal, Terrence E.; Nutt, Samuel C. – 1979
Compiled for school administrators who must initiate or respond to external mandate for change, this guide draws on the experiences of 10 rural school districts that participated in the federally funded Experimental Schools (ES) program for perspectives that can be used in the successful management of change efforts in school districts. Organized…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Conflict Resolution
Koble, Daniel E., Jr., Ed.; Coker, Robert U., Ed. – 1974
The 1973 seminar focused on improving administrative activities of State vocational education agencies, and emphasis was given to the processes and innovative concepts related to the maintenance and improvement of administrative activities. Guidelines and position papers were presented in the following areas: (1) The Role of Vocational Education…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Career Development, Career Education, Career Guidance
Sybouts, Ward; Wendel, Frederick C. – 1994
The school principalship is one of the most demanding and misunderstood jobs in American education. This book offers practical advice on how to perform that job successfully. The first chapter provides an introduction to the principalship from a historical perspective. Chapter 2 analyzes the traits of an effective principal and chapter 3 describes…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role, Compliance (Legal), Educational Finance