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Johnson, William L.; Snyder, Karolyn J.; Johnson, Annabel M. – Research in the Schools, 1994
In a study conducted in two large school districts, 279 educational administrators expressed a strong desire for training in the major areas of educational leadership that were assessed: (1) the principalship; (2) problem solving; (3) planning for school growth; (4) personal awareness; (5) staff development; (6) long-range planning; and (7) the…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Educational Planning, Instructional Leadership, Principals
Peer reviewedJohnson, William L.; And Others – Journal of Staff Development, 1992
Reports current ideas from the general organizational productivity literature to provide a broader context for restructuring schools. The article discusses work culture patterns (involving schoolwide planning, professional development, program development, and school assessment) and describes how to manage productive schools, presenting…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Collegiality, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Johnson, William L.; Snyder, Karolyn J. – 1990
The organizational and human productivity knowledge-base expansion of the past 5 years indicates that educational leaders and support staff must assume responsibility for schooling together to change student achievement patterns. The sociological management challenge is one of empowering groups to address educational productivity. The…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Johnson, William L.; Snyder, Karolyn J. – 1987
A model for faculty development in colleges of education was developed based on the research on school planning, program and staff development, and school assessment. A needs assessment instrument was developed to identify training needs of principals in instructional leadership roles, and the instrument was revised to assess training needs of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Planning
Johnson, William L.; Snyder, Karolyn J. – 1990
Given that current redefinition of the principalship emphasizes instructional leadership, this document begins with a summary of previous research findings on effective school characteristics related to school improvement planning, program development, staff development, school assessment, and organizational culture with emphasis throughout on the…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Role, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement
Download full textJohnson, William L.; Johnson, Annabel M. – 1993
The reliability, validity, and factor structure of the Charles F. Kettering Scale, an instrument for the development of personnel and programs in schools, were investigated. The 40-item General Climate Factors section of the scale, a measure of educational environment, was completed by 30 administrators and teachers, 78 ninth graders, 66 eighth…
Descriptors: Administrators, Educational Environment, Factor Structure, Institutional Characteristics
Johnson, William L.; And Others – 1993
The development of a needs instrument designed to assess the continuing education needs of school administrators is described. The instrument was constructed to assess the administrators' continuing needs in: (1) principalship; (2) the school as a system; (3) problem solving; (4) staff development; (5) collaborative long-range planning; (6)…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Content Validity, Continuing Education, Educational Cooperation
Johnson, William L.; Snyder, Karolyn J. – 1980
Developed as an assessment instrument for the Administrators-for-Change Training program, this survey of 195 administrative personnel in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Texas) identifies their priorities for training in management skills and the intensity of training desired. A synthesis of literature addressing the changing role of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Administrators, Educational Change
Johnson, William L.; And Others – 1993
School culture has recently emerged as a framework for the study and interpretation of the structure and development of schools. A work culture productivity model is described, and the development of a culture instrument is reported. The concept of school work culture, a subset of systems culture, refers to the collective work patterns of a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Environment, Educational Planning
