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Team Training.
Anderson, Robert H.; Snyder, Karolyn J. – Training and Development Journal, 1989
Asserts that the self-contained classroom is inherently flawed; lost opportunities for growth of students and teachers are associated with solo-delivered staff development programs. Presents characteristics related to successful team trainers. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Staff Development, Team Training, Training Methods
Transforming Work Cultures and Learning Patterns: The School-Based Management Challenge.
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Snyder, Karolyn J.; And Others – International Journal of Educational Reform, 1992
The future of school-based restructuring rests on five conditions: a site-specific vision of school greatness for all students; consequent plans shaped by school partners; a work culture that nurtures and expects development and success; staff empowerment and commitment to energize participants; and a quality control system that guides development…
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, School Based Management, School Restructuring
Leadership for Productive Schools.
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
Principals Speak Out on Changing School Work Cultures.
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Snyder, Karolyn J.; And Others – Journal of Staff Development, 1996
This study identified common themes that school principals experienced in managing school work culture change. Interviews with principals who completed Managing Productive Schools training established six independent work culture dimensions and three kinds of effects. The paper uses the nine quality areas as a model for reporting the common…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Qualifications, Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership Training
Managing Productive Schools.
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
Faculty Development in Colleges of Education: A Systemic Model.
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
Leadership for Productive Schools.
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
Competency Development for Principals.
Snyder, Karolyn J. – 1986
This paper describes two conceptual models for addressing long-range development needs of principals. The first, a job competency model for managing productive schools, presents a comprehensive view of the central job tasks of the principal for stretching the school's capacity to influence achievement norms. Changing the school's work norms…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Responsibility, Change Strategies, Competence
Leadership Training Needs for Administrative Personnel in a Major Metropolitan District in Texas.
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
Managing Productive Schools: Toward an Ecology.
Snyder, Karolyn J.; Anderson, Robert H. – 1986
Intended for use by graduate students in educational administration and supervision as well as by practicing school administrators, this book is a guide to the most effective practices surrounding the school principalship. Ideas in the book reflect current views of good management, including systems approaches, participative and collaborative…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Ecology, Educational Administration
Imperatives in Staff Training, Evaluation, and Management.
Snyder, Karolyn J. – 1981
In serving two purposes, this paper explores elements in the current gap between what is known and what is practiced about how to influence student achievement and proposes a conceptual framework and an action model for rethinking the organization, management, and technologies of instructional programs. A comprehensive goal-based and role-based…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Educational Objectives