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Training Middle Managers of South African Public Schools in Leadership and Management Skills
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Mampane, Sharon Thabo – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2017
The purpose of this conceptual explanatory research is to highlight the importance of training of Middle Managers or Heads of Department (HoDs) in leadership and management in South African public schools. Leadership responsibilities in schools are becoming more complex to the extent that principals can no longer be sole leaders in schools. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle Management, Management Development, Public Schools
Leadership Development: Schools and Districts Seeking High Performance Need Strong Leaders
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Gray, Cheryl; Bishop, Quentin – Journal of Staff Development, 2009
Educators and policy makers have placed leadership development at the top of the school reform agenda, believing that aspiring and new school leaders can learn the necessary skills to improve the most challenging schools. Leadership development builds the capacity of educators (teachers and administrators) to be effective in leadership roles or…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Performance Factors, Competence, Leadership Effectiveness
Training the Assessors: Design Ensures Sharpening Assessment Skills.
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Lemley, Raymond E. – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
Five elements contribute to success of the NASSP assessor training program: (1) participants are totally involved; (2) preparation supports the overall training design; (3) preselection and orientation of assessor trainees ensures qualified participants; (4) training models assessors' subsequent role; and (5) follow-up training at individual…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Adult Education, Assessment Centers (Personnel)
Problem-Based Leadership Development: Preparing Educational Leaders for Changing Times.
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Bridges, Edwin; Hallinger, Philip – Journal of School Leadership, 1997
Presents scenario for the future of school leadership and discusses role of problem-based leadership development. This scenario fosters several assumptions concerning capacities needed by future school leaders: ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment; attitudes and skills in lifelong learning; more varied leadership roles; and increased…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduate Study
Training the Assessors: Components of Good Assessor Training.
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Howe, Mary Lee – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
Based on her own experience, a trainer of assessors for the NASSP Assessment Center Project describes the essential skills and practices needed for successful assessor training. She emphasizes the importance of collegiality and mutual respect between trainers and trainees. (TE)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Assessment Centers (Personnel)
Preparing Effective Outdoor Pursuit Leaders.
Priest, Simon – 1987
Information related to selecting, training, and certifying outdoor leaders for high adventure pursuits, is provided by selected experts from five English-speaking nations (Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States). Patterns of differences and similarities among these nations regarding outdoor leadership components and…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Certification, Credentials, Decision Making Skills
Effective Leadership Programs. Twelve Case Studies from the Real World of Training. In Action.
Ashby, Franklin C., Ed. – 1999
This book contains 13 case studies that illustrate models, techniques, theories, strategies, and issues relevant to leadership development programs in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. The following papers are included: "The Past, Present, and Future of Leadership Development" (Franklin C. Ashby); "Leadership Development…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Adult Education, Business Education, Case Studies