This qualitative study investigated two high school principals' articulation of establishing a sense of community. The principals' narratives, values, beliefs, and behaviors are examined through the lens of community membership, fulfillment of needs, influence, and emotional connections. Findings show that the principals, leading schools with…

In the United States, students with disabilities are disproportionately exposed to exclusionary discipline. Using Intergroup Threat Theory, literature was analyzed to identify expressed perceptions from school administrators that indicated perceived threat. Analysis revealed perceived threats to administrator beliefs, values, job performance, and…

The research question was "What dress norms and related rationales are found in teacher dress policies?" Data were 102 school employee handbooks. Eighty-two handbooks (80.4%) provided one or more rationale, most frequently being "To project a positive image in the community" (n = 56). Dress norms, categorized as broad and itemized, were determined…

Outlines considerations to determine if a particular school will benefit from employing values clarification techniques. (MLF)

The values of a particular contest to students should be weighed carefully before the contest is entered. (CK)

School leaders are morally obligated to serve students' interests and well-being. Ethical principals demonstrate five standards of good practice: having a point of view, inviting others to share it, becoming informed about good educational practices, developing reflective thinking habits, and putting students at the center of decisions. Includes…

Examines the responsibility principals have to provide leadership in the promotion and protection of values and in the empowerment of teachers. Discusses effective ways this can be done. Includes a statement of ethics and a list of references. (MD)

Discusses three leadership styles: the glacial, or impersonal, leader; the driven, or power-obsessed, leader; and the human, or quiet, leader. Readers are advised to imitate successful leaders; discover and develop skills and techniques consistent with their values; merge these into a personal style through trial; discover and develop mental…

Founded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Community of Caring fosters in staff and students an increased sense of family and family-member responsibility; demonstration of mutual respect, trust, moral consciousness, individual responsibility; and a sense of caring and helping others through community service. Program components and benefits are…

Outlines nine tasks comprising the most significant leadership functions, including envisioning goals, affirming values, motivating others, managing, achieving workable unity, explaining and teaching, serving as a symbol, representing the group, and renewing the system to enhance its future. (MLH)

Principals can improve their school's effectiveness by shaping the school's culture, and they play an important role in maintaining the content, symbols, and communication patterns in their schools. (MD)

How can administrators balance the demands placed on them as supervisors to enact both managerial and professional values? To answer that question, this article explores the ways in which practicing school administrators uphold both managerial and professional values in their roles as instructional supervisors. The experiences of the…