Before engaging in supervisory conferences with teachers following lesson observations, administrators should plan strategically by considering the psychological context of the conference and by reviewing carefully the data on the teacher's performance. (PGD)

Presents a checklist for determining the presence in individual schools of the characteristics determined by research to be typical of effective schools. Suggests ways of improving schools by using the checklist, which covers administrator and teacher behaviors and instructional program characteristics. (PGD)

Describes the characteristics and effectiveness of the I/D/E/A Principals' Inservice Program, in which principals form collegial support groups to encourage one another in planning and implementing personal professional development and school improvement projects and in committing themselves to permanent programs of continuous improvement. (PGD)

Presents and explains how to use a checklist for helping principals determine the presence of effective elements in their schools' staff development programs. The checklist process involves testing such program factors as school commitment levels, needs assessment components, program development activities, program implementation and evaluation,…

Deems administrator evaluation a necessary part of a total plan for institutional evaluation and quality assurance. Finds the benefits and advantages of administrator evaluations closely related to college mission. Reviews unstructured, structured, rating scale, critical incident, and goal setting/goal achievement approaches, considering the…

Implementing recommendations derived from research and literature on school effectiveness, 20 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) schools have set and enforced standards that reflect their belief in their students' ability to achieve. (Author/JM)

By integrating his personal experience as an elementary school principal with research data, the author explores forces affecting the role of principal in an inner-city setting. (MP)

This brochure from the National PTA outlines the roles of parents and principals in the education of youth and suggests how they can work together. (JM)

The research administrator's role is changing rapidly and becoming more demanding. Training will be restructured to promote professionalism, and administrators should spend some time considering their profession's nature and purposes. Four tasks are proposed: safeguarding staff's creative time, getting long-term resource commitments, fostering…

The author asserts that an important portion of an administrator's work is that of "problem finding." A case study and discussion of the relevant literature provide a definition of problem finding and its importance in understanding the work behavior of school administrators. (Author/MLF)

Reports the findings of a study comparing the perceptions of principals and teachers toward the performance of instructional leaders. Offers recommendations for improving the principal's effectiveness. (WD)

Argues that headteachers in English secondary schools should be trained by specially devised training programs. The role of the headteacher and the content and form of the training programs are discussed. (RM)

Sixteen American early childhood educators visited 25 British elementary schools. The way the English school head functioned and some of the educational practices were especially interesting to them. (Author/MLF)

The Purdue Teacher Opinionaire was used to determine the morale of 238 teachers of the visually handicapped (VH). No significant differences in total scores were found when compared to the morale of regular education teachers, although some significant differences were found in subfactor scores. (Author)