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Unruh, W. R.; Johnson, F. T. – 1983
This report presents results from an evaluation of a series of workshops on the role and function of the school principal, held in Alberta, Canada in 1983. The workshops were designed to assist school systems in defining the role and function of principals as a step toward developing policies for implementing changes related to the principalship.…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedFriesen, David; And Others – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1984
Responses to a 45-item questionnaire on job satisfaction administered to 410 principals in Alberta, Canada, found that contributing factors were responsibility and autonomy, principal-teacher work involvement, liaison at the district level, status recognition and task demands. Resource adequacy, salary and benefits, and rapport with students were…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role
Minsky, Elaine; And Others – 1984
This study, initiated by the Scarborough (Ontario) Board of Education, examines principals' perceptions of their role in curriculum implementation, the difficulties inherent in this role and the support systems available to assist principals, and the leadership component of the principals' role in curriculum implementation. Interviews, based on a…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Curriculum Development
Download full textBegley, Paul T.; And Others – 1990
Research has provided an increasing amount of information about the work-related behaviors associated with effective school administrator practices. Considerably less is known about the factors that bring individuals to pursue school leadership positions and enroll in principal preparation programs. The focus of this paper is research on the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Administrator Effectiveness
Marsh, Colin; And Others – 1983
These papers represent the efforts of individual researchers from five countries: Australia, Belgium, Canada, The Netherlands and the United States. Each paper reports on educational change in a different country, based on the Concerns-Based Adoption Model developed at the Research and Development Center for Teacher Education at the University of…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Adoption (Ideas), Change Strategies, Curriculum Development
Fullan, Michael G.; And Others – 1987
This report summarizes a two-year study of supervisory officers in Ontario. The research focused on what supervisory officers do, what skills they need, how they are prepared and selected, and how they experience the job in terms of satisfaction and effectiveness. A stratified sample of 25 boards and 4 ministry offices was selected for indepth…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications
Miklos, Erwin; Chapman, Donald – 1986
This paper presents a history of educational administration among Canada's provinces, discusses the status of university preparation programs, and explores theories of formalized and alternative approaches. Before the 1950's, little interest existed in administrators' formal preparation. Consolidation of schools led to graduate programs, but the…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role, Administrators
Leithwood, Kenneth Arthur – 1986
This survey project of 129 randomly selected school systems in Ontario, Canada, investigates: (1) dominant patterns among secondary principals' practices and their effectiveness in the improvement of school processes and outcomes; (2) differences in practices between elementary and secondary school principals; (3) factors determining secondary…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Role
