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Achilles, C. M. – 1985
This paper advocates that principal preparation programs should be designed on traditional bases. By reviewing existing literature, this article suggests that exemplary principal preparation programs should be founded on a combination of research data, theory, and practice or craft knowledge, and that the contributions of each should be made…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Management Development
Achilles, C. M. – 1987
This paper discusses the critical elements and offers corrective models of effective administrator preparation programs. It argues that such programs should promulgate the learning or "why" of theory, the "what" of research, and the "how" of practice. Only concomitant coursework in the liberal arts, the behavioral sciences, and research welded to…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Elementary Secondary Education
