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| Harris, Ben M. | 10 |
| Enos, Donald F. | 1 |
| Hartgraves, William R. | 1 |
| King, John D. | 1 |
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| Reports - Research | 2 |
| Books | 1 |
| Guides - General | 1 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
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Harris, Ben M. – Educ Leadership, 1969
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Leadership Qualities, Leadership Responsibility
Peer reviewedHarris, Ben M.; Hartgraves, William R. – Educational Leadership, 1972
Several studies indicate the use of supervisors and consultants is effective when there is close contact with teachers in task oriented situations. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Consultants, Inservice Education, Practicums, Supervisors
Harris, Ben M. – 1975
In the last 10 years the supervisory function has undergone many changes and has become increasingly important. The author believes that the personnel designing and implementing sophisticated programs of instructional improvement must be highly skilled. He stresses the strategies and practices of promoting instructional change and views…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Change Agents, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedHarris, Ben M. – Educational Leadership, 1977
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedHarris, Ben M. – Educational Leadership, 1976
Argues that instructional supervisors must take an active role in instructional improvement and that supervisors should become directly involved in the development of a teacher evaluation system that is objective, systematic, and collaborative, with emphasis on the improvement process. (JG)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Change Strategies, Educational Change
Harris, Ben M.; And Others – 1975
Presented is a model and specified are competencies for the competency-guided program for preparation of special education instructional supervisors developed at the University of Texas at Austin. The supervisor's role as a change agent is examined, and 12 basic principles underlying the model of competency-guided instruction are set forth…
Descriptors: Administration, Competency Based Education, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children
Download full textHarris, Ben M. – CCBC Notebook, 1975
One major objective of the Special Education Supervisor Training (SEST) project was to develop a model for competency specification that would be appropriate for both preservice and inservice preparation of any leadership personnel. This involved the two problems of specifying competencies in valid and utilitarian ways, and assessing competence. A…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Models
Harris, Ben M. – 1982
The Developmental Supervisory Competency Assessment System presented in this guide has been developed for use in the diagnostic analysis of the competencies of school personnel in instructional supervision. The system, intended for voluntary use by individual supervisors interested in professional self-improvement, combines self-assessment…
Descriptors: Competence, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
King, John D.; Harris, Ben M. – 1976
Presented is the training manual used to prepare special education supervisors in a competency based and individualized 1-year program at the University of Texas. Noted in the overview are such program concepts as the role of the supervisor in instructional improvement and as an instructional change agent and the need for determining critical…
Descriptors: Administrators, Competency Based Teacher Education, Handicapped Children, Program Descriptions
Enos, Donald F.; Harris, Ben M. – 1976
Presented are an analysis of the field training experiences, and end-of-program evaluation, and a short term follow up study of a 3-year competency based program to train special education supervisors at the University of Texas. Summarized are analysis findings (such as a mean of 13 different school visits per trainee) and satisfaction by…
Descriptors: Administrators, Competency Based Teacher Education, Handicapped Children, Practicums
