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Hord, Shirley M.; Hall, Gene E. – 1984
Research shows that principals with strong leadership qualities are a critical factor in effective schools. This paper describes three research based techniques that principals can use when making decisions about how to help teachers develop their skills. The Concerns Based Adoption Model (CBAM) is an empirically based conceptual framework that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational Improvement
Hord, Shirley M.; Hall, Gene E. – 1986
Although vast numbers of educational innovations have been introduced into the nation's schools over the past 20 years, few have succeeded in effecting affective, behavioral, and cognitive student gains. Many recent studies have focused, therefore, on school change processes and the formulation of strategies for successful innovation…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Adoption (Ideas), Change Strategies, Educational Innovation
Hord, Shirley M.; Murphy, Sheila C. – 1985
This report, one of four studies on roles of participants in high school change, presents data about activities of department heads in 30 schools throughout the nation. The report analyzes background research on the subject as well as popular perceptions, perceptions of teachers and administrators, and perceptions of department heads themselves…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Department Heads, Educational Change, Educational Improvement