Due to an aging population of currently practicing superintendents, research predicts a large turnover in public school superintendent positions in this decade. Questions exist regarding whether there are sufficient numbers of potential superintendent candidates in training to fill these positions. Although principals have been recognized as a…

Currently principals are involved with a variety of programs offered in schools, such as IDEA, English Language Learners, Title I remedial services, migrant education, and gifted and talented programs. However, there is a growing recognition that gifted students are being poorly served by most public schools. The purpose of this study was to…

A study compared teachers' and principals' perceptions of six elements of effective teaching: classroom climate, questioning, set induction, stimulus variation, reinforcement, and closure. The part of the study reported here focuses on elementary teachers' written ratings and rankings of the six elements. The sample for the study was comprised of…