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Schmittou, David M. – Journal of Education, 2023
Schools are dynamic environments surrounded by static brick and mortar. Schools are a complex entanglement of systems clinging to normalcy led and composed of individuals seeking growth and progress. There is constant turnover as students move through the systems, gaining mastery, seeking support, and receiving guidance. Employees similarly move…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Career Development, Administrator Role, School Culture
Hopkins, William Homer – 1980
A random selection of superintendents in Texas school districts with student populations of 500 to 50,000 was surveyed and a search made of the literature to determine the desired characteristics of those in the role of assistant superintendent of instruction. The information collected showed preferences concerning the field of specialization,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role
Stoker, W. M. Fred – 1975
During the summer of 1974 16 students, all experienced teachers, devised an opinionnaire scale concerning the elementary school teacher attitudes toward the elementary school principal. Each investigator conducted interviews, either by telephone or in person, with 25 experienced elementary teachers from several Texas Panhandle districts. The…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role, Administrator Selection
Beckner, Weldon; Foster, Jeannine – 1978
Questionnaires were sent to 373 administrators in West Texas school districts with less than 500 students. The purpose of the study was to survey small school administrators' interest in leadership training through inservice education; to explore the areas of such interest; and to determine the preferences for type, location, and duration of such…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role, Administrators
Ovando, Martha N.; Huckestein, Ma. Luisa S. – 2003
This report describes a study of the perceptions of central-office supervisors. The purpose of the study was to determine the perceptions of central-office supervisors regarding emerging supervisory practices within a decentralized context. The study further sought to determine the role central-office supervisors perform in exemplary school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Administrator Role
Gordon, David T., Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2004
"Harvard Education Letter" is published bimonthly at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. This issue of "Harvard Education Letter" contains the following articles: (1) Bringing Parents on Board: Strong Home-School Connections Enrich Learning Opportunities for Immigrant Kids--and Their Parents, Too (Sue Miller Wiltz); (2)…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Physical Geography, Teacher Competencies, Newsletters
EPD Consortium D, Richardson, TX. – 1979
The Texas Improving Vocational Administration (IVA) project was conceived to improve preservice and inservice programs for vocational education administrators. Primary objectives were to (1) develop a method, including a survey, to determine existing inservice and preservice administrative training program competencies; (2) determine, using the…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role, Educational Administration
Kajs, Lawrence T.; Sanders, Raymond, L.; Willman, Edward; Alaniz, Ramon; Brott, Pamelia E.; Gomez, Diana M. – 1999
School principals are called to be lifelong learners. The advancements of technology require school leaders to participate in ongoing education to remain skilled in and informed about technology usage. This article first provides a literature review, discussing the need for continuing education in technology for school administrators as lifelong…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role