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Richardson, Jerry Patrick – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study examined the perceptions and the difference between perceptions of Texas school superintendents and school board members. In addition the study provided research to identify skills for superintendent preparation programs at the university level that are essential for strong superintendent and board relations. The study revealed ways to…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Boards of Education, Superintendents, Governing Boards
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Hines, Mack T., III – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2007
The principal preparation internship is designed to prepare aspiring principals for the principalship. Principals are expected to lead this initiative through activities that develop aspiring principals' understanding of school leadership. However, no research has determined if principals' involvement influences preservice principals' concerns…
Descriptors: Leadership Styles, Administrator Education, Principals, Leadership Training
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Slater, Charles L.; Boone, Mike; Alvarez, Isaias; Topete, Carlos; Iturbe, Elizabeth; Base, Melinda; Fillion, Sharon; Galloway, Holly; Korth, Lisa Elena; Munoz, Linda – Educational Forum, The, 2006
This study used a qualitative approach to analyze ideal images of educational leadership among administrators in Mexico City and South Texas. Looking at educational leadership from a cross-cultural perspective revealed issues that are hidden when working in just one culture. Though both groups indicated that participation, clear communication,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Leadership, Cross Cultural Studies, Leadership Training
Byrd, Jimmy K.; Williams, Cynthia L. – Online Submission, 2006
The purpose of the study was to advance a model for evaluating educational administrator preparation programs at the individual course level in a Texas university. Results indicated that, of the two preprogram and seven program core principal preparation courses examined, only two had a significant impact on the pass rate on the TExES Principal…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, School Law, Administrator Education, Principals
Boone, Mike – 2001
The past few decades have seen substantial debate over the effectiveness of preparation programs for school administrators. A program is suggested that is based on the Texas superintendent certificate of 1994. Eight standards addressing superintendent performance were developed by the American Association of School Administrators: (1)…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership Training, Management Development, Superintendents
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1978
The document presents the final report of the Texas Regional Leadership Clusters Project, a program to increase public awareness of the needs of gifted and talented students, to encourage the development of exemplary programs, and to disseminate information about exemplary program activities. Initial sections cover project background, project…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Inservice Education, Leadership Training
Edmonson, Stacey – 2002
One challenge faced by any educational leadership program is how to develop effective entry-level school administrators. Many administrative interns receive no real administrative practice at all through their internship, and yet upon completion of the internship, they are expected to be competent administrators. The internship at Sam Houston…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education
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Duncan, Bernadine; Barber-Freeman, Pamela T. – Journal of Negro Education, 2008
Because of the positive effects of learning communities with undergraduates, these researchers proposed the Collaborative Learning Initiatives that Motivate Bi-cultural experiences model (CLIMB) to implement learning communities within graduate counseling and educational administration courses. This article examines the concept of learning…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Educational Administration, College Environment, Graduate Students
Vornberg, James A.; Davis, James – 1997
The Meadows Model for preservice preparation was designed to speed the process of preparing educational leaders in Texas. Previous programs allowed teachers seeking administrative licensure to complete the program at their own pace. The Meadows Model shortens this process to 15 months. This model incorporates a number of specific features, which…
Descriptors: Administrator Selection, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education, Improvement Programs
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Resta, Paul; Allen, Nancy J.; Noonan, Coral M. – TechTrends, 2003
Describes the Technology Leadership Academy (University of Texas at Austin) whose mission is to develop a learning community among teacher preparation programs to improve technology integration. Explains the academy's development, which was part of a grant from the Department of Education's Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers To Use Technology…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Leadership Training, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Improvement
Daresh, John C. – 2001
The Socorro Independent School District is one of the fastest growing districts in Texas. In response to the complex issue of a rapidly growing and increasingly diverse student population, poverty, and shrinking pool of educational leader candidates, the district launched an Assistant Principals Academy, designed to prepare individuals to step…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Assistant Principals, Beginning Principals, Elementary Secondary Education
Edmonson, Stacey; Fisher, Alice – 2002
With the emphasis on standards in education, maintaining an educational program that meets these standards and is yet fulfilling and meaningful to future educational professionals can be challenging. The faculty at Sam Houston State University (SHSU) is implementing such a program through the use of reflective practice. Reflectivity, in this…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Edmonson, Stacey; Fisher, Alice – 2002
Perhaps one of the greatest gaps present in the training of education leaders nationwide is that of ethics. Leaders in education have very little, if any, training in ethics. Few programs for preparing educational leaders incorporate any study of ethics into the curriculum. A survey featuring 10 ethical scenarios was given to students across Texas…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethics
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Kay, J. L. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1997
In 1992, the Texas Commission for the Blind formed a student leadership committee, Leaders in Transitioning with Excellence, to facilitate the development of leadership skills and involvement in communities by students with visual impairments, aged 15 to 20. This article describes the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the committee and…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Conferences, High Schools, Leadership Training
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Hillman, George M. – Christian Higher Education, 2006
The problem of this study involved the identification of differences in leadership practices between master's-level students at Dallas Theological Seminary based on the independent variable of ministry leadership involvement. A total of 1,254 master's-level seminary students enrolled on the main campus of Dallas Seminary during the fall Semester…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Theological Education, Church Related Colleges, Catholic Schools
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