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Mc Iver, Martha Abele; Farley-Ripple, Elizabeth – Educational Research Service, 2008
This resource examines the role of the central office in improving instruction and therefore improving student achievement. Mac Iver and Farley-Ripple provide a comprehensive review of the available research (since the 1970s) on the role of the central office in student achievement. First, they review the research chronologically, and then by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Central Office Administrators, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Improvement
Smiley, Patricia; Salsberry, Trudy – Eye on Education, 2007
Organized around a series of "Critical Questions" and "Leadership Challenges", this book offers knowledge and expertise about the elementary principal's leadership role in effective instructional strategies, student assessment, school climate, parent involvement, and other ways to improve the academic achievement of English Language learners.…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Educational Strategies, School Effectiveness, Principals
Chaleff, Ira – 1995
This book provides a model of followership that removes the passive connotations of the role and presents a dynamic alternative for contributing to an organization's pursuit of its mission. The dynamic model, in which leaders and followers form an action circle around a common purpose, balances and supports dynamic leadership. Chapter 1 explores…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Conflict Resolution, Group Dynamics
Glatthorn, Allan A. – 1997
Principals can best discharge their leadership role if they develop a deep and broad knowledge base with respect to curriculum. This book offers guidelines for principals who seek to work cooperatively with the school community in developing and implementing effective curriculum. Part 1 contains three chapters that review the knowledge base. They…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Curriculum, Curriculum Development
Howard, Eugene R. – 1985
Subtitled "Five Case Studies and Three Snapshots," this book illustrates what occurs in measurable terms when participants in the schooling process work cooperatively to improve school climate. In addition, the activities that are described reflect how to achieve the climate objectives of the schooling process--satisfaction and productivity. The…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, Change Strategies, Educational Change
Haak, Harold H. – 1987
An account of a year in the life of a college president is provided in fictional terms. The daily life of a college president is described, emphasizing interactions with college administrative and instructional staff in solving college problems, responding to the demands of the office, and becoming more assertive in dealings with others. (KM)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, College Administration
Weller, L. David; Weller, Sylvia J. – 2002
The role of assistant principal is one of the least researched and discussed topics in professional journals and books on educational leadership. The ambiguity of the role allows for the ineffective use of this position and makes it a particularly difficult role to fulfill. This book can be used as a guide for practicing assistant principals and…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Assistant Principals, Beginning Principals
Kerr, Clark – 2003
This is the second of two volumes telling the story of the author, an influential figure in higher education. This volume tells how the University of California evolved, under Kerr's leadership, into the institution it is today. Part 1, "Introduction," contains: (1) "Politicizing the Ivory Tower." Part 2, "Impacts of…
Descriptors: Activism, Administrator Role, Administrators, Educational Administration
Gilberti, Anthony F., Ed.; Rouch, David L., Ed. – 1999
This yearbook contains 14 chapters, each by different authors, collected to assist in advancing professionalism within technology education. The 14 chapters are organized in five sections. Section 1: The Need for Professionalism in Technology Education contains "The Need for Professionalism in Technology Education: Challenges for the Future"…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Faculty, Educational Practices, Higher Education
National Association of Elementary School Principals, Reston, VA. – 2001
Influenced by the academic standards movement, which demands a focus on equity and instruction as never before, school leaders are thinking about how to define "quality" in schools and how to create and manage the environments that support it. A basic theme in this book is that having a first-rate school and first-rate school leadership…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Administrators
Barth, Roland S. – 1999
This booklet describes the work of teacher leaders. Section 1, "The Teacher Leaders," describes today's teacher leadership. Section 2, "What Is Teacher Leadership?" explains that all teachers have leadership potential, and when teachers lead, principals extend their own capacity, students live in a democratic community of…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Leadership, Principals
Schumacher, Donald; J. Allen – Corwin Press, 2006
This clear, authoritative overview by an educator and a physician helps principals navigate their way through the many contradictory recommendations confronting them. The authors provide a targeted discussion of the "do's," "don'ts," and "can'ts" that school leaders need to know when creating and implementing new school policies for wellness,…
Descriptors: Child Health, Health Promotion, Nutrition, Physical Fitness
Lemasters, Linda K., Ed.; Papa, Rosemary, Ed. – NCPEA Publications, 2007
This volume presents the 2007 Yearbook of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (NCPEA). This year's theme is "At the Tipping Point: Navigating the Course for the Preparation of Educational Administrators." This yearbook contains six parts. Part 1, Invited Chapters, includes the following: (1) President's…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Environment, Educational Administration, Administrator Education
Whitaker, Sandra – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2007
In today's political and global world, it's not enough to remain a solid educational leader; leaders must become advocates for education--on Capitol Hill, in state legislatures, and within communities. In this book, Sandra Whitaker examines key issues facing education, demonstrates methods for unpacking the issues, and discusses strategies to…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Educational Policy, Administrator Role, School Business Relationship
Donaldson, Gordon A., Jr. – 1991
This book contains the views of a school principal and educator on leadership and the principal's role, and tries to answer the question: What does a principal do? Using time studies, journals, and conversations with staff, this book explores these questions drawing from the experience of the author as principal at an 800-student public high…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role, High Schools, Instructional Leadership