NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 256 to 270 of 599 results Save | Export
Millett, John D. – 1980
Perspectives on management, governance, and leadership of the university are presented. The following organizational characteristics are discussed: sense of purpose, work specialization, work technology, pattern of cooperation, pattern of management, pattern of governance, and pattern of leadership. The following purposes of American colleges and…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Role, College Administration, College Presidents
Grant, Carl A., Ed. – 1975
This book contains 17 articles, each by a different author, and addressed to those who wish to become informed about the relationship between multicultural education and competency-based teacher education (CBTE). In order to study the relationship between multicultural education and CBTE, a number of individuals actively engaged in either the…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Competency Based Teacher Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Education
Howard, Eugene R.; Brainard, Edward A. – 1975
This book presents management strategies intended to help educational administrators bring about substantive improvements in their schools. The authors outline specific procedures and practical instruments designed to enable administrators to define districtwide or school wide programs, to organize such programs, to identify specific problems and…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Change Strategies
Ellis, Susan J. – 1996
This book outlines issues of concern to top decision makers in a nonprofit organization that involves volunteers, including the role of the executive staff in supporting the volunteer program. The 12 chapters in the book discuss the following topics: developing a vision for volunteer participation; questions of policy; budgeting and other resource…
Descriptors: Administrator Behavior, Administrator Role, Administrators, Adults
Wallace, Richard C., Jr.; Engel, David E.; Mooney, James E. – 1997
Leading with vision is critical to the success of schools. The purpose of this book is to define and describe vision-based educational leadership. The book proposes the model of a learning school in which everyone is a learner. Chapter 1 discusses the ways in which vision drives educational leadership, the organization of the schools, and learning…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Administration, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education
Stuckey, Marian – 1997
This workbook documents the implementation of a technology plan for the 34 Catholic schools in the Diocese of San Jose (California) during 1994-97. Chapter 1 summarizes the following six steps in the technology planning process: (1) determining the current status and gathering information; (2) getting organized; (3) establishing direction and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Catholic Schools, Committees, Educational Technology
Kagan, Sharon L., Ed.; Bowman, Barbara T., Ed. – 1997
Despite recent attention to leadership in early care and education, the field does not have a commonly accepted definition of leadership, nor has it engaged in a systematic and collaborative discussion of the properties of leadership. This volume is intended to address these and other shortcomings. In addition to defining leadership and presenting…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Change Strategies, Early Childhood Education
Schlechty, Phillip C. – 2002
This book, which is a companion to the books, "Shaking up the Schoolhouse" and "Inventing Better Schools," presents the Working on the Work (WOW) framework for improving student performance by improving the quality of schoolwork. Field-tested in schools nationwide, the framework describes the 12 essential components of a WOW…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Administrator Role
Hoyle, John R. – 1995
This book is designed to help administrators broaden their skills to create new and exciting learning organizations. Chapter 1 describes six visionary leaders who shared three attributes--the ability to communicate clearly, the capacity of caring for others, and a commitment to persistence. Chapter 2 presents an overview of futurism as a field of…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Communication Skills
Marczely, Bernadette – 1996
This book presents ways in which a program of individualized professional development can be designed to function within the existing public school administrative and contractual structure. Eight models for professional development are presented, with a ninth option combining approaches: instruction-centered staff development, focused-training…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Role, Career Ladders, Change Strategies
Johnson, Susan Moore – 1996
Superintendents who aspire to lead rarely find clear explanations of what to expect from their constituents or about what they should do. This book presents findings of a study that explored superintendents' approaches to leadership, constituents' responses to their superintendents' initiatives, and the resulting changes in practice. The book is…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Administrator Selection
Herman, Jerry J. – 1994
The effect and efficiency with which an administrator manages crises may well determine his or her degree of success in resolving the situation. This book serves as a guideline to help administrators prepare for and respond to a wide variety of crisis situations. Following the introduction titled "Advance Preparation for Crises," five chapters…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Conflict Resolution, Crisis Intervention
Vaughan, George B.; And Others – 1992
Focusing primarily on issues that can be directly influenced by actions of the governing board or president, the nine chapters of this book explore the ethical dilemmas of leadership in today's community colleges. In "Leaders on a Tightrope: The Risks and Tensions of Community College Leadership," George B. Vaughan provides an overview of some of…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Environment, College Presidents, Community Colleges
Vaughan, George B. – 1989
Stemming from the author's personal experiences, interviews, research, and needs expressed by individuals in the community college field, this book examines issues currently facing community college presidents and argues for a change in leadership to meet the needs of a new era in higher education. Chapter 1 briefly describes the role of the…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Career Ladders, College Presidents
Bedley, Gene – 1982
This book contains practical information on creating a positive work climate within an organization. Twenty separate characteristics of successful "climate creators" are discussed. Information is also included on: (1) climate; (2) climate creators; (3) dynamic characteristics of climate creators; (4) the challenge of creating a positive climate;…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Individual Characteristics, Individual Power, Leadership Qualities
Pages: 1  |  ...  |  14  |  15  |  16  |  17  |  18  |  19  |  20  |  21  |  22  |  ...  |  40