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Schechter, Daniel S. – 1974
The book describes the Hospital Continuing Education Project, a nine-year endeavor concluded in 1972 which set up a communications network among universities, hospital associations, hospitals, and individual educators and trainees. The project's goal was the expansion of continuing education opportunities for personnel in health care institutions.…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Allied Health Occupations Education
Wheelan, Susan A. – Corwin Press, 2004
To develop high-performance teams and improve student learning and achievement educators are making changes in the way they interact with colleagues. Educators are participating in various school teams-grade level teams, vertical teams, school leadership teams, study groups, and school improvement teams. This book translates what social scientists…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Guidelines, Educational Change, Team Training
Leaming, Deryl R. – 1998
This book is intended as a practical guide for university administrators, especially those department chairpersons who are new on the job. Chapter topics include: (1) "Advice to the New Department Chairperson"; (2) "Seven Habits of Successful Chairpersons"; (3) "Duties and Responsibilities of Department Chairpersons"; (4) "Providing Leadership";…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Affirmative Action
Day, Christopher – 1999
This book examines the nature of teacher professionalism, the continuing professional development of teachers, and the contexts in which this occurs. Using a range of international research and development work, the book discusses how personal and professional contexts promote and inhibit improvement in teaching. It examines the effects of school…
Descriptors: Action Research, Administrator Role, College School Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
Neugebauer, Bonnie, Ed.; Neugebauer, Roger, Ed. – 1998
The second of two volumes intended for directors of early childhood organizations, this volume compiles selected articles for center directors from the first 20 years of the journal "Child Care Information Exchange." The articles cover personnel management, program development, and community relations. The articles are grouped into…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Business Administration, Day Care
Beninghof, Anne M.; Singer, Anne Louise T. – 1995
This book for school administrators offers methods for effecting changes in school culture and practices so that inclusion of students with all kinds of disabilities is successful. The recommendations are based on such principles as the following: professionals must collaborate to serve students with disabilities appropriately; students are…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Educational Environment
Bagin, Don; And Others – 1994
Updating the 1990 edition, this book emphasizes the importance of designing public relations programs around the needs and problems of the school and its special publics. The book approaches the subject from the perspective that increased interest and importance is being placed on community relations skills and schools, suggesting that two…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Role, Community Involvement, Educational Administration
Chait, Richard P.; And Others – 1996
This book describes an action research study of the working of college boards of trustees which expanded on an earlier work. The earlier study identified six areas of competency characteristic of effective boards of trustees--contextual, educational, interpersonal, analytical, political, and strategic. This study examined how boards of trustees…
Descriptors: Action Research, Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Advisory Committees
London, Manuel; Wueste, Richard A. – 1992
This book is intended to help managers and human resource professionals understand organizational change and manage its effects on their own development and that of their subordinates. The following topics are covered in 11 chapters: organizational change, employee motivation, new managerial roles, human performance systems, upward and peer…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Career Development, Change Strategies, Feedback
Squires, David A.; And Others – 1983
A model for improving school and classroom effectiveness must pay attention to: (1) leadership; (2) school climate; (3) supervision; (4) teacher behaviors; (5) student behaviors; and (6) student achievement. Chapter 1 of this book on effective schools and classrooms introduces these important issues and describes a model incorporating these…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Boards of Education, Educational Environment
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Gallin, Alice, Ed. – Current Issues in Catholic Higher Education, 1990
Issues on college student life are presented, focusing on first, the results of a questionnaire survey asking Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU) college and university presidents to name what they consider to be the three most immediate student life concerns and, second, ACCU Student Life Task Force discussions on the data…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Alcohol Abuse, Catholic Schools, Church Related Colleges
Fisher, James L. – 1991
Written for trustees and college/university presidents, this book examines and discusses the relationship between the governing board and college presidents in higher education. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the college presidency. Chapter 2 presents a review of the research on leadership which demonstrates that the policies and practices of…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Administrator Selection
Tovey, Duane R., Ed.; Kerber, James E., Ed. – 1986
Refining and better understanding the roles parents, teachers, administrators, and researchers play in helping children learn to process written language is the focus of this book. Part 1 considers the role of the parents and includes the following articles: "Learning to Read: It Starts in the Home" (David B. Doake): "Let's Read…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Early Childhood Education, Environmental Influences, Learning Processes
Shtogren, John A., Ed. – 1978
This volume on administrative development in higher education contains 15 articles on what is being attempted, what is working, and what is missing the mark in helping administrators improve their performance. The contents of the volume are: "The Evaluation and Development of College and University Administrators: Evaluation of Administrators…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Problems, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Role
Kelner, Joseph; Munves, James – 1980
A definitive account of the May 4, 1970 Kent State shootings and the trial that followed is presented by the lawyer who served as chief counsel for the 13 victims. Part One, "The Long Road to the Cleveland Courthouse," provides all the information on the victims, the shootings, and preparation for the trial. Part Two, "At Last, Our…
Descriptors: Activism, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Armed Forces
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