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Donaldson, Gordon A., Jr., Ed. – New Directions for School Leadership, 1997
The principalship is increasing in complexity and responsibility to the point where principals themselves find it increasingly difficult to know their function in schools. Principals were invited to write for this volume about what is rewarding to them about the work they do. This book explores what makes the position worthwhile to these school…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Leadership, Job Satisfaction, Principals
Schiff, Tamara W. – Streamlined Seminar, 2002
This publication contains two essays discussing the Teacher Advancement Program (TAP) and a criticism of merit pay for teachers. Today's schools are larger, often overcrowded, and frequently staffed by temporary or inexperienced teachers. TAP was created in response to the need for teacher-quality reform. It addresses challenges of teacher quality…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Effectiveness, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Zemsky, Robert, Ed. – Policy Perspectives, 1995
This theme issue of "Policy Perspectives" examines the role and survivability of liberal arts colleges in an age of universities. The lead essay, "Cross Currents," emphasizes that the liberal arts college embodies the ideal form of scholarly purpose and endeavor in undergraduate institutions, that the gap between the values inherent in a liberal…
Descriptors: College Role, Educational Policy, Financial Problems, Financial Support
Douglas, Joel M., Ed. – Newsletter, 1982
The following topics are addressed in this newsletter issue: collective bargaining and the quality of work life, faculty elections at California State University, speeches presented at the tenth annual conference of the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions (NCSCBHEP), April 1982; and…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Faculty College Relationship, Faculty Development
Green, Judith, Ed.; And Others – 1985
Designed as a forum for issues pertinent to education at the two-year college level, this journal contains articles and dissertation abstracts by professionals at community colleges in New York. The articles are: (1) "Imagery, Visualizations, and Music: Implications for Learning Using the Right Hemisphere," by Shirley Aaronson; (2)…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Black Literature, Cerebral Dominance, Community Colleges
Sungaila, Helen – The Australian Administrator, 1980
Following a discussion of a number of objective methods of program evaluation, the author recommends a more subjective or existential model. Described briefly are the behavioral objectives model, the goal-free model, the systems analysis model, the decision-making model, the accreditation and adversary models, and the transactional model. The…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Berry, Margaret C., Ed. – 1979
The status and satisfaction of women in higher education administration are addressed in 29 articles. Contents include the following: Why Don't Women Aspire to Leadership Positions in Education (Sylvia-Lee Tibbets); Training Women for Administration (Rae Andre and Mary I. Edwards); Kindergarten: The Training Ground for Women in Administration…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation