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Download full textSmith, Stuart C., Ed.; Piele, Philip K., Ed. – 1997
School leaders, especially principals, will play a major role in determining how effectively public schools are able to respond to the challenges of the next century. This handbook summarizes, analyzes, and synthesizes literature on educational leadership. It also integrates theory and practice, containing ideas from practitioners. The volume…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education
Toma, J. Douglas; Palm, Richard L. – 1998
This report examines the role of the college dean or department head in relation to legal issues in higher education. The first section offers principles of the law, the courts, and counsel. It addresses types of legal issues, internal and external sources of the law, deference to academic and behavioral decisions, the distinction between public…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Administration, College Admission, Compliance (Legal)
Stocking, S. Holly; Gross, Paget H. – 1989
This monograph examines how bias affects the perception of journalists and discusses factors which might exacerbate or mitigate such bias. The book recommends the study of journalistic decision-making from perspectives developed in the field of social psychology. The book includes the following chapters: (1) "Media Bias, Cognitive…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, Communication Research, Decision Making
Howley, Craig B., Ed.; Eckman, John M., Ed. – 1997
This book aims to help parents, community members, and educators find resources, design school options, and take action together to improve small rural schools in ways that meet community and student needs. Chapter 1 discusses the virtues of smallness, outlines basic assumptions about the role and nature of good education, examines the…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Involvement, Community Schools, Educational Change
Stevens, Ed – ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education, 1999
Due process has become an important principle in higher education as a result of many new legal issues, including dismissals of students from campus, firings of staff members, faculty tenure and promotion, sexual harassment, discrimination, and substance abuse. This volume defines due process; explains when due process procedures are required;…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Decision Making
