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What We Know about Upward Appraisals of Management: Facilitating the Future Use of UPAs [and] Invited Reaction: Reaction to Hall, Leidecker, and DiMarco.
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Hall, James L.; And Others – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 1996
Hall, Leidecker, and DiMarco write that upward performance appraisals are supposed to improve communication and increase worker satisfaction. Concerns are related to subordinate qualifications and bias, lack of time, and acceptance of results. Three types are subordinate oriented, cross-hierarchical, and self-inclusive. Stoner's reaction argues…
Descriptors: Administrators, Feedback, Personnel Evaluation, Supervisor Supervisee Relationship
Models of Supervision in Early Childhood Programs: Implications for Training.
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Sheerer, Marilyn A.; Bauer, Karen L. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 1996
Child care directors as supervisors are called on to develop, train, evaluate, and appraise child care workers, having varying levels of experience and training in these functions. The professional literature shows commonality in supervisory models in early childhood settings and that directors benefit from in-service training. (SD)
Descriptors: Administrator Behavior, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Administrator Role
Desirable Leadership Behaviours of Multi-Cultural Managers in China.
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Littrell, Romie F. – Journal of Management Development, 2002
Hotel managers (both expatriate and indigenous) and supervisors (n=122) in China identified desirable and actual leadership traits in English and Chinese versions of the Leadership Behavior Description Questionnaire. Indigenous managers had more tolerance of freedom than expatriate managers. Supervisors were more tolerant than managers.…
Descriptors: Administrators, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences
Using Collaborative Performance Appraisal to Enhance Teachers' Professional Growth: A Review and Test of What We Know.
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Cousins, J. Bradley – Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education, 1995
Research on what is known about the use of collaborative performance appraisal to enhance the professional growth of teachers was reviewed, and a survey was conducted of the views of 152 administrators and teacher supervisors about collaborative performance assessment. Alternatives for policy and practice suggested by the findings are discussed.…
Descriptors: Administrators, Cooperation, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
Education Vital Signs. Leadership: The Toughest Job in America.
Carr, Nora – American School Board Journal, 2003
Examines administration, motivation, and compensation among educational leaders. Discusses the high-stakes, high-stress jobs of superintendents, assistant superintendents, subject-area supervisors, principals, and assistant principals. Also looks at the role of school board members and the importance of teamwork in education. (Contains one table…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Administrators
Gender, Employment and Working Time Preferences in Europe.
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Fagan, Colette; Warren, Tracey – 2001
A representative survey of over 30,000 people aged 16-64 years across the 15 member states of the European Union and Norway sought Europeans' preferences for increasing or reducing the number of hours worked per week. Key finding included the following: (1) 51% preferred to work fewer hours in exchange for lower earnings while 12% preferred to…
Descriptors: Administrators, Child Care, Collective Bargaining, Demography