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Peer reviewedMcGee, Jerry C.; Blackburn, Jack E. – Theory into Practice, 1979
Evidence suggests that a middle school organizational design has some administrative advantages over the traditional junior high school program because of the more unified social and academic atmosphere. (LH)
Descriptors: Instructional Program Divisions, Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools, Nontraditional Education
Peer reviewedCarr, Alison A. – Journal of Curriculum and Supervision, 1997
Reviews relevant literature on systemic change and community participation. Explores leadership styles of principals in four community-minded middle schools. Administrators should be aware of their individual leadership styles and their effects on others' behavior. Principals wishing to foster empowerment in schools should move toward a…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools, Parent Participation
Lindle, Joan Clark – Schools in the Middle, 1992
A study of three middle school principals about their instructional leadership activities before and after the establishment of shared decision making revealed an enhancement of leadership. The nature of the middle school teacher's role demands participative leadership and communication and decision making revolved around instructional issues.…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Instructional Leadership, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Peer reviewedNASSP Bulletin, 1983
Describes a framework for moving from the general school effectiveness factors to specific practices and behaviors focusing on strong leadership by the principal. Outlines the general functions of instructional leadership, then narrows to one function, monitoring student progress, and derives specific principal behaviors. (MLF)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Educational Environment, Intermediate Grades
Kshensky, Marcel; Muth, Rodney – 1991
Beginning with a review of traditional perspectives on educational leadership, the link between effective principals and school effectiveness, and the bases of social power, this document goes on to report on a 1986-87 study conducted to determine how the types of power used by principals relate to school effectiveness. Subjects were…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrative Principles, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
