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Russell, Earl B., Ed.; White, Michael R., Ed. – 1972
The document contains the proceedings of a Statewide conference on enhancing the role of vocational education administrators as change agents. Conference topics included: "How Administrators Can Overcome Barriers to Educational Change," Henry M. Brickell; "Why Educational Innovations Fail and How They can be More Effectively…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Conference Reports
Keedy, John L. – 1991
Findings of a study that examined successful high school principals' strategies for implementing school improvement visions are presented in this paper. Methodology involved case studies of four Georgia high school principals with reputations for effective school improvement. Interviews were conducted with the principals and 10 teachers from each…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship
Page, Jane A.; Page, Fred M., Jr. – 1985
The purposes of this study were threefold: (1) to identify school principals' perceptions of their occupational responsibilities and the academic preparation needed for those responsibilities; (2) to determine significant relationships between perceptions of preparation and perceptions of difficulty; and (3) to identify significant differences…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
Avant, Glen R.; Miller, James O. – 1992
Findings from a study that examined the relationship between work role-expectations of public school principals and work outcomes are presented in this paper. Methodology involved completion of the Miller-Carey Work Role Inventory by 200 elementary and secondary principals in 9 Georgia school systems. Findings indicate that the principals…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Job Satisfaction
Keedy, John L.; Bivens, Les – 1991
A collaborative effort between a high school principal and researcher to identify a successful principal's school improvement agenda and practices is described in this report of one of four case studies. Methodology involved indepth interviews with the principal and surveys of 10 teachers to compare their perceptions of teacher/principal…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, Educational Environment, Educational Improvement
Keedy, John L.; Finch, Aubrey M. – 1990
Ways in which a high school principal implemented a shared decision-making structure into his school are described in this case study. Two research questions are explored: the identification of the principal's school improvement agenda; and how he improved his school. Methodology involved interviews with the principal and teachers, as well as…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, Educational Environment, Educational Improvement