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Chandler, Gabrielle; Mizener, Charlotte P. – Texas Music Education Research, 2011
The purpose of this study was to consider characteristics of elementary general music teachers and their views of factors influencing students to take part in secondary music programs, including their own influence and characteristics of their music programs. The following research questions concerning selected characteristics of elementary…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Music Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Secondary Education
Hanushek, Eric A.; Rivkin, Steven G. – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research, 2010
Extensive education research on the contribution of teachers to student achievement produces two generally accepted results. First, teacher quality varies substantially as measured by the value added to student achievement or future academic attainment or earnings. Second, variables often used to determine entry into the profession and…
Descriptors: Credentials, Teacher Effectiveness, Models, Teacher Qualifications
Jewett, Arno, Ed.; Mersand, Joseph, Ed.; Gunderson, Doris V., Ed. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1964
The purpose of this bulletin is to help teachers, supervisors, administrators, and other educators improve the English skills of culturally different youth. In an effort to gather available research and successful classroom practices, the Secondary Schools Section of the U.S. Office of Education invited a group of leaders to participate in a 3-day…
Descriptors: Qualifications, Language Aptitude, Reading Skills, Reading Programs
Albertson, Roxanne M.; And Others – 1984
A survey of women administrators in either physical education or athletics sought to ascertain the relative importance they placed on five administrative components: (1) management skills; (2) human relations techniques; (3) group skills; (4) personal characteristics; and (5) personal motivation. Subjects were 117 women athletic directors or…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Qualifications, Athletics, Females
Durnovo, Maya – 1988
A study was conducted to examine the characteristics of women administrators in Texas public community colleges. Specifically, the study examined what positions women administrators occupied at what institutions; their educational, professional, and personal background; career mobility issues; the significance of mentoring; the differences among…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Qualifications, Administrators, Career Development
Beckner, Weldon; Foster, Jeannine – 1978
Questionnaires were sent to 373 administrators in West Texas school districts with less than 500 students. The purpose of the study was to survey small school administrators' interest in leadership training through inservice education; to explore the areas of such interest; and to determine the preferences for type, location, and duration of such…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role, Administrators
Breeding, MaLesa; Whitworth, Jerry – 1999
This report presents the results of three studies on beginning teacher needs and support. The first study investigated what one beginning teacher and her mentor talked about in scheduled talk sessions. Audiotapes of the talk sessions and interviews with the teacher and her mentor uncovered how the beginning teacher perceived teaching and herself…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Labor Turnover
Gillis, M. K. – 1989
This paper discusses the supply and importance of minority teachers and predicts the effects of admissions and certification exams on the percentage of minorities in the new teacher pool. The analysis is based on the results of tests administered in one state, Texas (a teacher education program admissions test and a certification examination). The…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Projections, Minimum Competency Testing
Lyon, Robert – 1973
The paper was prepared for continuing education directors in Texas who requested additional information concerning their real estate offerings. Real estate course offerings in three States (Texas, Colorado, and California) are compared and differences and similarities among the program are assessed. A format for a certificate program in Texas is…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Certification, Community Colleges, Cooperative Planning
Ovando, Martha N.; Huckestein, Ma. Luisa S. – 2003
This report describes a study of the perceptions of central-office supervisors. The purpose of the study was to determine the perceptions of central-office supervisors regarding emerging supervisory practices within a decentralized context. The study further sought to determine the role central-office supervisors perform in exemplary school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Administrator Role
Adkison, Judith; McKenzie, Carol M. – 1990
A study to identify determinants of administrator salaries and school district salary decision-making processes is described in this report. A three-part methodology included a telephone survey of 23 out of 27 administrators, an analysis of formal district salary schedules, and a data analysis of state personnel files. The state records analysis…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Administrators
Griffith, Susan R. – 1988
A state-mandated outcomes assessment test for certification of teachers has been administered in Texas since 1986. At Southwest Texas State University, which produces the most certified teachers in the state, the assessment showed that its students were not also among the best. In response to this situation, a presidential committee conducted…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy, Educational Quality
Kajs, Lawrence T.; Sanders, Raymond, L.; Willman, Edward; Alaniz, Ramon; Brott, Pamelia E.; Gomez, Diana M. – 1999
School principals are called to be lifelong learners. The advancements of technology require school leaders to participate in ongoing education to remain skilled in and informed about technology usage. This article first provides a literature review, discussing the need for continuing education in technology for school administrators as lifelong…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role