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McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership at National Louis University, 2018
Research suggests that many early childhood program administrators enter into leadership roles by being promoted from teaching positions and few have prior education, training, or experience specific to leadership or management (Catron & Groves, 1999; Billman, 1995; Bloom & Rafanello, 1994). Many directors of early care and education…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Leadership Training, Early Childhood Education, Administrator Qualifications
Estrella, Denise; Tyler, Burr; Britton, Ted; Iveland, Ashley; Nguyen, Kimberly; Arnett, Elizabeth – WestEd, 2019
NGSS Early Implementers is a six-year initiative created to help eight California school districts and two charter management organizations, supported by WestEd's K-12 Alliance, implement the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Administrators need learning opportunities if they are to adequately understand the substantial shifts of the Next…
Descriptors: School Districts, Science Education, State Standards, Kindergarten
Katz, Malcolm; Kimbrough, Ralph B. – 1991
From 1985 through 1989, studies were made annually of the administrative needs of school leaders in Georgia. This document functions as a guide for the Georgia Education Leadership Academy, as it looks ahead to the future of staff development for Georgia's school leaders. In 1985-87 and 1989, superintendents were asked to rate 61 common…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership Training, Needs Assessment
Ramsden, Paul – 1998
This book addresses principles of management and leadership in higher education, particularly leadership at the academic department level. It argues that academic leadership can improve academic outcomes and staff commitment in the current highly competitive and rapidly changing climate of higher education. Emphasis throughout is on the actual…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Outcomes Assessment, Department Heads, Foreign Countries
Georgia Professional Standards Commission, Atlanta. – 1984
The views of Georgia school superintendents on leadership preparation and the role of principals are examined to determine future directions and standards for preparing public educational leaders in the state. Data were collected from 182 (97 percent) of the state's total of 187 superintendents. In the first part of the paper, Georgia…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation
Jacobs, Charlotte; Bergen, Merlynn – 1995
A project at Stanford University Medical School (California) was undertaken to train students to deal effectively with sexism and to promote change by increasing sensitivity of university leaders. Training involved sexual harassment workshops for medical students and faculty, and leadership retreats for deans and chairpersons. Five workshops were…
Descriptors: Administrators, Attitude Change, Change Strategies, College Environment