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Herman, Rebecca; Woo, Ashley; Wang, Elaine Lin; Gates, Susan M.; Berglund, Tiffany; Schweig, Jonathan; Andrew, Megan; Todd, Ivy – RAND Corporation, 2022
The job of the school principal has become much more complex and demanding over the past several decades. Many university-based principal preparation programs -- which prepare the majority of school principals -- have struggled with how to make the fundamental changes needed to prepare principals for today's schools. This report shares lessons…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Principals, Recruitment, Personnel Selection
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Coffey, Lisa; Davis, Armani – Education Sciences, 2019
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) student-athletes represent a unique subculture on college campuses, and the athlete must balance the rigors of coursework, athletics, and the non-traditional dynamics associated with being an athlete, which include "dumb jock" stereotypes, isolation, negative criticism, and the fear…
Descriptors: College Athletics, Athletes, College Students, Skill Development
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Bengtson, Ed; Zepeda, Sally J.; Parylo, Oksana – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2013
The importance of effective school leadership is well known. The inevitable changing of school leaders raises concerns over the successfulness of the succession process. Directly linked to leader succession is socialization; therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the processes and practices of school systems that control the…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Principals, Organizational Theories, Educational Practices
McGhee, Marcheta; Satcher, Jamie – 1995
The job satisfaction and organizational commitment of rehabilitation counselors working in public rehabilitation agencies in the United States are the focus of this study. Participants were 146 rehabilitation counselor survey respondents whose agencies agreed to take part in the study. A total of 240 surveys were mailed. Job satisfaction was…
Descriptors: Counselor Qualifications, Counselors, Employee Attitudes, Employment Patterns
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. Office of Instructional Services. – 1986
The manual is intended to help local education agencies implement Georgia's laws for providing effective instructional programs for deaf-blind children. A definition and eligibility criteria for deaf-blind children are presented. A section discussing due process considers screening, referral, comprehensive evaluation, individualized education…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Deaf Blind, Definitions, Delivery Systems
Allen, Michael G.; Alley, David – 1993
There are many compelling reasons for introducing foreign language study at the middle school level. Adolescents are initiating new and higher levels of cognitive processing, their curiosity is high, and they are concerned with intellectual, philosophical, biological, sociological, moral, and ethical issues. A survey of 82 middle school foreign…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Course Organization, Curriculum Design, Elementary School Students