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Foster, Elizabeth S.; Tindall, Judith A. – 1993
There are several steps to developing a successful peer-helping program for an organization. The first step is needs assessment of the organization using tests, interviews, and reflection. Self-teaching or outside training can be used to become familiar with peer helping. Next, a philosophy should be created to support and guide the program's…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Dynamics, Peer Counseling
Jacobson, Arminta L. – 1991
This study identified the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed by teachers and other school staff to encourage high levels of parental involvement. It also developed an evaluation instrument of these factors for future use. The first phase of the project encompassed a review of the literature on teachers' roles in encouraging parental…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Role, Educational Attitudes, Elementary Education
McAninch, Harold; And Others – 1987
In 1986, a survey of 969 two-year college chief executive officers (CEO's) was conducted to determine the extent of the colleges' involvement in intercollegiate athletics, National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and athletic conference memberships, perceptions of NJCAA's new eligibility rules, institutional eligibility requirements,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Athletes
Hope, Robert; And Others – 1986
This manual is the response of a National Institute on Rehabilitation Issues (IRI) Prime Study Group to charges given to the group by the National IRI Planning Committee to develop a meaningful training and resource document on the multidisciplinary approach to vocational rehabilitation. The guide is organized in seven chapters that cover the…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Counselor Role, Delivery Systems, Educational History
Moxley, Joseph M.; Olson, Gary A. – 1988
To determine how deans as a group perceive the role of the English department chair, a study surveyed the deans of Arts and Sciences of 350 randomly selected universities with enrollments over 10,000 students (with a 51% response rate). The questionnaire solicited data about the tasks and qualities of chairmanship, referring both to specific…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Effectiveness
Hunter, Susanne M. – 1979
In March, 1977, the Vancouver, British Columbia, Board of Trustees responded to a need for administrative assistance in its four largest secondary schools by appointing Vice-Principal Interns in two schools, a Vice-Principal for Curriculum in a third school, and a School Business Assistant in the fourth. These two-year appointments were evaluated…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Organization, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role
Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp., Mishawaka, IN. – 1973
The first part of the program, the Self-Appraisal Plan, provides an opportunity for all teachers, guidance counselors, and media specialists to evaluate all areas of their professional performance on an annual basis. The Self-Appraisal Schedule and time guidelines are furnished. The second part of the program is the General Appraisal Plan which is…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Counselor Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Faculty Evaluation
Fuller, Howard L.; Campbell, Christine; Celio, Mary Beth; Harvey, James; Immerwahr, John; Winger, Abigail – 2003
Based on a survey of superintendents from 100 of the nation's largest urban and ex-urban districts and on interviews with 40 large-district superintendents, this study finds that a majority of urban school superintendents believe that their ability to implement reform in order to raise academic achievement is frustrated by district governance. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Educational Change
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Cleary, Robert E. – Educational Record, 1979
A survey conducted to assess the roles of university trustees and presidents and their conceptions of these roles is described. Differences of opinion on roles are apparent on moral and social questions, on academic policy, and on financial policy. The importance of teamwork and a cooperative relationship is emphasized. The survey instrument is…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, College Administration
Thompson, Hugh L.; Miller, John E. – AGB Reports, 1979
Governing boards or their Trustee Committees should identify, cultivate, and recruit prospective trustees; annually evaluate the board and its members; and nominate officers and other committee members. A model form that can be used to evaluate individual trustees is offered. (Author/JMD)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Committees, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Crawford, Elizabeth; Torgesen, Joseph – Florida Center for Reading Research, 2007
One of the most critical needs in Florida's "Reading First" schools is to improve the effectiveness of interventions for struggling readers. For example, during the 2005-2006 school year, only 17% of first grade students who began the year at some level of risk for reading difficulties finished the year with grade level skills on the…
Descriptors: Reading Research, Emergent Literacy, Grade 3, Grade 2
Robey, Elaine; And Others – 1991
This second phase of a project to promote adoption of new educational technology by special education administrators includes three case studies conducted in eastern U.S. school districts. Information was gathered on activities and perspectives of special education administrators concerning technology, technology implementation in the district,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
McLane, Meredith L. – 1995
This practicum paper documents the development and distribution of a handbook for child care administrators designed to increase parent involvement. It provides a review of the literature on parent involvement in day care centers and outlines the process used to develop the 12-page handbook. The handbook includes ways in which to measure the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Criticism
Daresh, John C.; Playko, Marsha A. – 1992
Findings of a study that explored aspiring administrators' perceptions of the superintendency as a viable career choice are presented in this paper. Methodology involved the administration of a questionnaire to 197 graduate students enrolled in administrator education courses. Findings indicate that the most powerful motivator was the ability to…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Career Choice, Educational Administration
Belcher, Marcia J. – 1993
At Miami-Dade Community College (M-DCC), in Florida, a committee was formed to define administrator excellence in the context of teaching and learning and to develop a performance review process. During the second pilot-testing of the resulting Performance Review Feedback Survey process, over 1,200 surveys provided information on 283…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications
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