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Kindsvatter, Richard; Tosi, Donald J. – Clearing House, 1971
Assistant principals need a well-defined role in order to function effectively. Such a delineation of duties is lacking in most schools today, even large ones. (CK)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Principals

Levenson, William B. – Clearing House, 1970
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Principals

Winston, Sheldon – Clearing House, 1971
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Principals, Problem Solving

Soderbergh, Peter A. – Clearing House, 1970
It is extremely important for the schools to have one person who can remain independent of all the violent pressures for educational change. (CK)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Change, Principals

Ban, John R. – Clearing House, 1970
Twenty-five ways that the school principal can improve his stature among teachers and simultaneously reflect his concern about education are presented. (Author)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Principals, Teacher Administrator Relationship

Weldy, Gilbert R. – Clearing House, 1979
A fantasy about a high school principal endowed with miraculous powers, showing how he solves various school problems. (SJL)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role, Parody

Annese, Louis E. – Clearing House, 1971
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Behavioral Objectives, Leadership Responsibility, Principals

McIntyre, John D.; Morris, William R. – Clearing House, 1982
Reviews data concerning time management and instructional supervision and suggests means for more effective management of supervision time. (FL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Research, Principals, Teacher Effectiveness

Buchanan, William C. – Clearing House, 1982
Discusses the conflicts between school principals and library media specialists concerning the role of the specialist and presents suggestions for resolving those conflicts. (FL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Media Specialists, Principals

Hope, Warren C. – Clearing House, 2002
Considers the difficulty of policy implementation and the principal's importance in policy implementation. Gives advice to principals to embrace the educational policy, conceptualize the policy in the school context, demystify the policy through information disclosure, provide staff development for successful policy implementation, provide…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Principals

Cullers, Benjamin D. – Clearing House, 1976
Discusses the expectations held by teachers, students, the public, boards of education, superintendents, power structures, and other administrators of the role the principal should play in their lives. Considers role conflict and principal reactions to differing role expectations. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Leadership Qualities, Principals

Ernest, Bill – Clearing House, 1985
Details a method of evaluating principals, explains why evaluation is important, and discusses who should conduct the evaluation. (FL)
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria

Lamb, Ronald; Thomas, Donald – Clearing House, 1983
Argues that constant renewal makes it possible for principals to remain positive about themselves and their work. (FL)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Educational Philosophy

Gerhard, Brenda – Clearing House, 1976
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Flexible Schedules, Principals

Whitaker, Beth – Clearing House, 1997
Notes that the principal's role in instructional development of schools has been the focus of educational research for 20 years. Suggests that the principal must model such actions to teachers, parents, and other staff members, as well as to students. Notes that principals should take note of the workings of the classroom and interact with…
Descriptors: Administrator Behavior, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Leadership