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Source
| Clearing House | 161 |
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Publication Type
Education Level
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
| Practitioners | 24 |
| Administrators | 7 |
| Teachers | 3 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Education Act 1944 (England) | 1 |
| Education for All Handicapped… | 1 |
| First Amendment | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedJohnson, Alex B.; Gold, Veronica – Clearing House, 1980
This article describes some of the important provisions of PL 94-142 and outlines the extent of the building principal's involvement in their implementation. It discusses the principal's role in coordinating mainstreaming efforts between regular and special education personnel and suggests strategies for facilitating regular teachers' acceptance…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Coordination, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedDierenfield, Richard B. – Clearing House, 1981
By the Education Act of 1944, religious education and daily worship are required in England's public and private schools. This article describes some provisions of that act, including the "conscience clause," and presents an overview of school practice, considering curriculum, time allotments, teaching personnel, and the administrator's…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Curriculum, Educational Legislation, Educational Practices
Peer reviewedHarden, G. Daniel – Clearing House, 1988
Asserts that all building principals should have some direct and specific teaching responsibilities. (MS)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedMalone, Bobby G.; Caddell, Tracy A. – Clearing House, 2000
Looks at ways in which a principal's job is demanding, and notes incentives and disincentives to entering administration. Outlines activities and characteristics of effective school leadership. Argues that excellent teachers who have a vision for their students and use their philosophy of education to develop meaningful lessons that transform…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedHallaman, D. G. – Clearing House, 1975
An Urban Affairs Supervisor sarcastically presented suggestions for use by administrators in developing their professional polish. (RK)
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Guides, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role
Peer reviewedHerman, Jerry J. – Clearing House, 1976
If principals are to become true decision makers, suggests the author, then consider some of the techniques used by the West Bloomfield School District of Orchard Lake, Michigan. These techniques, which feature collaborative decision making, use the intellectual and research expertise of the total professional administrative team. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board of Education Policy, Budgeting, Decision Making
Peer reviewedGarawski, Robert A. – Clearing House, 1978
The secondary school assistant principalship is significant to educational administration because it represents first-line management of every aspect of a secondary school's operation. A survey was made of 164 assistant principals to determine to what extent their tasks and environmental conditions were related to job satisfaction. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Assistant Principals, Educational Policy
Peer reviewedPurvis, Johnny; Leonard, Rex – Clearing House, 1985
Discusses strategies that can be used to prevent the five most common behavioral problems in secondary schools: (1) failure to complete assigned work, (2) tardiness, (3) inattentiveness, (4) littering, and (5) failure to bring materials to class. (FL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Discipline
Peer reviewedBrodbelt, Samuel – Clearing House, 1985
Presents an overview of the problem of absenteeism, discusses the reasons for it, and offers procedures for promoting attendance. (FL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Attendance, Elementary Secondary Education, Problems
Peer reviewedStripling, Barbara – Clearing House, 1986
Argues that educators who service classroom teachers and students should (1) set personal goals and (2) eliminate time wasters. (FL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Classroom Techniques, Educational Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedCalabrese, Raymond L. – Clearing House, 1986
Argues that school effectiveness can be increased by improving the principal's ability to understand and assist in the process of improving classroom instruction. (FL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement, Principals
Peer reviewedCooper, Lloyd; Forrer, Kathleen – Clearing House, 1986
Offers a checklist for administrators to use in evaluating their interpersonal relationship with teachers. (HOD)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Check Lists, Interpersonal Relationship
Peer reviewedPellicer, Leonard O. – Clearing House, 1984
Offers tips for supervising teachers and teaching based on the assumption that good teaching is an art rather than a science.
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Philosophy, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedFischel, Frank J., Jr.; Valentine, Jerry W. – Clearing House, 1984
Offers guidelines for appropriate male administrator dress and reports findings of a survey of teacher perceptions of male secondary school administrators' dress. (FL)
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Educational Research, Guidelines
Peer reviewedVaupel, Carl F., Jr.; Cobbs, Charles R. – Clearing House, 1983
Describes a program of student scholarship and conduct recognition developed by a middle school in Arkansas. (FL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Elementary Education, Middle Schools
