Descriptor
Source
| Clearing House | 161 |
Author
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 reviewedLeSourd, Sandra J.; Grady, Marilyn L. – Clearing House, 1988
Asks what a principal can do to support instruction that best matches the purposes that are valued for school effectiveness. Suggests the principal should analyze teacher behavior during instruction and assist teachers to modify behavior to meet their instructional goals. (MS)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedWendel, Frederick C.; And Others – Clearing House, 1993
Discusses a study which sought to discover the traits and characteristics of exemplary school administrators, especially principals. Identifies the 11 qualities and characteristics necessary for principals to become effective leaders, as most often mentioned by the leaders themselves. (HB)
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role, Educational Administration, Educational Research
Peer reviewedHightower, Toby E. – Clearing House, 1979
This paper attempts a description of some of the problems principals face, along with suggestions for solving them. The main focus is on discipline and dealing with student misconduct, but relations with parents, teachers, and police are also considered. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Role, Conflict Resolution, Delinquency
Peer reviewedFord, Jerry D. – Clearing House, 1987
Enumerates the possibilities for the decline of confidence in educational leadership, namely, the feelings of (1) financial betrayal, (2) decreased autonomy, (3) pseudo-merit, (4) sell-outs, and (5) no support. (NKA)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Communication
Peer reviewedDiGeronimo, Joe – Clearing House, 1987
Describes a program in which school district teaching staff members provided inservice training as opposed to outside consultants. Reports the program was successful and met with the approval of the staff. (FL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Consultants, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Peer reviewedBartlett, Larry – Clearing House, 1986
Cautions that while the decision of the Supreme Court in "New Jersey vs. T.L.O." did affirm the authority of school officials to search students under some circumstances, it did not give them unfettered authority to search students. (FL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, School Law
Peer reviewedSpinder, John P.; George, Paul S. – Clearing House, 1984
Argues that the participatory leadership model is especially effective at the middle school level because the team concept is vital to the middle school construct. Asserts that principals who use such a model can truly become instructional leaders. (FL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership
Peer reviewedArbell, Ron – Clearing House, 1983
Suggests ways in which educational leaders can become more creative and encourage creativity in those with whom they work. (FL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Creative Teaching, Creativity
Peer reviewedBurke, Peter J.; Fessler, Ralph – Clearing House, 1983
Explores key components of the teacher professional growth process and examines how "significant others" can contribute to the components discussed. Presents a structure for a collaborative approach to supervision and staff development. (FL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Cooperation, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedCavin, G. E. – Clearing House, 1983
Discusses the need for administrators to focus on how their students revise written work, considers the relationship of the revision process to learning, and speculates on why revision is not usually seen as a major part of student writing. (FL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Content Area Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Strategies
Peer reviewedCunningham, Donald C. – Clearing House, 1973
Article considered the use of the modular schedule and its meaning for the student, his parents, and the school. (RK)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Computers, Curriculum Development, Flexible Scheduling
Peer reviewedJohnson, James J. – Clearing House, 1973
The thesis of this discussion is that if administrative and professorial roles are different, the excellent professor may prove an unsatisfactory administrator in most cases. (Author)
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role
Peer reviewedBoykin, Arsene O. – Clearing House, 1969
Descriptors: Activism, Administrator Role, Black Attitudes, Civil Disobedience
Peer reviewedHamby, John V. – Clearing House, 1983
Argues that teacher evaluation is necessary if the performance of teachers is to be improved. Suggests that it can be made more palatable as well as effective if those responsible for it realize that there is value in evaluation. (FL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Peer reviewedMemory, David M. – Clearing House, 1983
Argues that content area teachers should assume the major responsibility for preparing students in the areas commonly assessed in minimum competency tests. Sets forth four problems in convincing content area teachers to assume this role and offers techniques for persuading them to do so. (FL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Functional Reading
