This study investigated the gap between elementary school principals' rankings on current and ideal allocations of time for staff, student, managerial, curriculum, strategic, fiscal, and community activities as a function of career stage. Most principals surveyed preferred to spend more time on curricular and strategic activities than they were…

The president of a relatively small college describes the road he traveled in trying to adjust to the emerging technologies. While the embedded leadership in technology in an earlier presidency had resulted in that institution becoming somewhat of a "posture-institution" for the other colleges and universities in the larger state system,…

This study examined the impact of NISL's [National Institute for School Leadership's] Executive Development Program for principals on student achievement in Pennsylvania schools between 2006-2009. Roughly half of the NISL-trained principals started the program during the 2007 school year and completed it in the 2008 school year, whereas the other…

The author believes the role of instructional leader is vital to the success of teachers and the students. Knowing your leadership style and the traits or qualities that you possess will lead you to a more successful career in educational leadership. This article focuses on the qualities and traits that principals are seeking when interviewing…

This report summarizes results from the 2007 Austin Independent School District summer school program at those Title I schools that provided summer services to students who did not attend other district summer school programs.

Teachers' burnout is common and harmful, especially high school teachers who work at county. From the perspective of education management, the paper provides descriptions and explanations of teachers and school administrators' behaviors and concepts of value. It found out that conflicts between them probably lead to teachers' burnout. It include…

Much research links collaborative experiences to the professional development of teachers. The author of this study designed a project, called the Buddy System, which provided opportunities for teachers to observe one another in the classroom and to interact with one another collaboratively. The goal was to determine if these activities provided…

The two authors from their respective leadership/administration and library/media specialist's backgrounds share their thoughts about a "Team Approach" to improved instruction. Basic elements of a shared approach are discussed with attention to the changing role of the library/media specialists in schooling.

The inception of a new head marks a challenging transition for the independent school community. Though little has been written on it, numerous programs exist to help heads prepare for and assume headship. In contrast, scant attention has been given to the transition of the spouses and children of heads. However, two other kinds of "first…

According to Erlandson and Bifano (1987), teacher empowerment is a vital dimension of the school's organization. Lieberman (1989) defined teacher empowerment as "empowering teachers to participate in group decisions and to have real decision-making roles in the school community" (p. 24). Furthermore, Summers (2006) addressed the need for…

This article presents a series of arguments supporting greater use of mediation as a tool for conflict resolution in higher education contexts. The structure of higher education is explored, as are rationales for mediation from the point of view of students, faculty and administrators. [This content was originally published in: "The Fourth R,"…

The concept of the principal as the sole instructional leader of a school is quickly changing. Substantial evidence from schools with successful instructional programs indicate this responsibility has been spread among many staff members. Teachers who have been trained in the functions of leadership, instruction, and student learning are becoming…

Kentucky's accountability system includes a school-processes audit known as Standards and Indicators for School Improvement (SISI), which is in a nascent stage of validation. Content validity methods include comparison to instruments measuring similar constructs as well as other techniques such as job analysis. This study used a two-phase process…

In the spring of 2004, the Arkansas Association of School Administrators and the Arkansas Association of Middle Level Education surveyed all public school middle school principals in the State of Arkansas as to the degree of implementation of middle school programming. This document reports the results of the survey. Conclusions are drawn from…

The usage of technology in adult ESL classrooms needs to be examined as it is creating new opportunities and added challenges. The purpose of the study was to explore how technology was being used in such environment and what factors contributed as supports or hindrances to technology use. Interviews, questionnaires, and observations were used to…