NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 4 results Save | Export
Stoelinga, Sara Ray – Phi Delta Kappan, 2011
Many principals use harassing supervision to encourage low-performing teachers to leave. Principals are driven to this tactic because teacher evaluation systems don't systematically identify low-performing teachers, principals don't understand the teacher removal process, principal training programs don't build principal expertise in hiring and…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Principals, Teacher Supervision, Supervisory Methods
Soltis, Jonas F. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1985
Outlines a fictitious but ideal school in which staff work cooperatively and are encouraged to develop their talents. (MD)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Mentors, Secondary Education, Staff Development
Shanker, Albert – Phi Delta Kappan, 1985
Outlines five areas--salaries, discipline, class size, student/teacher match, and professionalism--in which a "revolution" must take place if the educational reform movement is to be successful. (MD)
Descriptors: Class Size, Discipline, Educational Administration, Educational Change
Strother, Deborah Burnett – Phi Delta Kappan, 1984
Almost half of the 13 million children aged 13 and under are estimated to have no supervision after school hours. Communities and schools must develop responses to the problem tailored to local needs. (MD)
Descriptors: After School Programs, Child Advocacy, Child Responsibility, Child Welfare