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Direct linkCheatham, Jennifer Perry; Thomas, Rodney; Parrott-Sheffer, Adam – Harvard Education Press, 2022
A vital resource for educational leaders, "Entry Planning for Equity-Focused Leaders" introduces an equity-minded process for intentional entry planning that sets the stage for sustainable change within organizations. In this practitioner-focused and action-oriented work, Jennifer Perry Cheatham, Rodney Thomas, and Adam Parrott-Sheffer…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Leadership Styles, Leadership Responsibility, Instructional Leadership
Ende, Fred; Everette, Meghan – ASCD, 2020
In "Forces of Influence," Fred Ende and Meghan Everette contend that schoolwide success starts with relationships--not only between students and adults, but also among all adults up and down the education hierarchy. It's by leveraging these relationships that educators can influence outcomes and effect real change. But how can educators…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Teacher Role, Educational Change, Instructional Leadership
Lytle, James H., Ed.; Lytle, Susan L., Ed.; Johanek, Michael, Ed.; Rho, Kathy J., Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2018
This groundbreaking volume encourages today's educational leaders to reposition the way they think about leadership and its challenges. Experienced school and district leaders reveal how they conceptualize their roles, how they learn by posing and solving problems of practice, and how they cope with increasing expectations and complexity in their…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Leadership Responsibility, Administrator Role, Administrator Attitudes
Hodes, Jacqueline S.; Shupp, Matthew R.; Davenport, Zebulun R. – Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Ltd, 2019
Leadership skills and abilities are essential for student affairs administrators and educators. Through a narrative approach, this book addresses current issues in leadership and administration for student affairs from a variety of perspectives. Lessons, tips, and strategies for student affairs professionals at various levels are provided. Letters…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Leadership Qualities, Student Personnel Workers, Administrators
Brehm, John; Gates, Scott – Russell Sage Foundation, 2008
The mere word "bureaucracy" brings to mind images of endless lines, piles of paperwork, and frustrating battles over rules and red tape. But some bureaucracies are clearly more efficient and responsive than others. Why? In "Teaching, Tasks, and Trust", distinguished political scientists John Brehm and Scott Gates show that a good part of the…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Police, Job Performance, Administrative Organization
Nidiffer, Jana, Ed.; Bashaw, Carolyn Terry, Ed. – 2001
The chapters in this collection provide the history of women administrators in higher education and explore a number of current topics, including the controversies surrounding women's education, the contributions of female college presidents, the growth and development of deans of women, and the dilemmas faced by many women administrators.…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Administrator Role, Administrators, Educational History
Download full textBina, James V.; Hull, William L. – 1978
Three purposes are listed for this paper: (1) to share the results of a national survey of vocational education exemplary projects; (2) to emphasize the importance of a project director's communication with five clientele audiences; and (3) to suggest specific actions likely to result in institutionalization of a demonstration project. A brief…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Audiences, Demonstration Programs
Andrew, Loyd D.; And Others – 1985
Administrative practices do affect teacher morale, according to a study conducted by Phi Delta Kappa. This handbook describes the study and its findings, presents a review of the relevant literature, and proposes specific methods administrators can use to improve staff morale. The book's first chapter describes the study's objectives: to identify…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education
Snyder, Fred A., Ed. – 1976
This monograph consists of 12 short articles written by students enrolled in a basic course in elementary school administration at Indiana State University. The monograph is intended to provide some insight as to what future elementary administrators believe is important in administering an elementary school. Each article focuses on a slightly…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Administrators, Elementary Education
Hostrup, Richard W., Ed. – 1990
Each of the 11 chapters of this book was written by a professor of school management with practical administrative experience and expertise in a specific area. Thus, a feature of the book is the integration of theory and practice. Each chapter discusses a particular administrative position and its role; these positions include: superintendent,…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Administrators
Millett, John D. – 1978
Described in detail are the governance patterns on 30 campuses, including state, comprehensive, and research universities, independent institutions, and general baccalaureate colleges. The extent to which new forms of governance have realized their objectives is shown, the implications for other institutions are pointed out, and recommendations…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, College Faculty, College Governing Councils
Kerr, Clark – 2003
This is the second of two volumes telling the story of the author, an influential figure in higher education. This volume tells how the University of California evolved, under Kerr's leadership, into the institution it is today. Part 1, "Introduction," contains: (1) "Politicizing the Ivory Tower." Part 2, "Impacts of…
Descriptors: Activism, Administrator Role, Administrators, Educational Administration
National Association of Elementary School Principals, Reston, VA. – 2001
Influenced by the academic standards movement, which demands a focus on equity and instruction as never before, school leaders are thinking about how to define "quality" in schools and how to create and manage the environments that support it. A basic theme in this book is that having a first-rate school and first-rate school leadership…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Administrators
Jacobson Stephen L., Ed.; Hickcox, Edward S., Ed.; Stevenson, Robert B., Ed. – 1996
Much of administrative preparation and practice centers on problem solving, developing alternative solutions, and selecting among competing alternatives for the most feasible solutions. Some of the persistent dilemmas resident in the training and the functioning of administrators are examined here by scholars and practitioners of educational…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role, Administrators
Garner, Howard G. – 1982
Administrators of programs for young people in schools, agencies, hospitals, and other institutions often find their biggest obstacle to be interdisciplinary conflict among teachers, counselors, social workers, psychologists, child-care workers, and others. After describing the problem, this handbook delineates an alternative to the departmental…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Counseling Services, Guidelines
