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Ibara, Emmanuel C. – Africa Education Review, 2014
The article examines the professional development of secondary school principals in Nigeria. Drawing from vast review of literature on professional development and appointment of school principals in other countries, the article canvasses the position that secondary schools in Nigeria should be administered by skilled personnel who have the…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Principals, Secondary Schools, Foreign Countries
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Earley, Peter; Weindling, Dick – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2007
This article explores several issues about school leaders, career stages and performance. It draws upon various pieces of research, including the longitudinal study of secondary headteachers which began in the early 1980s at the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), to raise some key issues about headteachers' careers, the various…
Descriptors: Leadership Qualities, Instructional Leadership, Principals, Career Development
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Bolam, Ray – Educational Management & Administration, 1997
Discusses a series of (British) management development initiatives currently being launched by the Teacher Training Agency. Priority has been given to developing a National Professional Qualification for Headship. This major policy innovation should be welcomed and placed within the context of past management training policy. Summarizes…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
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Bush, Tony – School Leadership & Management, 1998
The Teacher Training Agency's National Professional Qualification for Headship is a (nearly mandatory) initiative leading to a threshold qualification for headship. This article examines NPQH, contrasting it with recent school management provision history in England and Wales and with international practice. With modifications, NPQH may contribute…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Assessment Centers (Personnel), Elementary Secondary Education