The authors of this article state that, as literacy coaches negotiate complex tasks in their work with teachers, they assume dual roles. The authors review the evolution of International Reading Association (IRA) standards, paying particular attention to the roles of literacy coach and literacy coordinator. The authors then present data on the…

This qualitative case study reports and interprets school principals' perceptions of their role in implementing and sustaining Second Step, a social skills development programme. The study compares schools that implemented the programme as a formalised strategy for all teachers and those that did not. The results suggest that the key features of…

Comments on the role of elementary school principals in the 1970's. (LN)

Schools, school districts, and school clientele have a pervasive influence upon their principal's behavior through a network of rewards, sanctions and inducements. (Author)

What can logically be expected of a school principal changes with the overall shift in educational trends. (CK)

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to survey the opinions of principals concerning the role of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) serving students with communication disorders who have been involved in violence. Method: A mixed methods design involving 678 questionnaires was mailed to elementary, middle, and high school principals in a…

Traditional professional development focuses on declarative and procedural knowledge. That is, participants usually learn what to do and how to do it rather than when to do it and why it is important. In McREL's leadership development program, they focus first on providing participants with an overview of research findings found in their…

Principals' expectations on six counselor role dimensions were compared with ideal counselor roles as seen by counselor educators. Disagreement was found between principals and counselor educators on the role of the counselor in situations involving clerical tasks, confidentiality, personal-emotional counseling, and nonrelated counseling…

Technology, one of the important factors that influence success in schools, should be planned and used effectively in schools. Technology planning is significant because it gives information about the current situation and of the target future goals as well as because the present technology should be used effectively. This study focuses on the…

This field study profiles the roles of secondary school principals in Lebanon, focusing on four areas: (1) role-specific behaviors necessary for success; (2) the degrees of significance attached to each of the behaviors by principals, teachers, and students; (3) the extent to which such behaviors are actually found; and (4) the consequent picture…

The authority-based powers, traditionally the exclusive domain of principals, have been weakened by court decisions and collective bargaining. The principal must seek and develop ability-based powers--referent power and expert power. (Author/MLF)

A newly-appointed principal describes the responses of schoolchildren, and how the responses vary according to age and experience, as the children adjust to her presence after the departure of a beloved predecessor. (Author/MLF)

Describes follow-up work to two citywide surveys (in Sheffield, England) investigating the deputy head's role in primary school. Findings highlighted lack of a robust definition of the vice-principal's role, which is heavily influenced and controlled by the headteacher and dependent on amount of time available to undertake responsibilities. (29…

Arguments presented in this paper and the evidence from the Tasmanian Successful School Principals Project support broadening "what" counts for successful schools and school leadership. This broadening needs to embrace student outcomes, including non-cognitive social outcomes such as student empowerment. In examining who should provide…

The purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions of vocational directors and high school principals regarding the role of the vocational director, to determine if programs need to be developed to provide for optimum relationships between the director and the principal. Mailed questionnaire responses were received from 121 pairs of…