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Download full textSmyth, W. John – 1980
Relevant theory and research are brought to bear on the questions of what administrators can do that makes a difference to student learning, of exactly what principals manage in their role as education leader, and of what knowledge they must have to increase learning in their schools. Conclusions are that principals can improve student achievement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Speck, Bruce W.; Pabst, Thomas J. – Illinois English Bulletin, 1989
The corporate structures that inform and sustain high schools and colleges are different from each other. The high school structure is required by law to provide students with surrogate parents who ensure that legal requirements are enforced. Colleges, however, assume students are adults and provide a much more open and volatile academic…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, College Bound Students, College English, College Environment
Ellis, Thomas I. – Research Roundup, 1988
This pamphlet reviews five recent research studies that focus on various key aspects of school climate, a popular metaphor that is difficult to define, measure, or manipulate. "The Search for School Climate: A Review of the Research," by Carolyn Anderson, surveys the full scope of school climate literature, concluding with a summary of…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Facilities, Elementary Education, Institutional Environment
Andrews, Richard L.; And Others – 1986
This 3-year study, part of the Effective Schools Project of the Seattle School District and the University of Washington, was undertaken to investigate the relationship between teachers' perceptions of the principal as instructional leader and average gain scores of students in 67 elementary schools in Seattle. Scores were disaggregated by student…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Administrator Role, Analysis of Variance, Black Students
National Association of Elementary School Principals, Alexandria, VA. – 1984
This document states the position of the National Association of Elementary School Principals regarding the essential ingredients of a fine elementary or middle school. It combines the findings of current research on effective schooling with the practical, onsite experience of working principals. After a brief introduction, these standards are…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Assessment, Educational Environment, Educational Improvement
Troxell, Raymond R., Jr. – 1980
The Windber Area School District (Pennsylvania) has combatted "bigness" and impersonality by developing schools-within-a-school, a concept which has particular application for large clusters of grade strata. Although there are several ways to group students, in Windber every two grades (7 through 12) constitute a unit which has its own…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Administrator Responsibility, Competency Based Education, House Plan
HANNA, LYLE; AND OTHERS – 1967
TO DECREASE CULTURE SHOCK TO THE TEACHER IN A DISADVANTAGED CLASSROOM, A PROGRAM OF ON-SITE TRAINING CONDUCTED UNDER PROJECT "TEACH" WAS ADMINISTERED TO 30 SELECTED ELEMENTARY-EDUCATION MAJORS. THE AIM OF PHASE I WAS TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT CURRICULA INCORPORATING MEANINGFUL COURSES DESIGNED FOR TEACHERS OF THE CULTURALLY DEPRIVED. STUDENTS WERE…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Disadvantaged Schools
Glanz, Jeffrey – 1979
A persistent problem for supervisors and curriculum workers has been the unresolved tension between the demands of the organization and the drive for professionalism. Emerging in the late nineteenth century, the problem was greatly influenced by the transformation of the school system along bureaucratic lines. Supervisors and curriculum workers…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrative Problems, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
Burrichter, Arthur W. – 1968
A study was made to determine the attitudes of elementary public school teachers and administrators toward education as a lifelong process and the possibility of isolating, testing, and changing adult attitudes to encompass new concepts. Full time elementary school personnel (455) in Albany and Laramie counties completed a tested adult attitude…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Bibliographies, Doctoral Dissertations
Department of Elementary School Principals, Washington, DC. – 1968
This report summarizes the results of a 1967 survey designed to obtain a better understanding of the characteristics, duties, and opinions of the nation's elementary school principals. A questionnaire mailed to a national sample of 2,551 elementary school principals elicited a 91.7% response rate. These responses are described in 11 chapters…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role, Educational Innovation
Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1919
During May and June, 1919, the United States Bureau of Education, under the direction of the Commissioner of Education, made a survey of the public-school system of Memphis, Tennessee. This survey included a study of the social and industrial conditions of Memphis, recommendations in regard to the organization, supervision, and financing of the…
Descriptors: Public Opinion, Industrial Arts, School Surveys, Public Schools
Cook, Katherine M. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1921
This study of conditions of the school system of the County of Currituck, with suggestions for its improvement, is made at the request of the county board of education. It Is inspired by the desire of the board to adopt a consistent policy as to buildings, organization, course of study, supervision, and instruction, which provides for present and…
Descriptors: Attendance, School Buildings, Counties, School Supervision
Bullock, William, Jr. – J Educ Res, 1969
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Educational Background
Peer reviewedRohr, Michael E.; James, Richard – School Counselor, 1994
Examines how school counselors can assist runaways. The authors focus on prevention, runaway programs, and how to expedite school reentry. Because school counselors invariably spend time with runaways, counselors can become more effective and efficient both in the short and long term in helping these troubled clients. (RJM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Delinquency, Dropouts
Peer reviewedJournal of Law and Education, 1995
A majority of federal courts have dismissed lawsuits involving children injured at school and have held that the Constitution does not mandate that affirmative steps should be taken to protect a child. Deals with both the legal and practical issues involved with such a decision. Argues that public school officials have an affirmative…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education
