The study is aimed at analyzing the factors that affect formulation of strategic plans in secondary schools in Mombasa County and its environs. The study looks at various variables namely leadership, training, resources allocation and education policy frameworks as the main challenges. The paper concludes that the above variables to a large extent…

The role of the school administrator as an instructional leader has had a long history. However, today this role is more important than ever as high stakes testing has increased the level of accountability for all educators. Districts across the country be they urban, suburban, or rural are scraping for every dollar and at the same time many…

A fantasy about a high school principal endowed with miraculous powers, showing how he solves various school problems. (SJL)

Investigates the roles and workloads of secondary school principals from Queenslands, Australia, and New Zealand. Finds, for example, that pressure in the role and hours worked per week had increased compared with previous years. Overall principals were highly satisfied with their roles. Provides discussion of skills and competencies required of…

At a series of three workshops, 25 principal competency statements were developed to define more clearly administrative roles in community education administration. A table organizes the 25 statements into eight essential task areas and then lists the minimal competencies needed in each area. (MLF)

This publication is aimed at middle managers in schools, colleges and other settings who have been given the responsibility for leading the transition from key skills to functional skills over the coming years. It provides an update on some of the developments with functional skills, explains some of the theory about leading from the middle, and…

This is the first of a projected series of three reports that present the results of a study of the secondary school principalship in Hawaii. The primary purpose of the study was to develop a profile of Hawaii's public high school principals by using field survey research techniques. The design was adapted from a nationwide survey of secondary…

Since 1960 the role of the secondary school principal has changed greatly for many reasons. Changes are apparent in the areas of competencies needed to be a principal, leadership, training programs for principals, and the relationship of principals to professional teachers' associations. The principal's primary task is now one of management. (SB)

This document reports on a study that investigated the relation between the secondary principal's instructional expertise -- as perceived by the classroom teacher -- and the likelihood that a teacher with an instructional problem would seek the principal's assistance. The major conclusions were: (1) perceived expertise is the most important…

A study was conducted to determine the tasks and responsibilities of a local vocational director at the secondary school district level in Colorado. Its objective was to determine the perceptions of local directors of secondary school districts in Colorado and their immediate supervisors' perceptions of the administrative tasks and…

John Lewis, president of the National Association of Secondary School Principals, discusses changes needed in principal training programs to reflect changes in schools, the shortage of principals, the difference between administration and teaching, the importance of collaborating with staff and students, school violence, the difference between…

This report presents some of the data gathered in a survey of approximately 16,000 secondary school principals in the United States during the 1963-64 school year. Five different 125-item questionnaires were used in the survey, with approximately 3,200 principals answering each questionnaire. Altogether, 354 different questions were asked, 54 of…

A project developed and tested a management and leadership capability framework for the vocational educational and training (VET) sector. The framework emerged from a review of research into the characteristics and behaviors of managers and leaders and from interviews and focus group meetings with VET managers. The framework that emerged consisted…

The most conspicuous and pertinent tendency in rural education in the biennium is that toward better understanding of and intelligent accomplishment in the direction of more equitable distribution of school opportunities and school expense burdens. Rural education is still the weak spot in the American educational system. The passing of the…

A study was conducted to identify and verify the competencies that are considered necessary for beginning vocational administrators in Florida. During the study, an 83-item survey questionnaire that covered 15 broad competency statement areas was administered to a sample of 137 individuals. Included in the study sample were all of Florida's 67…