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Twenty-First-Century Headteacher: Pedagogue, Visionary Leader or Both? Phase 1--A Reflection on the Historical Perspective and Critical Analysis of Contemporary Perception and Practice
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Barrett-Baxendale, Denise; Burton, Diana – School Leadership & Management, 2009
In recent years the UK secondary educational landscape has witnessed significant change, with the introduction of an ever-extending spectrum of competing government initiatives and policies. This has resulted in the steady erosion of the traditionally recognized role of headteacher. This paper presents the results of a practitioner-based study…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Foreign Countries, Career Development, Principals
The Effects of Urban Education on the Self-Esteem of African American Males.
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Myers, Lena Wright – Challenge: A Journal of Research on African American Men, 1998
Studies the effect of educational attainment on measures of self-esteem and self-worth of 230 Black men ranging in age from 17 to 76. Dependent variables of respect for self, others, disappointment in respondents, and the effort to live up to friends' standards, showed a statistically significant relationship to the respondent's educational…
Descriptors: Blacks, Educational Attainment, Interviews, Males
Black Education in Evanston Public Schools: A Look At the Twenties and Thirties
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Sledge, Bettye; Smith, Melvin – Integrated Education, 1974
Discusses the education of Melvin Smith, who attended Noyes Elementary School in the kindergarten grade; Larimer School, Dewey School, and Foster School in the elementary grades; Haven Junior High School; Evanston Township High School; and Fisk University. (JM)
Descriptors: Biographies, Black Education, Educational History, Elementary Education
Urban Principals: A Critical Perspective on the Context of Minority Student Outcomes.
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Reyes, Pedro; Capper, Colleen – 1990
The study explores how urban school principals perceive the problem of and solutions to student dropouts, and how these perceptions relate to student outcomes. Using the model of Bossert and his colleagues as a preliminary framework, the study analyzes principal interviews and demographic and questionnaire data. In addition, student outcome data…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Dropout Prevention, Educational Environment, High Risk Students