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Munnelly, Robert J., Ed. – 1981
Underscoring the need for improved supervision and evaluation policies as a means of increasing public confidence in the quality of education in Massachusetts public schools, this yearbook presents six articles describing supervision and evaluation innovations. Specific topics include a summary of recommendations compiled by the Study Committee in…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, School Supervision
Regional Laboratory for Educational Improvement of the Northeast & Islands, Andover, MA. – 1989
This information packet contains journal articles, book chapters, conference papers, and ERIC clearinghouse publications on small schools management strategies for superintendents and principals. Topics cover (1) elements of formal team management; (2) role of the administrator in creating the environment necessary for effective schools; (3)…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Management Teams, Participative Decision Making
Kochan, Frances K., Ed. – 1999
This collection of seven papers provides a view of the future of educational leadership. Some of the articles deal with the life and world of the principal, while others discuss the issues involved in training educators to become effective educational leaders. The first study examines methods and structures for preparing educators and deals with…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Qualifications, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Mills, E. Andrew, Ed. – 1991
This anthology is a collection of 17 articles by arts supervisors and administrators. The authors discuss both specific and general aspects of art education program supervision. Topics include staff development, evaluation of art learning, integrating community cultural resources, establishing elementary art specialists, coordinating multiple arts…
Descriptors: Art Education, Community Resources, Cooperative Programs, Educational Administration
Gregor, Alexander D., Ed. – 1997
This publication is part of a series that reprints articles on a range of thematic issues published in the "Canadian Journal of Higher Education." This collection focuses on graduate education in Canada. After a preface and an introduction, the five articles are: "Graduate Student Supervision Policies and Procedures: A Case Study of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Doctoral Degrees, Foreign Countries, Graduate Students
Miller, Richard I., Ed. – 1991
This book discusses the application of the Deming Management Method to higher education in order to improve the management practices and operations of American colleges and universities. The contributing articles are as follows: (1) "The Parable of the Red Beads" (Joseph A. Burke); (2) Constancy of Purpose for the Improvement of Product…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Business Administration, College Administration, Higher Education
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon; And Others – 1994
This collection of papers focuses on guided practice as a face-to-face professional activity directed toward helping teachers learn to teach and learn from teaching. The first paper, "Guided Learning from Teaching: A Fresh Look at a Familiar Practice" by Sharon Feiman-Nemser and Cheryl Rosaen, provides a conceptual framework of guided…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Clinical Supervision (of Teachers), Doctoral Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Keefe, James W., Ed.; Jenkins, John M., Ed. – 1984
Instructional leadership is the principal's role in providing direction, resources, and support to teachers and students for the improvement of teaching and learning in the school. This handbook reviews factors affecting that role in four broad domains: keeping informed about trends, planning for instructional improvement, implementing…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Objectives, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1979
Based on a spring 1979 survey on communication in Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member institutions, this Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) kit focuses on upward communication from staff to administration by looking at individual responsibilities of staff members and supervisors. Results indicate that the two most commonly…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Committees, Competence, Employer Employee Relationship
Gordon, Stephen P., Ed. – Eye on Education, 2005
The standards in this book will enhance teaching and learning. The list of the book's contributors reads like a "Who's Who" in the field of instructional supervision. These standards are practical, specific, and flexible, so that schools and districts can adapt them to their own contexts and goals. Each set also includes activities for…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Reflective Teaching, Professional Development, Intellectual History
Bullock, Lyndal M., Ed.; Gable, Robert A., Ed.; Rutherford, Robert B., Jr., Ed. – 1998
The third in a series, this collection of previously published monographs examines the challenges of preparing teachers to work with students who have emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). Monographs include: (1) "Issues in Training Teachers for the Seriously Emotionally Disturbed" (Frank H. Wood), which discusses preparing regular and special…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Classroom Techniques, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Tye, Kenneth A., Comp.; Costa, Arthur L., Comp. – 1986
This monograph guides administrators in developing policies that lead to improved supervision of instruction. Chapter 1, "The Mystery of Effective Teaching," by Barbara Benham Tye, focuses on improving schools' work environment through the supportive methods of clinical supervision. Arthur L. Costa describes five phases of the process…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Board of Education Policy
Nelson, Linda J., Ed. – 1989
On-the-job learning experiences of 47 school administrators, representing a broad range of administrative settings and roles, are described in this collection of reflective narratives. The authors, who had completed at least one year of training with the California School Leadership Academy (CSLA), wrote of how they applied learning acquired…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Administrators