The purpose of this study was to examine the perceived effectiveness of leadership in a Missouri rural K-8 school with a high incidence of poverty that consistently met federal and state accountability mandates. The concepts of accountability as measured by student achievement, the unique educational needs of children from poverty, and the…

Leadership depends on the situation. Few social scientists would dispute the validity of this statement. But the statement can be interpreted in many different ways, depending, at least in part, on what one means by leadership. This article begins with a definition of leadership and a brief description of 3 historically important theories of…

For many educators the fair use provision of the Copyright Act of 1976 and the subsequent Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization (TEACH) Act offer "carte blanche" use of various forms of media in the classroom. As Siva Vaidhyanathan (2001) notes, "Copyright myths have had as much power as copyright laws" (p. 5). The…

The Public School Forum of North Carolina examined how to identify and prepare school leaders who can meet the challenges of the 21st century in the state's public schools, and it made recommendations for making the current system stronger and more productive. In searching for comprehensive approaches that could provide leadership preparation…

Using a life notes methodology (Bell-Scott, 1994; Dillard, 2000, 2006; Simmons, 2007), I use personal narratives to describe my epistemological influences on my approach to educational practice, research, and the preparation of school leaders. Second, I share personal accounts of how my social justice lens expanded to be inclusive of lesbian, gay,…

According to Warren Bennis, professor at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business and a recognized authority on organizational development, leadership and change, becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming oneself. It is precisely that simple, and it is also that difficult. In career and technical student…

State university programs for leadership development awardees, authorized under the Education Professions Development Act offer individual and group learning activities of diverse natures, involving course work, early internship, seminars, research, and a final internship. (Author/SA)

The West Virginia University (WVU) model, designed and suggested as a means of meeting the need for a systematic approach to educating group counselors, provides student leaders with a training experience combining certain facets of the models reviewed in the literature: practice and feedback, participation, modeling, and instruction. (Author)

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An inservice program for 20 practicing administrators holding degrees in school administration was conducted at the University of Illinois during the 1969-1970 academic year. Program objectives were (1) to provide administrators with an opportunity under guidance to strengthen and develop conceptual bases and to improve their administrative…

Three organizational simulations were developed to assess three levels of military personnel at Army assessment centers. Eleven leadership diminsions were used in the assessment, simulations were developed to elicit behaviors relevant to those dimensions. Procedures and instruments for evaluating the relevant behaviors were developed, as were…

This paper describes a leadership development model which departs radically from the traditional leader preparation programs. Leadership is perceived not as a complex of skills and characteristics accruing to an individual but as the initiation and maintenance of an ongoing process of self and organizational renewal. The process envisioned…

Grievance procedures of the Department of Commerce are described and suggestions to the supervisor for dealing with these problems are given. Graphics and handouts point up highlights of complaints procedure and include checklist of steps for supervisor to take. (NF)

This report examines the assertion that selections for promotion to administrative and supervisory position should be made from personnel within the district and that it is economically and educationally beneficial for school districts to carry on active programs to identify leadership potential. Few research findings are available to substantiate…

A review of the nation's recent past and a call for emphasis on leadership and purpose in schools. (Author/MLF)