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Leske, Lucy Apthorp; Archer-Martin, Nancy – Currents, 1999
To succeed in recruiting development officers, colleges and universities must use more aggressive methods to reach alumni, people with ties to the campus, and local business people; expand their selection criteria, perhaps including candidates with little or no experience; streamline the hiring process; and train new professionals. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Fund Raising, Higher Education, Management Development
Download full textBaltzell, D. Catherine; Dentler, Robert A. – 1983
A national study was conducted to determine the means by which school districts choose principals. The main goals of the study were to describe and characterize both common practices in principal selection and promising alternatives for improvement of common practice. Accordingly, the study was designed in two phases. In phase 1, field research…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection
Murphy, Sheila C.; And Others – 1986
For the past five years, researchers at the Research and Development Center for Teacher Education have studied the role of school principals and other educational leaders in facilitating school improvement. Through this research, much has been learned about the school improvement process and what facilitators do on a daily basis to bring about…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Administrator Selection
Peer reviewedShilling, Joseph L. – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
The Maryland Assessment Center Program (MACP), conducted in cooperation with the NASSP Assessment Center Project, consists of a Commission on School-Based Administration to review principal selection and training processes, a statewide assessment program, and a Research and Development Laboratory on School Based Administration at the University of…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection
Muse, Ivan; And Others – 1989
The position of rural principal differs from that of the urban school administrator, often requiring more sacrifice to earn administrative credentials and demanding day-to-day involvement in every aspect of school activity. This paper reports the results of a 7-state study of 600 principals to determine differences between principalships in rural…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection
Croghan, John H.; Lake, Dale G. – 1984
This paper addresses the need for a strategic focus on the improvement of the principalship. Whatever technical changes are made in a school district's formal system for selecting, training, appraising, compensating, and certifying principals, there are predictable consequences for the political and cultural dimensions of that district (that is,…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Role, Administrator Selection, Educational Change
Peer reviewedFields, Joseph C.; Carrick, Charles F. – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
Thirteen ideas for marketing and implementing the assessment center concept are presented. These call for a primary focus on individuals and on excellence, preparation and organization, assessor training, assessor newsletters, accessible locations, a statewide advisory board, an action plan, confidentiality, both causal and formal meetings,…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Selection, Assessment Centers (Personnel)
Peer reviewedManasse, A. Lorri – Elementary School Journal, 1985
Reviews research on principals' behavior and research differentiating between more and less effective principals. Traces potential policy implications in the areas of program implementation, principal selection, preservice and inservice training, and district level organization and management. (RH)
Descriptors: Criteria, Educational Environment, Educational Improvement, Educational Policy
Peer reviewedMcCleary, Lloyd – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
This article treats specific areas in which the assessment center can make significant contributions to university programs in educational administration: personal-professional growth, contributions to the preparation program, and linkages with the field. (TE)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection
Finch, Curtis R.; And Others – 1992
This report responds to a need for more detailed information about leadership development resources. It presents discussions of where resources may be used in vocational education leadership development and how high quality resources may be selected. Initially, the context for leadership development resources is presented. Next, a framework for…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Instructional Leadership, Leadership Responsibility, Leadership Training
Bench, Varnell A. – 1984
This document describes a partnership program for administrator training that the Davis (Utah) School District has established with the College of Education at Utah State University. This program was initiated because of the district's anticipated need for a large number of new administrators, coupled with the availability of numerous top teachers…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Selection, College School Cooperation, Cooperative Programs
Peer reviewedHersey, Paul W. – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
This brief introductory article describes the NASSP's Assessment Center Project, a comprehensive plan to assist school districts in identifying and developing highly skilled school leaders. As such, it introduces a series of articles in which those who have used the NASSP Assessment Center describe their experiences. (TE)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications
Peer reviewedJones, Ron; Godfrey, Gerald E. – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
Two success stories are presented of good teachers who were given a chance by the NASSP assessment center to demonstrate their administrative skills and were subsequently selected to fill administrative positions. Participation in the assessment center has provided more objective information on administrative candidates than was previously…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications
Peer reviewedKelley, Edgar A. – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
College and university faculty engaged in the preparation of school administrators should have a vital role in all applications of assessment centers and the principles upon which assessment centers are based. Faculty involvement in uses of assessment center technology can improve administrator preparation programs. (TE)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection
Peer reviewedNickerson, Neal – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
This essay shows how the assessment center concept can provide the research base to improve teaching and service in principal preparation programs at colleges and universities. (TE)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection
