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Download full textLashway, Larry – Research Roundup, 1999
This issue reviews five publications that provide a sampling of current perspectives on the preparation of school leaders. Joseph Murphy's "Preparation for the School Principalship: The United States' Story" traces the history of leadership preparation programs in the United States from the 19th century to the present. David L. Clark's "Searching…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Incidental Learning, Instructional Leadership
Lumsden, Linda – Research Roundup, 1993
This publication reviews five information sources about new designs and recommendations for principal preparation programs. In "The Landscape of Leadership Preparation: Reframing the Education of School Administrators," Joseph Murphy examines the nature of current problems in administrator preparation. He argues that before they can draw sound…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education
Duttweiler, Patricia Cloud – Insights on Educational Policy and Practice, 1988
Numerous dysfunctions result from bureaucratic school organization, including an overemphasis on specialized tasks, routine operating rules, and formal procedures for managing teaching and learning. Such schools are characterized by numerous regulations; formal communications; centralized decision making; and sharp distinctions among…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Bureaucracy, Centralization, Creativity
Mazzarella, Jo Ann – OSSC Bulletin, 1982
Identifying an instructional leader as a principal who engages in activities that significantly affect the learning that goes on in the school, this article profiles an elementary school principal recognized by the Oregon Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development as one of the state's most effective instructional leaders. The author…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Coordination, Curriculum Development
Weber, James R. – OSSC Bulletin, 1987
Instructional leadership is long-term dedication to instructional excellence that includes both instructional and school management issues. Recent research suggests that effective principals can make a significant difference in their schools' instructional programs through a combination of personal traits, particularly a strong belief in their…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Curriculum Development, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
King, James C. – Streamlined Seminar, 1988
This pamphlet discusses group problem solving in schools. Its point of departure is that teachers go at problems from a number of different directions and that principals need to capitalize on those differences and bring a whole range of skills and perceptions to the problem-solving process. Rather than trying to get everyone to think alike,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Convergent Thinking, Creative Thinking, Discovery Processes
