Examines the extent and adequacy of provision of education and training in educational management in South Africa. Discusses centralized, school-based, cluster-based, and self-development approaches to management development. Tables profile provision at historically white Afrikaans, white English, and disadvantaged universities, and detail…

Discusses the problem of keeping library staff motivated when promotions are not available. Topics addressed include the importance of management training that emphasizes communication skills; alternative ways to help employees grow, including staff development programs, lateral transfers, job rotation, and short-term projects; and helpful…

Discusses corporate hiring and promotion of Hispanic Americans. Interview respondents discuss their Hispanic backgrounds, education, and corporate practices that helped advance their careers. Subjects include executives at SmithKline Beecham (Philadelphia), IBM, John F. Kennedy School of Government (Harvard), Aetna Life and Casualty, and Chase…

Describes the Performance Improvement Programme (PIP) system, which uses a series of structured questionnaires focused on learning objectives to assess the effectiveness of management simulation. Results of evaluation of four simulations are summarized, and the influence of personal learning style is considered. Five annotated references are…

Analyzes school board members' on-the-job training and development from board members' and superintendents' perspectives. Most board members viewed their own learning development within a broader framework than did most superintendents; the latter mistakenly saw themselves as central to board learning. Implications for three policy areas (training…

Draws implications from U.S. efforts to legitimate the Ed.D. as a valued qualification focused on meeting practitioners' needs. Describes a curriculum process model developed at the University of Texas at Austin with potential for guiding and forming university-based preparation and ongoing professional development for administrators. A…

Assesses the concerns raised by a group of middle-level teachers when developing and implementing interdisciplinary curriculum, teaming, and teaching. Participants progressed through various stages, including information, personal, management, and collaboration. Concerns at each level had to be resolved before teachers could reach the final…

The case method should be used in both preservice and inservice training for administrators to strengthen training programs and help administrators develop practical human relations skills, learn stress reduction and burnout prevention strategies, learn team-building, and develop critical and reflective thinking skills. (14 references) (MLH)

Research has clearly established that teachers' practical knowledge, personal theories, and thought processes influence their actions and student learning. This paper finds parallels between teacher and administrator thought processes, illustrates a conceptual framework for incorporating teacher-thinking research findings into an administrator…

According to survey responses from 87 of 174 health care/human services administrators, 54% viewed formal business education as very important; 65% ranked continuing education in marketing as an important need. Other educational needs included marketing planning and use of volunteers and media. (SK)

Includes "Relating Strategy, Structure and Performance" (Richard E. Teare, Jorge Costa, Gavin Eccles); "Interpreting and Responding to Customer Needs" (Richard E. Teare); "Developing a Curriculum for Organisational Learning" (Richard E. Teare); and "Implementing Virtual Support for Workplace Learning"…

Describes a management program for Head Start directors called the Head Start-Johnson & Johnson Management Fellows program that focuses on issues and problems encountered by directors in implementing and operating programs at the local level. Notes that the management program represents a response to increasing need for cost-effective and…

Describes how the Administrative Leadership Institute (ALI) was conceptualized, developed, and implemented over a three-year period in the Los Angeles Community College District to fulfill the need for a systematic midlevel-management-training program. The program's mission is to provide a supportive environment characterized by respect,…

Asserts that although popular and academic literature often distinguish leadership from management, the complex nature of the chair position requires competency in both areas. Chairs must not only fill administrative tasks, but they must also empower colleagues. Discusses how leadership theories can assist midlevel managers in becoming managerial…

The components of professional development include staff development, peer interaction, benchmarking, and individual development. The New York State Association of School Business Officials has responded to demands for downsizing/increased productivity with professional development programs that mix both soft and hard skill development while…