Why Your Best Teachers Might Not Make Great Administrators.

Krajewski, Robert; Ruff, Ronald

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ERIC Number: EJ396524

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1989

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Why Your Best Teachers Might Not Make Great Administrators.

Krajewski, Robert; Ruff, Ronald

Executive Educator, v11 n10 p32-33 Oct 1989

Both experience and theory suggest that the best teachers do not necessarily make the most effective administrators. The basic motivations, personality traits, and human qualities that enticed these people into education and made them great teachers might not be the qualities needed for success in school administration. (MLH)

Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Selection, Elementary Secondary Education, Motivation, Personality Traits, School Administration, Success, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Promotion

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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