Improving the Problem-Solving Expertise of School Administrators: Theory and Practice.

Leithwood, Kenneth; Steinbach, Rosanne

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Publication Date: 1992

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Improving the Problem-Solving Expertise of School Administrators: Theory and Practice.

Leithwood, Kenneth; Steinbach, Rosanne

Education and Urban Society, v24 n3 p317-45 May 1992

The improvement of the problem-solving processes of school administrators is explored by examining the following: (1) role of systematic instruction; (2) impact of instructional focus on general processes used by experts; and (3) promising strategies. Subjects are 14 principals and 8 first-year vice principals in Toronto (Canada). (SLD)

Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Instructional Effectiveness, Principals, Problem Solving, Protocol Analysis, School Administration, Skill Development, Social Influences, Theory Practice Relationship, Transfer of Training

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada (Toronto)

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