Principals as Staff Developers. "The Principal Must Be the Principal Learner in the School": An Interview with Edna Varner.

Ellis, Susan S.; Varner, Edna

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ERIC Number: EJ522309

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Publication Date: 1995

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Principals as Staff Developers. "The Principal Must Be the Principal Learner in the School": An Interview with Edna Varner.

Ellis, Susan S.; Varner, Edna

Journal of Staff Development, v16 n4 p52-55 Fall 1995

One middle school principal stemmed the flight of white and middle-class black citizens from a Chattanooga school district and reopened a magnet middle school. Using staff development, she encouraged her teachers to learn how to work effectively to motivate students. (SM)

Descriptors: Administrator Role, Black Students, Faculty Development, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Magnet Schools, Middle Class Students, Middle Schools, Principals, Teacher Improvement, White Students

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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