NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Back to results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
ERIC Number: EJ381955
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
In Search of Excellence--A Talk with Tom Peters about the Principalship. A "Bulletin" Special.
Koerner, Tom
NASSP Bulletin, v72 n512 p36-45 Dec 1988
Asked about principals' leadership role, Peters claims we've gone wrong by emphasizing the superstructure over the unit commander and by taking "leading" and "managing" distinctions too seriously. Vision and people skills are all-important. Unfortunately, schools have drawn from the worst of private-sector management and confused leadership with expertise. (MLH)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Interpersonal Competence, Leadership Responsibility, Motivation, Participative Decision Making, Principals, School Business Relationship, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Excellence in Education; Peters (Tom)