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ERIC Number: EJ601171
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
School Leadership and the Bottom Line in Chicago.
Sebring, Penny Bender; Bryk, Anthony S.
Phi Delta Kappan, v81 n6 p440-443 Feb 2000
A study of Chicago school reform revealed that principals of productive elementary schools skillfully use various strategies to promote parents' and teachers' work with children. These include resolving highly visible problems quickly, focusing on the instructional core, adopting strategic orientation, attacking incoherence, involving parents, and advocating professionalism. (Contains 19 references.) (MLH)
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Leadership, Principals, Problem Solving, Productivity, Professional Development, School Administration, Urban Schools
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Chicago Public Schools IL; Management Practices