Essay review of the third edition (2001) of Michael Fullan's book "The Meaning of Educational Change." Discusses Fullan's educational change issues and concepts such as multiple meanings and consequent complexities and cultivating meaningful relationships. (Contains 28 references.) (PKP)

Describes the design, implementation, and evaluation of an 18-month new principal leadership development institute in Vermont. Offers recommendations for future professional development programs for beginning principals. (Contains 46 references.) (PKP)

Examines relationship between principal leadership styles and attitudes toward sharing decision-making with teachers within the context of state-mandated site-based decision-making in Texas. Finds among other things that a principal's collaborative leadership style increases with experience and adaptability. (Contains 34 references.) (PKP)

Qualitative study involving the attitudes of 12 Northwest superintendents (four each from Oregon, Washington, and Idaho)toward site-based management. Finds among other things that in most cases school-based management has had little influence on the centralization of authority and control by the superintendent. (Contains 16 references.) (PKP)

Phenomenological analysis of Appalachian principals' evaluation of the appropriateness and effectiveness of their preservice preparation programs. Finds that effective preservice preparation requires curricula that are more closely aligned with conditions of practice, a meaningful internship/apprenticeship experience, and the through exposition of…

Survey of 36 United States educational leadership program efforts to create collaborative communities for part-time students. Finds, for example, that majority of programs use course sequencing and cohort grouping to create collaborative communities for part-time students. (Contains 40 references.) (PKP)

Investigates whether individual change in student academic achievement in mathematics and language is the same between and among black and white elementary students in Louisiana. Finds among other things that white students have higher mean scores in both mathematics and language than black students irrespective of their participation in free or…

Investigates the organizational factors and individual characteristics associated with school districts that develop and maintain exemplary collegial and collaborative relationships among elementary school principals. Discusses four salient themes associated with collegial and collaborative relationships among principals: formal organizational…

Investigates strategies used by female superintendents to overcome perceived barriers to attaining superintendent positions. Surveys randomly selected nationwide sample of female public school superintendents. Finds, for example, that the three most successful strategies are obtaining the support of family, developing a strong self-concept, and…

Describes school administrator preparation standards, especially those related to planning, developed by the Interstate School Leadership Licensure Consortium, a joint effort of the Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Policy Board for Educational Administration. Includes overview of planning models and analysis of knowledge…

Describes metaphorical analysis to help administrators gain organizational knowledge and insights in case study of a hypothetical organization. (Contains 25 references.) (PKP)

Proposes guidelines for managing and writing self-study documents prepared by school district business officials seeking accreditation by the International Association for Management Education. Includes description of the writing team and an organized data-collection method. (PKP)

Explores the perceived complexity and urgency defined by school principals for planning processes and plans for policy issues that form the Israeli educational agenda. Advances proposition that the higher the urgency attributed to a specific issue, the lower the probability that educators will adequately address its complexity and create plans…

Studies one school's experience as a learning community. Discusses seven themes found to be associated with the school's learning-community experience: Leadership, responsible decision-making, systematic staff development, site-based management, collaboration, and common focus. Draws implications for research and practice. (Contains 20…

Argues for reassessment of community-college faculty-workload policies to better serve the learning needs of an increasingly diverse student population. (Contains 29 references.) (PKP)