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ERIC Number: EJ661672
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-0534
Networking for the Nuts and Bolts: The Ironies of Professional Development for Rural Principals.
Howley, Aimee; Chadwick, Kristine; Howley, Caitlin
Journal of Research in Rural Education, v17 n3 p171-87 Win 2002
An evaluation of an Ohio professional development program for beginning rural principals interviewed and observed 23 principals and mentors in 3 study groups. Participants valued mentoring and networking activities, noting they mitigated professional isolation. Participants preferred "unofficial" activities focused on practical problems to the "official" curriculum requiring portfolio development related to data-driven school administration. (Contains 31 references.) (TD)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Beginning Principals, Collegiality, Higher Education, Mentors, Networks, Portfolios (Background Materials), Professional Development, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Relevance (Education), Rural Schools
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Appalachia; Ohio; Study Groups