This paper outlines an approach to administrator assessment and inservice education that contrasts with the frequently haphazard and diverse procedures now prevalent in Canada. The approach is based on the systematic identification of competencies required of an administrator. After reviewing trends in the "competency movement,"…

This training system was designed for individuals called upon to evaluate teacher education programs and institutional aspects of institutions of higher education. The manual used for this training is a guide for a prospective program specialist operating in a simulated on-site review of a teacher education program conducting a self-study to…

Evaluation of administrative performance should be situationally specific and should be based on a reasonable three-way agreement regarding expectations for that performance, beginning with the administrator being evaluated and including both superordinates and subordinates, according to the author. He states that criteria for evaluation should be…

Members of the Gulf Regional Interstate Collegiate Consortium include nine junior colleges and seven universities in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi. This annual report presents the highlights of the consortium's activities for 1975-76. Included are the proceedings of four inservice workshops, the minutes of four Executive Council meetings,…

The Superintendent of Pennridge School District in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, evaluates the local district administrators for merit pay twice a year based on management by objective concepts. Working individually and in teams, the administrators develop common and individual objectives. These objectives are assigned point values by secret…

This report described the Tri-School Plan initiated by the Board of Education in Washington, D.C. to equalize educational opportunities in an urban renewal area. Under the plan, children attended the Syphax School for grades 1 and 2; the Amidon School for grades 3 and 4; the Bowen School for grades 5 and 6. Children from various socioeconomic…

This study noted American concepts of modern management which Turkish industrial managers tend to find difficult: identified cultural, economic, and other factors that impede application of modern management processes; and compared the practices of American overseas managers with those of Turkish managers of domestic firms. Managerial performance…

Management by Objectives is a professional approach to management that determines what must be done (including establishment of priorities); how it must be done (the program steps or plan of action); when it must be done; what resources are needed (personnel, equipment, money); what constitutes satisfactory performance; how much progress is being…

During the past several years, the Ventura Unified School District has devoted much time and effort to the development of the concept of educational accountability. The management by objectives system, which has been developed and is presently being implemented in the district, and the evaluation procedures set forth in the Stull Act…

This is the first in a series of monographs to be published by the National Association of Pupil Personnel Administrators (NAPPA). It is offered as a set of guidelines in an effort to establish some unit of purpose and to provide a rationale for the areas of training, certification, and accreditation. This publication presents guidelines for (1)…

Two questions of concern for future developers and participants in clustered student teaching projects are the foci of this report: (1) How do preservice teachers view the role of the elementary school principal in a "cluster" school? (2) How do classroom teachers react to the preservice teachers and special project components that…

This publication presents a brief overview and discussion of the Educational Leadership Appraisal (ELA) system, which was developed for use in Nova University's National Ed.D. Program by Education Research Corporation. ELA is a performance-based procedure for observing and assessing leadership behavior that evaluates an individual's potential for…

Historically, the college administration was the president alone, and the essential, if not only, qualification for the position was that he be a scholar. To meet the multifarious demands of running today's institution of higher learning, the president has been joined by an administrative team, each member specializing in a particular aspect of…

Reports on the Stockton (California) schools' assessment program, used in the selection and promotion of all school site and central office administrators. Describes seven exercises used for evaluating key management skills of elementary, middle, and secondary school principals. Explains the process of acquiring trained assessors. (IW)

This study examines teachers' perspectives on ineffective school leadership. Data collected from interviews, questionnaires, and observations of teachers in one urban high school in southeastern United States revealed factors that teachers identified with ineffective school principals and their effects on the teachers and on their relationships…