Impact of the Economic Downturn on Schools
In Fall 2008, in response to the recent economic downturn, as evidenced in state budget shortfalls, federal buy‐outs and interventions, and a series of additional events characterizing a slowing,...
View ArticleThe Impact of Annual Yearly Progress on Middle School Principals Job...
The purpose of the current study is to examine the attitudes of middle school principals in schools meeting AYP versus middle school principals in schools that have not met AYP. As Congress debates...
View ArticleSuccess and Failure in the College Presidency
The author presents his observations on the state of college presidency in the U.S. He mentions several successful college presidents including Carleton College’s Rob Oden, New York University’s John...
View ArticleThe College Presidency: An Interview with Stephen J. Nelson
College presidents continue to fill prominent critical roles in colleges and universities and society. Thus an examination of the reasons for their success and failure is vital. Four major criteria...
View ArticleDo You Know What's in Your Leadership Pipeline?
Discusses the use of gap-analysis methods to identify leadership needs and develop the talent to fill them. Manager’s tailoring of job responsibilities to take advantage of employees’ particular...
View ArticleInternal Journeys of College Presidents: Diary Reflections About Leadership...
The ideas and thoughts of college and university presidents are most frequently and primarily known through their public roles and rhetoric. Over the past few years nearly three dozen college and...
View ArticleCollege Presidents: Voices of Civic Virtue and the Common Good of Democracy
America’s colleges and universities have contributed significantly to civic virtue and the common good of democracy. College presidents undergird this heritage by affirming the relationship of...
View ArticleThe Crucible of Crisis: Three Presidents Confront the Perfect Storm
This article, based on interviews with the presidents of Dillard and Xavier Universities and Tougaloo College, examines their leadership in response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The ways they led...
View ArticlePresidential CREEDS and CHARACTER
An excerpt from the book "Leaders in Labyrinth: College Presidents and the Battleground of Creeds and Convictions," by Stephen J. Nelson, is presented.
View ArticleConversations among teachers on student writing: WAC/Secondary education...
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) create new common ground for high school – college collaborations through emphasis on expository writing in English language arts (ELA) and writing in content...
View ArticleThe Value of Rewriting in Graduate Educator Preparatory Programs
The United States is poised to infuse writing into the K-16 curriculum. The Common Core State Standards have been adopted by 46 states and the English Language Arts and Literacy Standards set...
View ArticleTalking about Writing across the Secondary and College Community
Many have commented that higher education is becoming increasingly fragmented, leading to the overspecialization of scholars, disciplinary discourses that are opaque to those outside the field, and...
View ArticleKnowledge Acquisition in a Hybrid Graduate Teacher Training Program
How can one leverage the technological benefits of an online classroom without losing both the interpersonal advantages of face-to-face contact and pedagogically sound classroom management techniques?...
View ArticlePerceptions of a Principal Mentoring Initiative
The daily demands on school principals require clear and consistent feedback, and without a mentor, a new principal may not have this type of assistance. This phenomenological study explores the...
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