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April 1998 | Volume 55 | Number 7
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Leaders bound by multiple agendas and endless management theories will take heart at this advice.
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Susan Moore Johnson
Whether they focused on failure or success, superintendents who played it straight won respect.
Linda Lambert
How to develop staff potential and encourage participation in decision making.
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Elise Goldman
Style is in the details, this author reminds us.
Leslie E. Laud
Why advice-giving should not be your dominant mode of communication.
Cary Cherniss
Educating for emotional intelligence is not just for students anymore.
Robert Garmston and Bruce Wellman
Seven norms that enhance teacher talk and four capabilities that enrich group work.
Jianping Shen
Data reveal that empowerment thus far appears to have gone to the principals.
Terence Beck
Surveys may seem democratic, but a more thoughtful process might yield better results.
Nancy Mohr
Leaders learn best when they share accountability and focus on student work.
Charles Schwahn and William Spady
Strategic alignment of vision, goals, and implementation is the missing link in effective school change.
Demian Barnett, Charlene McKowen and Gary Bloom
A California high school challenged the traditional notion of leadership and made shared management work.
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How administrators can free up more time for teachers to teach.
Janice Clinard and Lenoar Foster
Schools in Montana tie state accreditation to their school improvement efforts.
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Through in-school sabbaticals and mini-conferences, staff and students polished computer skills and showcased their abilities.
John Wiebenson
An architect illustrates how the school itself can be a teaching aid.
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How do you teach children about the Holocaust? The children show the way.
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