Date of Award
4-1-1988
Document Type
Practicum
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Center for the Advancement of Education
Advisor
Dr. Joan Horn
Keywords
abilities, credentials, educational assessments, educational development, educational experiences, educational opportunities, evaluation criteria, evaluation methods, evaluation needs, factors, innovation, leadership experience program, leadership qualities, management development, measures and measurements, needs assessments, observations, performance, personnel evaluations, progress evaluations, supervision, summative evaluations
Abstract
The author examined the effectiveness of the Leadership Experience Program (LEO), a new and innovative program designed to prepare assistant principals to become effective principles. Participants were able to respond to questions related to the three main components: Administrative Skills, Instructional Leadership Skills, and Interpersonal Relations Skills, the results showed that LEO was a successful means of training administrative. Recommendations included involving teachers, parents and cooperating principles in future evaluations of the summer program.