...Christopher Hill; Rawy Abdelrahman Thabet Purpose International branch campuses (IBCs) are complex entities and while much has been written about their expansion and development, the literature is largely from an external perspective. There have been few longitudinal studies examining...

...Gladys Asuga; Scott Eacott; Jill Scevak Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the quality of the current provision for school leadership in Kenya, the extent to which they have an impact on student outcomes and the return on school leadership preparation and development investment...

... context in shaping leadership is important. There is some evidence for impact of transformational, distributed and instructional leadership. The evidence base for an impact of leadership development is limited, however. The research base suffers from significant weaknesses, such as dualism, over...

... for continual personal reflection and development. Overall the edition provides an extremely valuable resource for middle managers and leaders in secondary schools. Edited by Mark   Brundrett and Ian   Terrell . Learning to Lead in the Secondary School – Becoming an Effective Head...

...Paul Brown The research adopts a case study approach (in higher education) to investigate how strategic capabilities might be developed in an organisation through strategic management development (SMD). SMD is defined as “Management development interventions which are intended to enhance...

...Perry den Brok; Mieke Brekelmans; Jack Levy; Theo Wubbels Due to increased external, societal pressure on schools via developments such as accountability and accreditation, there is a growing need of schools for instruments that provide them with information on the quality of the teaching...

... employees’ experience of staff development and training, and with how employees are encouraged to take up developmental opportunities. In short, IiP addresses an agenda familiar to all institutions of higher education: the management of change and continuous improvement within an inexorably declining...

...Jennifer Rowley This article suggests some strategies for the second stage of building research capacity. Research planning becomes a more central activity in this phase of development. Key issues for such planning are ownership, objectives, outcomes and organisation. Successful development depends...

... the leadership quality of principals and thereby impact school effectiveness by focusing on decision making. Decision‐making assessment is a critical component to principal preparation and ongoing development. It can be used to assess the quality of decisions made by prospective and acting school administrations...

...Daniel S. Evans; Stéphanie Vergnaud Based on actual cases, this paper asserts the factors necessary for successful development and implementation of educational programmes in intercultural teams. The findings, based on the authors’ several years of experience in the field, suggest...

...Brent Davies; Linda Ellison School planning has developed significantly over the last ten years with the universal acceptance of school development planning formats and approaches. However, the move to school‐based management and greater autonomy has increased the need for schools to take...

...Stephen S. Kaagan Educators have a comparative advantage over other professionals when it comes to leadership development. They should exploit it in the years ahead to improve the enterprise for which they are responsible. Whether they can capture the moment, take advantage of their deeper...

...Martha N. Ovando; Ben M. Harris; Patsy Menefee School superintendents are in search of development opportunities that can help them enhance their leadership capacity in order to respond to new demands and changes in the environment. This paper focuses on the professional development behaviors...

... outcomes, etc. The findings of these studies may have further implications for the development of the theory and practice of SBTE. Although the framework is obviously in its preliminary developmental stage, we hope our initial ideas provide a starting point to stimulate the development...

...Willem Burggraaf Describes research conducted in The Netherlands in the spring of 1992 among students of higher educational and academic institutions. The research set out to discover whether living in a room, student house or residential on campus contribute to the development of certain skills...

... survey. Gives results from three delphi surveys done in Singapore at the end of the article to illustrate the kinds of data that school leaders could use as premisses in developmental planning. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Delphi method Development Planning Schools Singapore...

...D.R. Black; P. Armstrong A preliminary investigation and discussion of effective methods of staff development as identified by a sample of teachers from international schools. Discusses the nature and purpose of staff development, and the views of teachers on the most effective methods of staff...

...Athanasios Laios The development and promotion of sports is being carried out through both school sports and non‐school sports or sports associations. Seeks to investigate these two methods using the variables of participation, expenditure, sports installations and human power. Examines...

...Myriam Bacquelaine; Erik Raymaekers Non‐formal Education (NFE) is widely seen to foster development and to provide an alternative to formal education in developing countries. The article surveys the emergence of NFE in developing countries; discusses definitions, classifications and terminology...

... schools effectively integrate their teaching and continual professional development activities so that minimal disruption occurs with student learning? These issues were identified during study leave in 1988‐89. Interviews were conducted with staff in universities, colleges, schools, government...