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Argues that leadership style of Jimmy Carter was based on deep-seated beliefs & religious training & inclinations. Notes origins of his style, & that while it was quite clear & predictable it was denigrated in years during & after his administration.

President Jimmy Carter demonstrated a leadership style in office that was based on a deep-seated personal belief system related to religious training ... more

President Jimmy Carter demonstrated a leadership style in office that was based on a deep-seated personal belief system related to religious training and inclination. The style shown by Carter, however, has not been treated kindly in subsequent political discourse. Carter is denigrated for his style, for his preacher-like attempts to lecture the public about malaise and ways to overcome it, and similar actions. Hargrove (1988) examines how President Carter formed his political style and the roots of that style in his background and political life. He notes at the outset that observers believed Carter's style was clear and that it was predictable over time, and Hargrove relates this fact to the elements he sees as essential to any political style. Hargrove first notes that there are three components to a matur

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Idenfities significant issues in reform. Describes differing ideas of 10 prominent educators.

Educational reform and change is a movement that was motivated by the 1983 report AA Nation At Risk,@ published by the National Commission on Excellen... more

Educational reform and change is a movement that was motivated by the 1983 report AA Nation At Risk,@ published by the National Commission on Excellence in Education. Response to the report elicited many ideas and methods of school reform. In March of 1994, President Clinton signed the GOALS 2000: Educate America Act, which established national education goals that focused on results, accountability and flexibility in the use of federal education resources. The 1994 Goals 2000 Act formalized into law the six original National Education Goals (school readiness, increased graduation rate, student achievement, mathematics and science, adult literacy and lifelong learning, safe schools) and added two goals on teacher education and professional development and parental involvement. This paper will identify some of the most significant issues in educational refor

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Describes need for effective functioning of a variety of tasks. These include administering school operations, the budget, assignment of students to classes, teacher evaluation, problem solving, curriculum leadership. Discusses quality of leadership required to fulfill tasks. Character or personality traits required as a school leader.

Introduction According to the Association of Washington School Principals (2000), the leadership position of the school principal is of crucial import... more

Introduction According to the Association of Washington School Principals (2000), the leadership position of the school principal is of crucial importance. Wide in scope, the role is said to assume professional, ethical, moral, legal, and supervisory responsibilities and accountability with the primary task being to create a school culture or environment in which children can achieve their full potential. But precisely what does the principal's role as school leader entail and what attributes and characteristics allow principals to function as effective school leaders? The purpose of this paper is provide a description and discussion of the role of the principal as school leader. The paper ends with a brief summary of the covered material. The

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Discusses state of education in U.S. & necessity for change. Need for self-study in schools. Various reform programs in place. Issues involved including motivatioin of students, assessment of student achievement; higher education. Needs of the business community & education including teacher communication, computer, accounting & job market skills.

Education in America is coming under close scrutiny as it is obvious that many students are not learning what they should, and are leaving school unpr... more

Education in America is coming under close scrutiny as it is obvious that many students are not learning what they should, and are leaving school unprepared for the working world. This paper will look at how this situation can be remedied and make suggestions for the design of a New American School. If a student is going to learn effectively in a school situation, there are many issues which need to be addressed. A non-profit, non-partisan organization known as New American Schools (NAS) is attempting to assist and support schools through the implementation of comprehensive school design (Hertling, 2000). Before reforms take place, it is necessary for schools to conduct a thorough self-study to carefully and realistically identify their strengths and weaknesses. Once this assessment has been made, the Education Research Service says,

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Discusses leadership and management principles. Importance of nursing perspective. Three critical issues: health care delivery system, organizational change and transition, quality improvement/risk management. Focuses on key role nursing plays. Reviews studies of nursing leadership; empowering nurses, new roles. Application to clinical practice.

Nursing: Leadership and Management Principles Introduction Huber (2000) has noted that the U.S. health care system is a network of subsystems charac... more

Nursing: Leadership and Management Principles Introduction Huber (2000) has noted that the U.S. health care system is a network of subsystems characterized by complexity and fragmentation. The application of leadership and management principles, theories, and concepts from the nursing perspective is critical in the context of health care delivery systems, organizational change and transition, and quality improvement/risk management. This brief study will explore these three critical issues. The argument will be advanced that nursing plays a key role in ensuring a high quality of health care services in an environment characterized by funding and other resource constraints, rapid technological advances, and a new focus on patient rights. Review of

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Discusses their leadership styles. Contends that President Lincoln was a superior leader. Lincoln's possession of traits and qualities needed for success in a crisis such as the American Civil War; a statesman with a clear goal. Jefferson lacking some critical characteristics and attributes, in spite of his intellect and skill as a tactician.

The Leadership Styles of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis Introduction During the upheaval of the American Civil War, the Union and the Confederac... more

The Leadership Styles of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis Introduction During the upheaval of the American Civil War, the Union and the Confederacy were lead by two very different men, Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis. History, it is generally recognized, tends to regard “winners” in any contest as superior to those who “lose” the contest. Such a valuation is, more often than not, based on sound and substantial evidence. In the case of Lincoln and Davis, this report will demonstrate that the former was a superior leader possessed of many of the traits and qualities needed for success in a crisis, while the latter (though a remarkable intellect and tactician) lacked some critical characteristics and attributes which could have improved his performance if not the outcome of the War.

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Considers various ethical issues in education, including segregation, conflicts with business and higher education, and the issue of national testing. The different dimensions of ethics.

Ethics in Education Introduction There are many dimensions to ethics in education ethics of teacher-student interaction the extremes of which give ris... more

Ethics in Education Introduction There are many dimensions to ethics in education ethics of teacher-student interaction the extremes of which give rise to cases such as MaryKay Letourneau ethics of grade inflation ethics of bias in teaching girlsand boys and many more issues This research considers three ethicalareas segregation resegregation in education national testing and theethical issues raised by the increasingly close relationship between thebusiness community and higher education Segregation Resegregation When Brown v Board of Education was decided in there was

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Describes results of interview with a Nurse Manager, who answered five literature-derived questions on aspects of leadership in nursing. The qualities and characteristics of nurse managers.

Lessons Learned From Nurse Leader-ManagersIntroduction Leaders and managers may share many of the same responsibilities buttheir roles within an organ... more

Lessons Learned From Nurse Leader-ManagersIntroduction Leaders and managers may share many of the same responsibilities buttheir roles within an organization or work team are significantlydifferent Whereas managers especially in the field of nursing areoriented toward task completion and such matters as quality assurance leaders are those individuals whose skills include providing a vision forthe unit teaching and modeling skills articulating goals and thenmodeling strategies for their attainment and empowering others Miracle Nurse Managers as described by McGuire and Kennerly oftenpossess the qualities

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This paper discusses the idea from Glickman, Gordon, and Ross-Gordon that collegiality in schools and collective supervision are essential for connecting school improvement to the local community and society overall.

Superintendent Scenario Based on the description of the schools in Chapter One two issuesthat must be considered by the superintendent in establishing... more

Superintendent Scenario Based on the description of the schools in Chapter One two issuesthat must be considered by the superintendent in establishing a distinctculture that promotes this district's mission statement are developing aculture of collegiality among the teachers and a supervision paradigm thatincludes collective action agreed-on purpose and belief in attainment Glickman Gordon Ross-Gordon p As the Barth points out most teachers operate alone in parallel play within the context of theschool and while each teacher may have insights that could benefit

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Case study about supervising a teacher who is having difficulty with his middle school science students.

Case Study Developmental SupervisionSelection of Supervisory Approach The case of middle school science teacher Johnson presents achallenge to supervi... more

Case Study Developmental SupervisionSelection of Supervisory Approach The case of middle school science teacher Johnson presents achallenge to supervision for several reasons First given theinclusionary nature of the classroom which contains eight special educationstudents Johnson is confronted with the necessity of modifying curriculumto meet the needs of students diagnosed with LD and creating activities andbehavioral control strategies that will enhance learning outcomes forstudents with ADHD and Asperger's Syndrome Beach Reinhartz Theproblem at hand is that the classroom is overly structured with minimaloptions