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Leadership in Education

Running head : Leadership in Education Administration : How and why school leaders must be accountable for student success . Include something about training progress in higher education that will ensure leaders are prepared to meet the challenge of No Child Left behind (NCLB

Leadership in Education Administration : How and why school leaders must be accountable for student success . Include something about training progress in higher education that will ensure leaders are prepared to meet the challenge of No Child Left behind (NCLB

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The organizational pattern of the training

progress in higher education and its administration and supervision are important factors in determining the nature of the education youth will receive and ensuring that leaders are prepared to meet the challenge of No Child Left behind (NCLB .This study deals with the ways in which the principal administers his school and gives leadership to teachers through supervision curriculum work , types of in-service professional study . It is contended here that , to a large extent , the forward growth of modern practices in education will depend upon its leaders . The relationships of the secondary school to the elementary school and the college are from the standpoint of how they affect the secondary school . The scope of secondary education is considered as junior high school through junior college . Thus , school leaders are accountable for students ' success

I . Introduction

If our schools are to help youth understand , preserve , interpret , and improve the American way of life , then it obviously becomes essential that such schools reflect democracy in every aspect of their organization and program . Since we hold that the curriculum is the centre of the school and that all other functions must relate directly toward improving the learning experiences provided , we shall focus in this study upon the organization and administration of the school

The crucial problem in school administration is that of leadership Since its rapid growth late in the nineteenth century down to the present time , the American school has never fully reached the goal of being organized and administered democratically . True , many individual schools have been and are now operating democratically , but many schools past and present exemplify autocratic practices in operation . Why are so many schools throughout the nation still functioning more or less autocratically even today ? Must leadership be nondemocratic in to be efficient ? Must the beginning teacher be prepared to find that his principal may talk democracy but practice little of it day by day

Perhaps the answer to some of these questions lies in an examination of what democracy really means in modern school administration . Teachers and administrators may think that they understand the meaning of democracy they often give lip service to many of its tenets and ideals but still they fail to practice and live it in their daily relationships with pupils , colleagues , and community adults . A writer in school administration has recently emphasized the responsibility of the principal in developing a democratic school . He believes that the principal must posses a firm conviction...

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