 |
ERIC ED410630: Empowerment. |
 |
by ERIC |
 |
Thumbnail |
|
Download |
 |
Web page |
|
|
|
Empowerment, also referred to as shared decsion making |
|
and site-based decision-making, is essential to school |
|
reform and to the preparation of students for the |
|
changing demands of a global and technological world. |
|
This paper describes the role of the principal in |
|
facilitating empowerment in the school. The principal is |
|
the building leader who structures the climate to empower |
|
both teachers and students at the site. Personal |
|
characteristics and skills necessary for the principal's |
|
success have been identified by writers such as Fiske and |
|
Covey, as well as many other researchers. Primary |
|
characteristics include honesty, trust, and patience |
|
while skills such as communication, problem solving, and |
|
modeling are essential for the process. Benefits of |
|
empowerment have been linked to improved academic |
|
performance and instruction, increased involvement of |
|
teachers, and ownership of the decisions. Training and |
|
the development of leadership skills are also integral |
|
parts of empowerment. Improved communidation and input |
|
into decisions lead to better decisions. Empowerment |
|
exemplifies a paradigm shift with the decsions made by |
|
those working most closely with students rather than by |
|
those at the top of the pyramid. The principal is the |
|
leader in implementing and supporting empowerment. |
|
(Contains 18 references.) (Author) |
|
|
|
Date Published: 2015-12-21 04:08:53 |
|
Identifier: ERIC_ED410630 |
|
Item Size: 17859661 |
|
Language: english |
|
Media Type: texts |
|
|
|
# Topics |
|
ERIC Archive; Administrator Role; Dec... |
|
|
|
# Collections |
|
ericarchive |
|
additional_collections |
|
|
|
# Uploaded by |
|
@chris85 |
|
|
|
# Similar Items |
|
View similar items |
|
|
|
PHAROS |
|
