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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Accountability mandates"”.
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A Description of the Influence of NCLB Accountability Mandates on Administrator Job Satisfaction of a Combined Middle-High Principal in Rural Georgia
… describe the influence of No Child Left Behind accountability mandates on administrator job satisfaction of a rural combined middle-high principal. The researcher identified a gap in research associated with the influence of accountability mandates on the job satisfaction of a combined …
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Assessment in Secondary Environments: How Co-Teachers Navigate the Competing Demands of Theory, Policy, and Practice
… a co-taught secondary classroom with assessment mandates from local and state levels. In this current era of accountability and assessment mandates, teachers have unprecedented pressure placed on them to effectively use assessment in the classroom. The literature suggests that teachers’ …
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A Qualitative Investigation: Why Teachers are Not Aspiring to the Principalship
… with additional responsibilities and new accountability mandates.</p> <p>The purpose of this study is to explore the reasons why teachers who hold administrative certifications are not pursuing the principalship. During this new era of educational accountability, it is important to …
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"Build Your Own Adventure" ACT Prep Manual: Beating the Odds of High-Stakes Standardized Assessments
… in the education system because "stringent accountability mandates… [provide] vital levers of change, inclusiveness, and transparency of results" (Education Week, 2011, para. 15). Yet as time progresses, the quantity and importance of the exams increase to such proportions that, by the time …
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Performance Feedback: How Structure, Culture, and Agency Affects Feedback
<p>Federal and state mandates have placed an added pressure on teachers to demonstrate “effective” instructional practices. These mandates also affect the role of a principal, as an evaluator of “effective” instructional strategies, and as an instructional leader who continuously needs to build …
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Barriers And Opportunities For Provision Of Specialized Programming For Rural, Low-Incidence Students
<p>The dichotomy between increasing accountability mandates and access to appropriate service provision is particularly evident in consideration of mandates pertaining to students represented in special education, Section 504, students who are English learners, migrant students, and homeless …
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PREPARATION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER EDUCATORS: AN INVESTIGATION OF EMERGING SIGNATURE PEDAGOGIES
… of ever-changing demands that include increasing accountability mandates, new knowledge of evidence-based practices, and enduring social concerns. Although the professional literature has focused on the preparation of special education teachers, little has been written about the professionals who …