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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Aspiring principals"”.
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Internship Experiences for Aspiring Principals: Student Perceptions and Effectiveness.
… role of mentor support as they prepared for the principalship. The participating university for this study is located in Johnson City, Tennessee. Participants obtained their administrative license from 2005-2010 and worked in one of 19 northeast Tennessee, North Carolina, and southwest Virginia …
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Mentor Principals’ Perceptions About a Mentoring Program for Aspiring Principals
… of this study was to assess the perceptions of principals who serve as mentors for an internship program for aspiring principals at East Tennessee State University. Each mentor was interviewed to gather information about the internship program, the benefits of mentoring in the program, and what …
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Improving Jamaican Schools Through Better Leadership: Evaluating The Effectiveness Of The Aspiring Principals Program, App: A Mix-Methods Analysis Of Educational Leadership Preparation In Jamaica
… study evaluates the effectiveness of Jamaica's Aspiring Principals Program, APP, administered by the National College for Educational Leadership, NCEL. The study is conceptually grounded in the Marzano School Leadership Model and the Tannenbaum Model of Training Effectiveness using a …
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An Analysis Of The Aspiring Principal Preparation Programs Provided By
… of the study was to identify the basis of the aspiring principal preparation program (appp) components florida school districts provide to their aspiring principals and their relationship, if any, to the state and isllc standards. A total of 50 school districts in florida participated in this …
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Principals’ Perceptions Of Teacher-Student Interactions In Diversifying Suburban Middle Schools
… of troublesome teacher-student interactions that principals in a large Midwestern metro community manage. Personal interview data from nine suburban middle school principals as well as a group interview with four of the nine participants followed an interpretivist paradigm. This study found that …
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The role of principal leadership in special education: a Delphi study
… disabilities has resulted in the need for school principals to understand and apply leadership skills that will result in successful achievement for all students. The purpose of this qualitative Delphi study was to explore the behaviors, characteristics, skills, and knowledge elementary school …
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Perceptions of the Impact of Coaching on Principal Performance
… on principal performance? Findings represented principals' and Leadership Coaches' perceptions of the impact of coaching and principal performance. The methodology employed to conduct this qualitative study was focus group interviews with five Leadership Coaches and face-to-face semi-structured …
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Principals' Leadership Styles and Their Impact on School Climate: Assistant Principals' Perceptions
… study is to explore the perceptions of assistant principals as to how their principals' leadership styles impact school climate. A school's climate plays a vital role in student achievement and principals are the most important factor in setting a setting a school's climate. Therefore, principals' …
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Communication Strategies of Principals in High-Performing Title I Elementary Schools in Virginia
Principals of modern Title I elementary schools, where at least half of the student population lives in poverty, must possess a broader set of leadership skills than has been historically necessary. The ability to motivate teachers through effective communication is one such skill set. This …
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Barriers and Supports Affecting the Inclusion of Special Education Issues into the Preservice Training of School Principals: Faculty Perceptions.
… literature contains repeated claims that most aspiring principals have limited academic knowledge and exposure to special education related issues. However in this same literature there is substantial discussion that, for prospective administrators to be prepared to deal with the …
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Difference Between Principals’ Attitudes and Beliefs of Their Preparedness to Support Students with Disabilities in the General Education Setting
… programs and real-world experiences for principals. The push continues for principals to move away from solely focusing on the managerial aspects of the job to becoming the instructional leaders of their building with an emphasis on student outcomes, which has caused a sense of urgency …
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An Examination of the Challenges Experienced by Novice Principals Leading Rural Schools in Virginia
Novice principals leading rural schools experience unique challenges that define their leadership practices. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine how novice principals interpret and understand the challenges they experience as developing leaders within a rural school setting in …
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Principals' Use of Data: A National Perspective
The traditional role of America's principals is changing. The educational reform movement defines principals as instructional leaders responsible for creating professional learning communities in which learning and quality instruction are priorities. National standards for school leaders include …
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In search of succession planning in school organizations : a comparative case study of school leadership in the Philippines and Indonesia
… leadership turnovers and the dire shortage of principals show a lack of structured approaches such as succession planning. Yet, aspiring principals are thrust into the roles without adequate leadership preparation or support, which leads to high leadership turnover rates and ongoing principal …
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Trigger events and leadership: Crucible moments in leadership
… in educational leadership attempts to support aspiring principals and district leaders by applying technical skills and practices. However, the challenges and adversity that arise in education consistently cause other factors, of which administrators may have some awareness but need more …
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Principals' Engagement with The Ontario Leadership Framework to Enact Social Justice Leadership: Reflection, Resistance, and Resilience
… leadership, this study aims to understand how principals engage in the OLF to enact social justice leadership. Using critical theory to conceptualize leadership for social justice, and a qualitative design, semi-structured interviews from 14 principals were analyzed using a constant comparative …
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Connecting the Dots: A Study of an Innovative Principal Preparation Program's Impact on the Mental Models and On-The-Job Behaviors of Aspiring School Leaders
… needed to be successful in an era when principals are expected to be instructional leaders and work with teachers to improve student achievement. Consequently, little is known about how principal preparation programs can help individuals (a) incorporate theory on leadership and …
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Self-efficacy and instructional leadership: Does mentoring make a difference?
<p>The responsibility of principals has shifted significantly over the past few decades. During 1960s and 1970s school leaders were expected to be organizers and managers of schools and to serve as buffers to the organization to protect a weak technical core. Standards-based reform, beginning in …
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A Case Study of the Extent Coaching Increases the Instructional Leadership Self-Efficacy of Aspiring and Early Career Principals
… leadership self-efficacy of elementary aspiring and early career principals (AECPs) who completed a specific AECP program offered within one Virginia public school division. The program provided principal coaching as a means of growing the AECPs' instructional leadership skills and …