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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"Positive School Culture"”.
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THE IMPACT OF TARGETED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON PRINCIPALS’ INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND THE CULTIVATION OF POSITIVE SCHOOL CULTURE
… leadership is the cornerstone of effective schools, as it has been shown to increase student success. In the State of Wisconsin, there is currently no requirement for ongoing professional development for principals. This study examined the impact of professional development targeted at …
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Perceptions of Leadership Characteristics of Principals who Influence Positive School Culture in a Midwest Adventist Union : a Qualitative Study
<p>Problem. Principals struggle to sustain a positive culture in their schools. Many studies have identified that principals play a key role in influencing the school culture. However, no known study has examined leadership characteristics of Adventist principals and their influence on positive …
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International School Leadership: A Phenomenological Study Of Climate And Culture
… and explain the phenomena of international school leadership and school climate and culture. It proposed to identify key leadership strategies and techniques that can be implemented to initiate change which will foster a positive school culture and climate. The theoretical framework that …
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Culture Change In A Rural High School
<p>Rural high schools are most impacted by a negative organizational culture. Toxic behaviors prevail over the positive ones. Perspectives about what is possible to attain become jaded when school outcomes do not match individual expectations. If leadership does not treat sustaining a positive …
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Perspectives on learning in a continuation high school: Voices of male Hispanic students
… achieving in a selected continuation high school. The study used a qualitative research design by interviewing seven male Hispanic students for the study. The researcher was able to gather enough data from the students to develop an understanding as to why the students were not academically …
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Assessing A District's Culture Through An Annual School Culture Audit: A Policy Advocacy Document
<p>Healthy school cultures play a significant role in improving a student’s educational experience as well as creating a professional environment for staff. Sustaining a positive school culture throughout a K-8 district allows for similar experiences for students and provides stability at the staff …
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My Do Over: A Case Study of an Intentional Focus on Relationship Building, by the School Leadership, in a Newly Formed School
The closing of public schools is occurring each school year in cities across the country. This case study will look at one public school that endured the closure of three school buildings and the reconfiguration of the entire school district during the 2015-2016 school year. The main focus of this …
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The Emotional Intelligence of Elementary Principals and the Impact on Culture
… Is there a relationship between principal EI and school culture? How do principals create a positive working environment? What is needed to build and maintain a positive school atmosphere? Throughout this qualitative research, more specific questions centered around principal relationships and …
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Community member involvement in school-based prevention : bridging gaps to adult connection in educational institutions
… N. Teen mental health and connectedness to school are interconnected factors that significantly influence a teenager's present and future life outcomes. In response to a decrease in feelings of school connectedness and a increase in suicidal ideation and sucide attempts amongst teens across …
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Collaborative communities: The relationship between parental-involvement and school culture
<p>During this time when schools are publicly ranked according to their students’ achievement on standardized exams, when many of the lower-ranked schools are concentrated in urban, low-income, and high-minority populated communities, and when those same schools receive the least amount of …
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Comprehensive school health : an ethnographic case study
… study was to describe the characteristics of one school's Comprehensive School Health (CSH) initiative and to explore the experiences of school community members in order to gain an understanding of how one school embraced a Comprehensive School Health approach. An elementary school (grades Junior …
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Barriers and enablers for school leaders implementing PB4L Tier 2 with fidelity in New Zealand secondary schools : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Education, Educational Administration and Leadership Subject at Massey University, Manawatū, New Zealand
… the barriers and enablers to implementing Positive Behaviour for Learning (PB4L) Tier 2 with fidelity in New Zealand secondary schools. PB4L was introduced to New Zealand schools in 2010. It provides a framework that schools use to guide the implementation of evidence-based practice with …
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Examining the perceived benefit of education for Aboriginal secondary students in Western Australia
… on Indigenous engagement with secondary school. The current study found that, despite gap in attendance rates, Year 12 completion rates, and tertiary education enrolment and completion, Indigenous and non-Indigenous participants alike ascribed a high value to the benefit of completing …
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Interaction among School Culture, Chronic Absenteeism and English Language Proficiency Progress in Middle Schools within a Suburban Division of Virginia
… quantitative study explored the interplay among school culture, chronic absenteeism rates for English Learners (ELs), and overall English language proficiency (ELP) progress, as indicated by the WIDA ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 test, in suburban Virginia middle schools. Utilizing the Virginia Framework …
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Principals' Indications of Effective Strategies and Interventions to Decrease Chronic Student Absenteeism in Virginia's High Schools
… purpose of this study was to identify what high school principals indicate are effective strategies and interventions to reduce chronic student absenteeism. Research has shown chronic student absenteeism is highest among high school students (Stronge and Associates, 2019; U.S. Department of …
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An autoethnographic analysis of school leadership in an alternative education environment
… personal experiences as an administrator. Every school district has its own climate and culture. My evaluation through the methodology of autoethnography illustrated the complexities I faced as an administrator. My leadership experiences, personal challenges, faculty interactions, and how central …
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Identified Gifted Boys' Experience Of Giftedness In Alternative High School Settings: Implications For Practice And Programming
… pressure and stress, causing them to decline in school, academically and emotionally. This multi-site case study using integral research methodology looked to understand identified gifted boys’ experience of giftedness in schooling, the influence of being labelled as gifted, and how alternative …
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THE PRINCIPAL’S ROLE AND IMPACT ON TEACHER ATTRITION IN AN URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE VANDERBILT ASSESSMENT OF LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION (VAL-ED) RATINGS AND TEACHER ATTRITION.
… in improving the quality of instruction in their schools through their daily instructional leadership behaviors. If teacher attrition across the United States is going to decrease, principals will be one of the key factors to making this a reality. Discovery Education recently developed the …
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Self-efficacy and instructional leadership: Does mentoring make a difference?
… 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 the 1980s, was in direct conflict with this mindset. Instead of …
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First-Year Teacher Perceptions of Classroom Experiences and Teacher Induction in a Midwestern School District
… teaching and teacher induction in a midwestern school district.</p> <p><em>Method</em>. This qualitative study sought to discover how new teachers build knowledge of the context and culture of teaching. Purposeful sampling techniques were used. Participants were delimited to practicing K-6 …
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