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Showing 1 to 20 of 77 for “"School effectiveness"”.
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School effectiveness research in China
… study was to identify the processes of effective schools in China, thereby enriching the international study of school effectiveness. A multistrand concurrent mixed model design was utilized to test the research hypotheses and answer the research questions. Both probability and purposive sampling …
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Principals in Saskatchewan Rural Schools: Their Leadership Behaviors and School Effectiveness
… role of the principal in Saskatchewan Rural school effectiveness, the study addressed the following four questions: 1. Are there significant differences in the behaviors of principals in schools that have been identified as effective compared to those principals in schools that have been …
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Interrogating school effectiveness and socio economic status : the implications for South Africa
… a critical review of the literature on school effectiveness and quality and examines arguments regarding socio-economic status (SES) (which is linked to the notion of family effects) and its role in achievement. The analysis finds that both school and family effects have an impact on …
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Parental involvement in the education of their children : a challenge towards school effectiveness
… out to be completed by respondents. Teachers, School Governing Body members and principals were selected through simple random sampling procedure. Results indicated that parents are making a meaningful contribution towards the academic performance of their children when they are involved. …
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Academic optimism and organizational climate as predictors of academic achievement and school effectiveness
… as predictors of student achievement and school effectiveness was conducted. De-identified secondary data from 67 elementary schools in the Northern portion of Alabama were used. The instrumentation for this study included School Academic Optimism Survey (SAOS), Organizational Climate …
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Academic optimism and organizational climate: an elementary school effectiveness test of two measures
… and organizational climate as each relates to school effectiveness. Academic optimism is an academic environment comprised of three dimensions: academic emphasis, collective efficacy, and faculty trust (Hoy, Tarter, & Hoy, 2006). The Organizational Climate Index (OCI) is a short organizational …
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Factors Hinder School Effectiveness in Tanzania: A Case of Nachingwea District Primary Schools.
The study focused on factors that hinder school effectiveness of the primary school pupils in Nachingwea District in Tanzania. The study was guided by three objectives which were to: determine the school based factors that affect education effectiveness in primary schools in Nachingwea District, …
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Teacher-School Board Member Trust Relationships and Their Perceived Influence on School Effectiveness
Despite the attention devoted to school reform in the past century, mandated initiatives enacted by policymakers have wrought few long lasting improvements in education. Throughout the last six decades of reform, federal and state lawmakers have exercised unparalleled sway on student learning, with …
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A Study of Factors Contributing to Achieving and Sustaining School Effectiveness in Elementary Schools
An effective school is one in which there are overall high levels of achievement sustained over time and in which students from the lower socioeconomic (SES) subgroups are performing at levels comparable to higher SES groups. Through a case study methodology, the author analyzed the degree of …
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The Administrative Tasks and School Effectiveness: A Case Study of Human Resource Related Tasks
… staff and students personnel is affecting the school effectiveness. To realise this aim, five issues were examined; recruitment, workload and remuneration, the effect of professional development activities, equity in distribution of resources, effect of rules and regulations and involvement of …
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A Synthesis of Theory and Research on Principal Leadership, School Culture, and School Effectiveness
… testing, and sanctions imposed on public schools create significant challenges for the school principal. The principal is charged with leading improvement efforts to improve student achievement and school effectiveness. Striving for excellence is a collaborative, inquiry-based quest, in …
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The Impact of Oppressive Military-Political Governments on School Effectiveness in Uganda, 1971 to 1986
… governments between 1971 and 1986? What did the school administrators do to make sure that the nation's schools survive the political turmoil? The purpose of this researcher was to determine the impact of oppressive military and political governments on schools. Secondly, the researcher wanted to …
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Parents' perception of school effectiveness in a Canadian and Ukrainian school : a comparative study
… in one Canadian and one Ukrainian high school as to what parents view as an effective school and also to compare the views of parents of both countries. A secondary purpose was to ascertain the characteristics that parents view as important for school choice. This study tried to answer …
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The applicability of the school effectiveness and school improvement approaches to school reform in Africa
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 87-91).
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The reality and implications of community perceptions of school effectiveness: a case study of selected schools
… choice on the development of two neighbouring schools in one county between 1980 and 1990 and questions the validity of community judgement of schools. The literature review traces the development of home and school links and community involvement, the measurement of school effectiveness and …
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The relationship between rural high school teachers' perceptions of school effectiveness and their level of school involvement
The nationwide effort to improve our schools and student achievement through a rebuilding of our educational system has not come without controversy; however, one element that is consistent throughout the research (Carnegie, Holmes, NEA, and the National Governors Association) is that teachers …
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The Effect of Organizational Characteristics on School Effectiveness: A Multilevel Analysis of the Gulf Cooperation Council States
… results or sought to quantify the variability in school effectiveness in GCC countries. Hence, the present study sought to address this gap by quantifying the variability in school effectiveness in these countries. Using TIMSS 2019 data and multilevel analysis within each GCC member state, the …
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