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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"School-based leaders"”.
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Secondary School-Based Leaders' Preferred Grading Practices and the Impact of their Preferred Grading Practices on their Respective Schools
The practice of grading students based on classroom performance has existed for centuries. Grading practices can look different depending on the division, school, or department. This study looked at lived experiences of school-based leaders around their preferred grading systems, how their …
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Managing science teachers’ adoption of the 2005 Tanzanian Inquiry and Student-Centred Curriculum: Revealing schoolbased leaders’ practices and achievements
… and Student- Centred Curriculum. Sound change-leadership is a necessary condition for the realisation of change, particularly in influencing its adoption. Within the descriptive qualitative research paradigm, this study employed a Type IV (embedded and multiple) case-study design to examine and …
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An Evaluation of the Equitable Practices for STEM Education to Prepare All Students for the 21st Century
… The context of this inquiry is district and school-based leaders throughout the United States, from elementary to high school, who have none to some STEM or career and technical education programs throughout their schools and districts. My research answers questions about barriers to STEM …
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Investing in the Modern Day Public School Administrator: Advocating for Change in the Development of Turnaround Principals: A Policy Advocacy Document
… research that suggests that in turnaround school situations, the principals who bring about significant gains in student achievement consistently demonstrate a combination of 10 actions within 4 general categories. This is a Winter/Spring 2014 project that involved district leaders and …
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An Explorational Study of Educational Leaders' Attitudes, Opinions, Understanding, and Application of Student Growth Percentile (SGP) Data
… popular tool to use when evaluating teachers and school-based administrators, even though this is not the purpose of their design. Previous studies have examined the impact of student growth measures on teachers who are evaluated annually with a tool that includes a component of student growth. …
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The Interdependency of Impactful Teacher Induction Programs and Teacher Retention
… effectiveness of new teacher induction programs based on teacher satisfaction and retention rates. This study addressed the following research questions: (1) What are the known qualities of a highly-effective teacher induction program? and (2) What can school district leaders do to improve a …
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Leadership Development And Support: The Perceived Effects Of A Dialogic Peer Coaching Program
… program evaluation examined the perceptions of school-based leaders in a peer dialogic group coaching and discussion program in a larger school district in Western Canada. The pilot program included 14 principals and vice-principals from 12 different elementary or high schools who participated …
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Transformative-based Alternative Education Program: A Study of Teacher and Leadership Perceptions
… of study was to identify the perceptions of school leaders regarding the effectiveness of an alternative education transformative day program following the first year of implementation. While some divisions were dissolving their alternative education programs, the school division highlighted …
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Data-Focused Decision Making: One School's Journey
… 2010). Principals are expected to lead their schools in the use of data and are accountable for adequate yearly progress (AYP) for the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Effective use of data can move educators toward student centric learning plans and interventions which improve achievement. …
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High Quality Induction to Ensure High Quality Teaching
… “we know that from the moment students enter a school, the most important factor in their success is not the color of their skin or the income of their parents – it is the teacher standing at the front of the classroom.” (U.S. Department of Education, 2011, p. 1). The findings of several …