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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Successful schools"”.
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Leadership styles in successful schools
Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 90-96).
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Independently innovative: Teachers and change in successful schools
<p>This study explores teachers' perceptions of school change and leadership. The study is guided by the question: In an innovative independent school, how do teachers perceive deliberate change efforts and relate to the leaders who lead them. Other issues considered are the role of school culture, …
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Educators’ Understanding of Child Development in Successful Schools that Face Challenging Circumstances
… study is to examine how educators who teach in schools that face challenging circumstances understand child development and the school context, and how their understanding of child development is manifested through non-academic responses to these challenging circumstances. Using mixed methods to …
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A Multiple Case Study of the Co-Teaching Practices of Trained Educators in Two Successful Schools
… education and general education teachers in schools consistently making adequate yearly progress with their students with disabilities. The present study was a multiple case study examination of trained co-teaching partners in two successful schools. Findings in this study resulted in the …
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Equity-focused leadership: The leadership practices and beliefs of principals in academically successful schools serving students from marginalized communities
… of equity- focused leaders who are leading schools that are closing the achievement gaps and by deconstructing inequitable structures and replacing them with those focused on equity. Upon a review of the student achievement data from a state in the southeastern United States, of the nearly …
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A Comparative Study of Selected Georgia Elementary Principals' Perceptions of Environmental Knowledge
… based on academic success rankings of schools and to national results. Underlying the study was the premise that today's students need to be prepared to be able and informed environmental stewards, their preparation needs to come early and will come primarily from school, educators must …
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Career and technical education faculty retention: a leadership study
… qualified teachers is a necessary component for successful schools. Literature on faculty retention abounds (Ingersoll, 2001; Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement, 2007; National Association of State Directors of Career and Technical Education Consortium, (NASDCTEc), 2010.), but …
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What Works in Georgia High Schools with Small Students Enrollment in Meeting Annual Yearly Progress
… research exists on the methods Georgia high schools with small student enrollment utilize to meet annual yearly progress (AYP) as outlined in the NCLB. This study was a mixed-method design gathering quantitative and qualitative data from twenty-eight Georgia high school principals and …
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A Sample of Selected Secondary School Leader Perceptions of Necessary Skills Before, During, and After the Coronavirus Pandemic
… necessary skills for the functioning of successful school buildings prior to, during, and then after the coronavirus pandemic. The outcome of the study provides opportunities for school leaders and human resource personnel to identify characteristics essential for success in a world …
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Effective Practices in Grade 9 Applied Mathematics
… were conducted at four of the province’s most successful schools on the Grade 9 provincial mathematics assessment. The findings from this study contribute to our understanding of the types of resources, professional development, departmental, leadership, and teaching practices that support …
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A Meta-Ethnography of International Case Studies on Contributors to School Success
… success through a large-scale meta-synthesis of successful school case studies produced from the International Successful School Principal Project (ISSPP). The study employs meta-ethnography to analyze 92 individual case studies across 60 journal articles and 19 book chapters from 18 countries: …
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Strategic planning: a tool for effective management of schools
… role of strategic planning in the management of schools. Strategic Planning refers to the combined effort of people with interest in education (stakeholders) to develop a common goal for a particular school. Everyone within the boundaries of the school (teachers, learners and parents) then work …
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A study to define the key factors that lead to school improvement in the secondary sector
… about whole-school improvement in secondary schools. These are a set of dynamic processes which are evidenced in eight secondary schools in the north of England, rather than a checklist of short-term actions to act as a 'quick-fix' to counteract the low performance of a school. The rationale …
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The Characteristics of School Culture that Influence College-Going Rate for High School Graduates in Northeast Tennessee.
… high school teachers and principals. Six high schools in northeast Tennessee were used in the study.</p><p>The significance of this study was to generate a grounded theory that could be used to explain the characteristics of school cultures that were effective in supporting students' …
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One Rural Elementary School's Experience in Becoming A School of Distinction
… to promoting high student achievement and successful schools. Findings provided supporting themes that were organized around the study's domains. The supporting themes emerged from data triangulation on each of the domains. Based on the data collected and analyzed, the following nine …
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An analysis of literacy instruction in Tennessee reading first schools with high levels of proficiency in reading/language arts scores
Reading proficiency has been declining in the US schools. The Reading First (RF) program was designed to combat this trend. The purpose of this study was to investigate the reasons why some RF programs were successful and some were not. The study brings a Tennessee perceptive to the research of the …
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The Perspectives of First-Year Principals Regarding Their Experiences with Mentors and the Mentoring Process Within the Louisiana Educational Leaders Induction (LELI) Program
… mentor and the mentee in creating and sustaining successful schools. Overall, the qualitative results of this exploratory study promoted understanding of the importance of mentors and the mentoring experiences within the LELI Program for first-year principals. Mentoring is a vital component for …
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Characteristics and Behaviors of School Board Members in "Grade A" Arkansas Public School Districts
<p>The purpose of this grounded theory study was to describe characteristics and behaviors of school board members in Arkansas school districts where 50% or more of their campuses earned a letter grade of “A” on the 2014 Arkansas School Performance Report (Arkansas Department of Education [ADE], …
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Examining The Costs Of Providing An Adequate Education For Michigan's K-12 Public School Students
… factor influencing the success of children in schools. Because State legislators are the one's primarily responsible for establishing annual budgets for K-12 public education, it is essential they are made aware of the importance of appropriating adequate resources to ensure every child has the …
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Educational Leadership in Middle Schools: Informal Teacher Leaders
… with student achievement (Louis et al., 2010). Successful schools do not depend upon a single charismatic leader but on many individuals collaborating and using their collective leadership skills (Grissam et al., 2021; Jackson & Marriott, 2012; Ogawa & Bossert, 1995; Pounder et al., 1995). To …
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