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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"educational leader"”.
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Toward a Deeper Awareness: Becoming a Mindful Educational Leader
… process of mindfulness and its application to educational leadership. The definition of mindfulness that guided this research was – being attentive and aware in the present moment. Mindfulness was viewed as being more than meditation; it was seen as clear comprehension of a situation and being …
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Benjamin Hallowell: Educational Leader of Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, 1799 - 1877
… the northeastern United States where the leading educational efforts flourished. Using historical research, a methodical, critical gathering and interpretation of knowledge from past and present records, we examine Hallowell's work in establishing learning institutions. Hallowell's life work was …
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Transformational Educational Leader as Organizer and Administrator of a Movement Disorders Program
One person in every thousand develops Parkinson's Disease. There is no known cause, no known cure and no existing definitive test for Parkinson's Disease. Qualified neurologists and movement disorders specialists make a diagnosis on the basis of their knowledgeable observations. If a cause is …
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How can I, as an early childhood educational leader, cultivate a Community of Practice in my setting?
… was to explore means in which I could enhance my leadership skills by aligning my practice to my values. I value a colleigal environment and socially constructing knowledge with my colleagues. However, I was aware that my values were not reflected in my practice. Through engaging in self-study …
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The educational leader portfolio: the reliability of portfolios as documentation of mastery of Isllc standards and functions
… as evidence of mastery of the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) leader standards. The quantitative portion of the study was conducted to determine to what extent are portfolios reliable as evidence of mastery of ISLLC standards and functions of students enrolled in …
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Marvin S. Pittman: A Historical Inquiry of His Life, Legacy and Leadership
<p>This dissertation is an inquiry into the educational leadership style of Marvin Summers Pittman, April 12, 1882-February 27, 1954. Pittman was a transformational leader with a vision to set goals that sometimes appeared to be outside the box during his time as an educational leader. Pittman …
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A Study of Selected Central Washington Secondary Principals’ Effectiveness from Teachers’ Perceptions and Principals’ Estimates of These Perceptions
… and his staff as to his effectiveness as an educational leader.
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To Plant A Garden Is To Believe In The Future: An Autoethnographic Journey Of Doubt And Restoration In A Co-Principalship
… circumstances and challenges I encountered as an educational leader during the inception of the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act. Through the use of autoethnographic vignettes, I provided an intimate account of the circumstances and conditions that led my school district to establish a co-principal …
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An Analysis of the Desirable Components of Doctoral Programs in Educational Leadership as Determined by a Select Group of Administrators.
The role of the educational leader has undergone tremendous change in the last century. Modern society has placed new demands on the historically set role of the school administrator. The concerns have changed from ones of curriculum and accessibility to areas of accountability and finance. With …
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Trigger events and leadership: Crucible moments in leadership
<p>Being and becoming an educational leader is a process that engages multiple levels of challenge, training, processing, and understanding. The many demands placed on school administrators create many challenges and put a great deal of adversity in the pathway of administrators. The training …
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Reflective Analysis of the Role Spirituality Plays in Educational Leaders' Coping Successes with a Focus on Gender Divergence
… spirituality and the ability to cope as an educational leader. The role gender plays was also analyzed to determine if there were any differences in the ability to cope as an educational leader founded on gender. The sample for this study consisted of 65 executive leaders from the public …
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#LeadingMamas: A Visual Ethnography
… women who are mothers face while being an educational leader. Using an emergent feminist post-structural method, this study explores how women who identify as educational leaders and mothers negotiate these identities in their everyday lives. Four participant collaborators employed visual …
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Utilizing Improvement Science to Advance a Stem Improvement Effort: Increase the Number of Underserved and Underrepresented Students Who Pursue A Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematic Education by Building Collective Capacity
… of this dissertation in practice is to provide educational leaders with a roadmap for investigating barriers that prevent underserved and underrepresented (USUR) students from entering STEM careers in order to strategically plan their local STEM improvement effort. It offers the educational …
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Redesigning the Schedule in the First Grade
… requires a steadfast commitment from the educational leader and the teachers working in collaboration to produce a comprehensive schedule that could impact student outcomes. This is the change that we have all been waiting for; an opportunity to positively impact student outcomes by taking …
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Perceptions Of Teachers And Administrators Of The Organizational Supports For Inclusion Programs In Southwest Florida Elementary Schools
… personnel to assist these students. The role of educational leader in inclusive education has evolved beginning with changes in federal and state legislation that were initiated in the early 1970s. Administrators are legally responsible for the education of students with special needs in the …
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Determined To Make A Difference: A Critical Autobiography Of An African American Male Principal In The Deep South
… autobiography study was to examine how my educational experiences have made me into the man and educational leader I am today. As an African American Male, raised and educated in rural East Texas, this research study allowed me to examine my life experiences as an African American youth, …
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Exploring my leadership practice in connection to the support system for second- to fourth-year non-tenured teachers
… story of an elementary school principal's leadership growth and application to practice as a result of the Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership program at Rowan University. Specifically, this study explored leading change to support second- to fourth-year non-tenured teachers. It …
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School Leadership: Narratives of Title I Distinguished Middle School Principals
… dissertation in 2006 when I entered the world of educational leadership. I found myself struggling as I transitioned from middle school teacher to middle school administrator. I knew other novice administrators must be experiencing the same transition growth pains and that they too must be longing …
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Principal Preparedness For Crisis Management In Urban High Schools
… training and more on the principal as the educational leader. Particularly based on the research frameworks of constructivist epistemology and functionalist theory, the study acknowledged principals’ access to crisis management training at the district level, but principals expressed …
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Getting to the heart of leading as a Cognitive Coach
… the expectations and challenges facing K–12 educational leaders are considerable and significantly increasing, the support they receive in training, leadership development, and ongoing support has been limited in range and relevance. Although Cognitive Coaching is not a leadership development …
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