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Showing 1 to 20 of 71 for “"effective schools"”.
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Instructional leadership activity of elementary principals in effective schools
… cited as one component that influences the effectiveness of a school. However, there is debate in the literature regarding (1) the role that the principal plays in determining a school's effectiveness and (2) the specific activities that characterize the principal’s instructional leadership …
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Expanding the Number of Indicators Used to Identify Effective Schools
… and generating data to support change. Allowing schools to select from a broad menu of successful support strategies will not only serve as a catalyst for change but also provide schools with realistic models which can be replicated (Lunenburg & Orenstein, 1991).
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Relationships Among Teachers' Satisfaction/dissatisfaction Levels, Teacher Motivation, and Student Achievement (Herzberg, Effective Schools)
This study utilized a theoretical framework provided by Fredrick Herzberg's motivation-hygiene theory to investigate the linkage between 240 elementary and middle school teachers' levels of job satisfaction or dissatisfaction and their motivation to engage in professional activities as well as the …
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Effective schools research : a meta-analysis of progress monitoring and the impact on student achievement
This limited meta-analysis on the Effective Schools Research topic of progress monitoring included 11 studies with 13 effect sizes. Twelve of the effect sizes focused on students at the elementary level and one focused on middle school, of the 11 studies, 6 used a randomized controlled study as …
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The impact of school-wide professional development on student achievement : a meta-analysis from an effective schools perspective
… time, a sizeable research base exists regarding effective schooling. With continual pressure on schools to improve student achievement, this area of research is expected to continue to grow, and needs to be synthesized. As effective schools have been identified through ensuring high levels of …
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Implementation of Effective Schools Correlates by Bureau of Indian Affairs Elementary Pilot Schools: Staff Perceptions and Achievement Scores
<p>This study examined whether or not the effective schools efforts initiated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs affected student academic achievement in the pilot schools used for the BIA's effective schools improvement efforts. Data were obtained about ten effective schools correlates from ten BIA …
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The Relationship Among Effective School Correlates, School and District Practices, and Exemplary Student Performance in Texas
… seek ways to improve student performance. The effective schools process is research-based and has stood the test of time. Descriptive statistics were used in this study to identify practices within the effective schools correlates that exemplary campuses implement. Campuses with long-term …
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School effectiveness research in China
… of this 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 …
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An Analysis of the Instructional Leadership Role of the Jamaican Principal as It Is Affected by Local and External Education System Document Policies
… leadership, dynamics of leadership theory, and effective schools, coupled with the writer's knowledge of Jamaican education, provided the conceptual framework of the study.
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The Relationship Between School Division Climate and Student Achievement of School Divisions in the Commonwealth of Virginia
… that school climate is an important aspect of effective schools (Hoy & Hannum, 1997, p. 290). Literature also suggests that effective schools have a positive school climate (Chrispeels, 1990). The purpose of this study is to determine if the climate of schools affects the student achievement in …
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Elementary Principals' Perceptions of Instructional Leadership Tasks
Research Question: The effective schools literature indicates that effective schools must have effective principals. The literature also points out the importance of the principal's sole as the instructional leader of the building. The primary research question is What do elementary principals …
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School Improvement Research and Future Educational Policy Efforts in Zimbabwe
… United States were directed to establishing more effective schools and implementing plans for improvement. Three research questions were developed for implementing major educational change.
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Healing Schools That Hurt: The Principal's Impact on School Improvement in High -Stakes Situations
… a priority by these principals in regard to effective schools skills in establishing a conducive student-centered learning environment. Principal and teacher interviews also highlighted many of the negative and demoralizing aspects of high stakes situations. Culturally relevant leadership may …
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A reflection in practice: School improvement. A superintendent's perspective: The Joliet story
… in Education, 1983; hereinafter NCEE), the effective schools research by Weber (1971), Edmonds (1979), Brookover (1979), and Lezotte (1979), and more recently, A Nation Prepared: Teachers for the 21st Century (Carnegie Forum of Education & the Economy's Task Force on Teaching as a …
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The Impact of the Accountability Movement on Principals in a Large Southern California School District
… specific similarities which have been found in effective schools and districts who have joined the accountability movement, each has its own systematic method of modifying and controlling desired behavior and possible achievement. This research focuses on one unique group of people, the site …
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Parents' perception of school effectiveness in a Canadian and Ukrainian school : a comparative study
… 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 the following research questions: 1. …
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Formal and informal approaches to school climate improvement: a descriptive field study
… attempts to identify the characteristics of effective schools. Throughout the literature on school reform and effectiveness, school climate is consistently identified as an important factor in effective schools. However, questions concerning how schools improve their climate and what the …
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Direct teaching methods naturally practiced by effective and less effective teachers
… has been cited as one characteristic of effective schools. In response to increased accountability, many school districts and schools have incorporated the methods of direct instruction as a way to improve teaching performance and student achievement. This study was designed to determine …
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Utilization of research-supported elements of effective teaching in teacher evaluation forms
… of this study was to determine those elements of effective teaching which were held in common by researchers in the field of teacher effectiveness. A review of the work of sixteen research studies and reviews of studies from 1984 to 1990 clearly identified clarity of instruction, task orientation, …
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Variables Associated with Student Performance on SOL Tests in Virginia: A Comparison of Two Schools
… the principals, teachers, and parents of the two schools. A cross-case comparison of the targeted schools was performed to check for commonalties and differences. Several variables emerged from the data that have implications for educators who desire to improve the effectiveness of their …
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