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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"high performing schools"”.
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Case studies of two high-poverty high-performing schools
… central to their successful development. Whereas schools continue to face government control, accountability, and financial restraints, they are also working diligently to engage in ongoing school improvement practices to provide learning opportunities for all students. Existing literature …
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Instructional Strategies for Academic Success in High Poverty, High Performing Schools
The No Child Left Behind Act (2001) requires schools to increase academic performance and close the achievement gaps between sub-groups of students. As schools work to increase student performance in all academic areas, educators must identify the needs of each sub-group of students they services …
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Collaboration and collegiality amongst educators in high performing schools in the Western Cape
… of collaboration and collegiality amongst 195 high school educators in six high performing schools in the Cape Metropole, Western Cape, Cape Town. A case study approach was used and questionnaires and intervies were used as research instruments. This study found that the schools in this sample …
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A Study of the Leadership of High-Poverty, High-Performing Schools Through the Lens of Moral Leadership
… the leadership of principals who work in schools which have been identified as having a large student population living in poverty and have a record of sustained academic success as measured on standardized tests. The goal of this study was to identify which sources of authority these …
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Incentives in the classroom: performance-based compensation implementation and impact in high performing schools in Shanghai, China
… the perspectives of teachers at School M1, a high performing elementary school in Shanghai. Those who aspire for high ranks in comparative international assessments and other proxies of global economic leadership are turning to regions such as Shanghai for lessons on “what works.” Shanghai …
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Do Qualified Allocation Plans Influence Developers' LIHTC Siting Decisions: The Case of Access to High-Performing Schools
… patterns of LIHTC properties in proximity to high performing schools. The study was performed nationwide across 37 states and controlled for factors relevant to the development location decision using census-based population characteristics and LIHTC property attributes. The purpose was to …
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The Relationship Between Teachers' Perceptions of the Feedback They Receive and Their Teaching Efficacy in High-Performing Schools
… of the feedback they receive in six high-performing elementary schools in Indiana, rich with evaluative and formative feedback. In addition to the feedback characteristics, teacher demographic variables were included in the data collection and analysis. Hierarchical multiple …
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Perspectives on Professional Learning: A Study of the Beliefs and Attitudes of Mathematics Teachers in High Performing Schools
<p>How do mathematics teachers in high performing schools perceive professional learning? Although mathematics teachers often find themselves in a variety of professional learning opportunities offered by their schools or school systems, research has narrowly focused on mathematics teachers’ …
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Leadership Traits which Improve School Climate Star Ratings and CCRPI Single Scores in Georgia K-12 Urban Schools: A Mixed-Methods Study
… (CCRPI) single scores in Georgia urban K-12 schools. The quantitative method was used to examine quantitative differences related to these two components of Georgia’s state accountability model. The qualitative method was used to explore teachers’ perceptions of the influence of leadership …
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A Comparative Analysis Of Teacher Perceptions Of School Culture In High-Performing And Low-Performing Iowa Schools
… challenge of improving the performance of public schools has been given attention from a variety of advocacy groups, researchers, government agencies, education organizations and schools. Since the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in 2002, titled No Child Left Behind, …
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The Examination of Real-Life Implementations of Critical Elements in a Professional Learning Community for High-Performing Middle Schools and Low-Performing Middle Schools
… Commentary, Kahlenberg (2009) identified 5,000 schools across the nation categorized as failing or low-performing schools. A significant amount of attention and resources are dedicated to transform low-performing schools to high-performing schools promoting student achievement. Because of the …
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Identifying the Competencies Required to be a Highly Effective Leader in a Low-Performing School
… identified the competencies required to be a highly effective leader in a low-performing school. This is a Fall 2013 project that involved district leaders and school-based administrators in one of the largest school districts in Florida. This project is important because if successful, it can …
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Faculty Perceptions of a High-poverty, High-Performing School
… case study investigated faculty perceptions of a high-poverty, high-performing school in a Midwestern town in Indiana. The study sought to identify practices and organizational structures that faculty perceives contributed to achieving a pass rate of 85% on the Math and 81% on the English sections …
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An Assessment of Secondary Schools’ Head Teachers Effective Supervision in Teaching and Learning Process in Kinondoni Municipality
… research design was used. Four secondary schools,two high and two low performing schools from Kinondoni district in Dar es Salaam region were purposely selected to form sample schools. A sample of four heads of schools, sixty teachers, eighty students, one District Education Officer, and …
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The Quality of Teachers and School Performance in Urban and Rural Secondary Schools in Monduli District, Arusha, Tanzania
… the presence of poor performance in secondary schools, the study sought to investigate the extent to which quality of teachers contributed to secondary school performance in urban and rural secondary schools. More specifically, the study aimed at investigating the qualities of teachers, …
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A Case Study of Academic Performance in a K-8 School Model
… a result of conflicting research on academically high performing schools, scholars and school decision makers continue the discussion on the influence of grade span configurations on academic performance. The purpose of my mixed method case study was to explore how teachers and school principals …
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A Case Study of Faculty Perceptions of the Characteristics of a High-Performing, High-Poverty School
… typically score lower than their mid- to high-income peers on academic standardized tests; consequently, high-poverty schools, which enroll 75 percent or more low-SES students, generally perform below proficiency standards. However, some high-poverty schools demonstrate high-performance …
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Job Satisfaction of High School Principals in the Commonwealth of Virginia
… effective principals are a key ingredient to high performing schools. Studies also indicate that a shortage of effective administrators is looming and some contend that the shortage is here (Daresh & Capasso, 2002). Johnson and Holdaway, 1991 report that it is important to study job …
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Professional Learning Communities in Improved Illinois Elementary Schools: The Value of Professional Learning Communities for Leaders of Illinois Elementary Schools Formerly in "no Child Left Behind" Status
… as "failing" in 2011. Consequences for failing schools go beyond public ostracism to the release of numerous staff and school leaders or the closing of the school. Reforms to prevent these consequences come in two forms, structural and cultural. Structural reforms in schools are often include …
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