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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"instructional leadership practices"”.
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Understanding and Improving Instructional Leadership Practices in Primary Schools in Karatu District, Arusha, Tanzania
… was to assess the understanding and improving instructional leadership practices in primary schools in Karatu District, Tanzania. The study was guided by three research objectives; (i) to assess the perceptions of teachers on the role of head teachers as instructional leaders, (ii) to examine …
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The Perceptions of Principal Instructional Leadership Practices on 8th Grade Ohio Achievement Assessment (OAA)
The purpose of this study was to identify the instructional leadership behaviors that distinguish effective suburban school in Northeast Ohio to reach conclusions about the contextual factors that influence the nature and exercise of the instructional leadership in schools. This research was …
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Instructional Leadership Practices Principals Use In Blue Ribbon Awarded Public Elementary Schools In Virginia
The purpose of the study was to identify instructional leadership practices elementary principals in Blue Ribbon awarded public elementary schools in Virginia implemented to influence the instructional program. A mixed methods research design was used to collect and analyze data. Principals at …
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Attitudes of Principals toward Written Composition Research and Instructional Leadership Practices Associated with Effective Writing Programs
… was to assess attitudes of principals toward the instructional leadership practices which would be essential to the management of an effective school-wide writing program. Subjects were (N = 180) elementary and secondary principals from San Diego County, California. The questionnaire used for this …
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Planning for Differentiated Instruction: Comparing Instructional Leadership Practices as Perceived by Administrators and Teachers in Middle School
… administrators’ and teachers’ perceptions of instructional leadership practices towards implementation of differentiated instruction. From the existing research, six functions of instructional leadership and 27 practices were identified as being effective in supporting the implementation of …
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The Impact of Principals' Instructional Leadership Practices on Student Achievement in Elementary and Middle Title I Schools within a School Division in Virginia
… 2022b). This research focused on the principals' instructional leadership practices in elementary and middle Title I schools impacting student achievement. The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify principal instructional leadership practices and their perceived impact on student …
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Principal Instructional Leadership in Ga High Poverty Elementary Schools
… investigate teachers’ perceptions of principal instructional leadership practices in Georgia Reward Highest Performing and Georgia Reward Highest Progress elementary schools. As such, this causal-comparative study identified the frequency of principal instructional leadership practices and …
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Leadership practices by school management teams aimed at enhancing academic performance in underperforming schools of Mopani West District
Using instructional leadership to improve student performance is a standard practice in many nations, including South Africa. Principals, Deputy Principals, Departmental Heads (DHs) and senior teachers form part of Senior Management Teams (SMTs) in schools, and they are held responsible for …
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Perceptions of Assistant Principals as Equity-Focused Instructional Leaders
… the teachers, learning, and resources they need. Instructional leaders are vital to how educational equity manifests in the school setting, and assistant principals serve in this capacity among many. The purpose of this study was to identify assistant principals' preparation, opportunity, and …
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UNDERSTANDING THE PERCEIVED EFFECT OF A MASTER OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION (MSA) PROGRAM ON INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP
… over the last thirty years from managers to instructional facilitators (Leithwood & Rhiel, 2003; The Wallace Foundation, 2013). The move away from an industrial assembly line economy has made a quality education of paramount importance. President Barack Obama stated that reforming U.S. …
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Leadership for Co-teaching: A Distributed Perspective
Educational leadership is challenged with meeting the requirements of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) legislation which mandates an education for all students. The focus on accessibility and accountability has resulted in more students with …
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Instructional Leadership for Middle School Students with Disabilities in the General Education Classroom: The Role of the Principal
Instructional leadership is the most important responsibility of today's principal, and no other group of students is in need of an effective instructional leader more than students with disabilities. Effective instructional leaders, especially for students with disabilities, create a supportive …
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A Case Study Of: Leadership Practices of the Turnaround Principal
… and document review, whether the major instructional leadership practices identified in the research as impacting student achievement (setting direction, communication, curriculum and instruction, collaboration and shared leadership, family and community connections, and organizational …
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Professional Learning Communities: Do Leadership Practices Impact Implementation and Sustainability and What Is the Relationship Between A School'S Plc and A School'S Climate?
… study examines teacher perceptions of school leadership and climate in two rural elementary schools in South Carolina. Using interviews, focus group sessions and a survey, the researcher answers two questions: 1) To what extent do instructional leadership practices impact the implementation …
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Perception, practice, and theory : a case study of leadership in an urban middle school
Explaining the complex nature of how leadership works within the school has proven difficult; consequently, many studies have shown little or no effects of leadership on student outcomes and school performance (Leithwood & Jantzi, 1999; Leithwood, Louis, Anderson, & Wahlstrom, 2004). Furthermore, …
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How Professional Development Supported Principals as Instructional Leaders Within Two School Divisions in Virginia: A Qualitative Investigation
… skills to meet their changing roles to serve as instructional leaders accountable for student academic performance. The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify the types of PD principals and principal supervisors find most beneficial in developing principals' instructional leadership …
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Instructional Leadership as Defined by Virginia Elementary Title I Principals: a Delphi Study
… the role of the principal from manager to instructional leader of the school. The significance of instructional leadership has increased especially since the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act in January of 2002. However, a common definition of instructional leadership is …
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Illinois superintendents' perceptions of the effectiveness of their superintendent training
… perceptions about the relevance of educational leadership standards, which were developed from the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium and Educational Leadership Constituents Council standards and Waters and Marzano leadership responsibilities and practices), if these standards were …
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The contribution of instructional leadership to learner performance
… investigation on the role of principals as instructional leaders which has been highlighted over the past two to three decades. The emergence of this concept in the leadership field and the rigorous research attention that it has received is a result of mounting pressure faced by principals …