Principal Leadership and School Climate: The Effects on Student Achievement in Magnet Schools

<p>Magnet schools have been a part of public education for the past three decades. They were created in order to promote desegregation. Over the years, they have become more popular due to increased test scores as well as a different learning environment. Little research has been available to determine the variables that contribute to the effectiveness of these schools. The researcher's purpose was to determine if a correlation existed between the leadership behavior of the principal, the climate of the school, and SAT scores of Magnet Schools of Merit.</p> <p>Data were collected from the Organizational Health Inventory-Secondary (0111-S). The instrument had 44 questions that measured the independent variables of leadership behaviors of principals and school climate in four schools which were awarded the Magnet School of Merit distinction. The mean and standard deviation of each question by school was calculated for use as descriptive statistics. The mean score of each school was converted to a school health index. An analysis of variance was used to determine if there was a significant relationship between principal behavior and school climate. A Pearson Correlation was conducted to see if there was a relationship between the school climate and student achievement. A multiple regression analysis was conducted to see if there was a correlation between principal behavior, school climate, and student achievement.</p> <p>The researcher found that there was a significantly positive relationship between principal behavior and school climate. There was also a significant positive relationship between school climate and student achievement. There was no significant correlation between principal behavior, school climate, and student achievement.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Education in Educational Administration

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation (restricted to Georgia Southern)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Department of Leadership, Technology, and Human Development

Year dc:date.available

2004

Author dc:creator

• Kelly, Renee Armstrong

Contributors dc:contributor

• Michael Richardson
• Judith Robbins
• Fred Page

• ETD
• Magnet schools
• Principal leadership
• School Climate
• School effectiveness
• Educational Administration and Supervision

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd_legacy/150

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu:etd_legacy-1132