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Author: Brad Westbrook Bolemon Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 103
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The purpose of the study analyzed the statistical difference between the perceptions of principals and teachers relative to leadership practices and the significance to student achievement. The researcher investigated principal leadership practices in select high schools in rural Northeast Georgia. The 188 participants completed the study from five high schools. The researcher used the Leadership Practices Inventory (Kouzes & Posner, 2003) instrumentation to record responses from principals and teachers in order to analyze leadership practices. Extant data researched from the 2010 school year identified schools successfully meeting Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). The study supported the findings of Kouzes and Posner (2003) relative to how principal leadership practices impacted student achievement. The study identified three domains of the LPI instrument significant at the .05 level. The study also revealed similar perceptions of teachers and principals for the Kouzes and Posner leadership practices.
Author: Brad Westbrook Bolemon Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 103
Book Description
The purpose of the study analyzed the statistical difference between the perceptions of principals and teachers relative to leadership practices and the significance to student achievement. The researcher investigated principal leadership practices in select high schools in rural Northeast Georgia. The 188 participants completed the study from five high schools. The researcher used the Leadership Practices Inventory (Kouzes & Posner, 2003) instrumentation to record responses from principals and teachers in order to analyze leadership practices. Extant data researched from the 2010 school year identified schools successfully meeting Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). The study supported the findings of Kouzes and Posner (2003) relative to how principal leadership practices impacted student achievement. The study identified three domains of the LPI instrument significant at the .05 level. The study also revealed similar perceptions of teachers and principals for the Kouzes and Posner leadership practices.
Author: Cynthia Freeman-Smalls Publisher: ISBN: Category : Educational leadership Languages : en Pages : 124
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Author's abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the leadership behaviors that improved student achievement in three selected Georgia high schools. The participants were chosen based on successfully achieving adequate yearly progress (AYP) during 2005-2006 school years, as outlined by the Georgia Department of Education. Fifteen leaders from three Georgia high schools were interviewed to examine their roles in improving student achievement. Research protocol questions guided the interview to capture the essence of the work of leaders. Each participant answered seven questions derived from the review of literature to identify the leaders behavior that improved student achievement. The qualitative, phenomenological research design was employed; the researcher analyzed statements into clusters of meaning. Clusters were then transformed into summaries of experiences. The leadership behaviors, themes and patterns that emerged from the data collection and data analysis were as follows: (1) high expectations, (2) developing relationships, (3) identifying the right personnel, (4) setting achievement goals, (5) using data to guide instruction and decision making, (6) assisting low achievers, (7) involving all stakeholders, (8) monitoring student and teacher progress, and (9) implementing strategies to improve student achievement. According to the researchers findings in the 2 study, the use or practice of the nine leader behaviors, themes, and patterns are actions by school leaders that were instrumental in improving student achievement.
Author: Philip Hallinger Publisher: Springer ISBN: 3319155334 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 210
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This volume provides a succinct up-to-date summary of global research on principal instructional leadership as it has evolved over the past 50 years. The book’s particular focus is on the development and use of the Principal Instructional Management Rating Scale (PIMRS). The PIMRS is the most widely used survey instrument designed for assessing instructional leadership for research and practice. It has been used in more than 250 studies in more than 30 countries around the world. The authors provide a detailed conceptual and data-based description of the rationale and development of the instrument as well as the ways in which it has been used in practice. The book also provides, for the first time, a comprehensive assessment of the scale’s measurement properties. This represents essential information for future users of the instrument across different national contexts. Finally, the volume outlines an agenda for improving future research on the role of principal instructional leadership in student learning and school effectiveness.
Author: Shawn Terese Martin Publisher: ISBN: Category : School principals Languages : en Pages : 127
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Author's abstract: While it may seem that in today's society, the leaders of the school should primarily concentrate on curriculum, assessment, and accountability, there is one significant missing piece that is just as important: school culture. Recent educational reform efforts have focused on creating effective school cultures as a means of improving student achievement. Because the role of the principal is viewed as being essential to the successful implementation of these efforts, the demands on school leaders have continuously increased, which have created a multitude of challenges for school leaders across the nation. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the leadership style of principals and school culture as perceived by faculty. A total of 250 teachers from 50 elementary, middle, and high schools located in five school districts in the state of Georgia were selected to participate in this study. Data for this quantitative study were collected using the School Culture Survey, which assessed the following six factors of school culture: collaborative leadership, teacher collaboration, unity of purpose, professional development, collegial support, and learning partnership. In addition, the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire Form 5X was used to classify the leadership styles of principals as transformational, transactional, or laissez-faire. The means, standard deviations, and Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients were used to examine the relationship between the variables. The results of this study indicated that there was a statistically significant relationship between most of the factors of the leadership styles of principals and the factors of school culture. More specifically, the findings indicated that a positive relationship existed between all of the factors of transformational leadership and all of the factors of school culture. In addition, one factor of transactional leadership, contingent reward, was positively correlated with school culture. On the contrary, a negative relationship existed between all of the factors of laissez-faire leadership and all of the factors of school culture.
Author: Barbara Anne Setchel Publisher: ISBN: Category : Educational leadership Languages : en Pages : 131
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Author's abstract: Recent leadership literature calls for distributed leadership where the principal is not the sole leader in the building. Despite already being overloaded with classroom and other responsibilities, teachers are taking on leadership roles and school leadership is becoming distributed among many individuals. This study was an examination to discover how leadership becomes distributed in one rural Northeast Georgia elementary school recognized for its collaborative efforts to improve teaching and learning. A case study was conducted, and leadership practices were observed. Four questions guided this study: How is leadership distributed? What operational practices are in place so leadership can be extended to many leaders in the school? How do leaders complete their tasks? How have relationships between teachers and between the principal and teachers been affected as a result of distributed leadership? Data were gathered through individual interviews, focus group interviews, observations, and the analysis of documents. The data show that leadership becomes distributed in three ways: committee work, leadership based on expertise, and informal leaders engaged in leadership actions. Distributed leadership results from faculty meetings, task force meetings, and grade level horizontal team meetings. The results of this study suggest several implications for practice. First, the positional leader must be committed to distributing leadership among many individuals. Second, a collaborative culture must be in place in order for distributed leadership to occur. Third, everyone must be working toward the same vision and goals. Fourth, distributed leadership practices must be tied to student achievement, and fifth, practices must be embedded into the school culture to allow for distributed leadership.
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