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Vickers, Jared R. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
In the context of the charter school movement in the last 25 years, this author analyzed the 2007-2008 Schools and Staff Survey (SASS) data to answer two research questions: (a) after controlling for school level and school size what are the differences between traditional and charter public school principals when examining their personal and…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Institutional Characteristics, Instructional Program Divisions, School Size
Bond, Sharon C. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study was designed to examine the teacher characteristics, workplace factors, and type of induction supports that contribute to the retention of secondary science and mathematics teachers. Using the sample of secondary science and mathematics teachers extracted from the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) 2007-2008 Schools and…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Work Environment, Beginning Teacher Induction, Secondary School Teachers
Dandoy, Jason R. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study is to determine which factors influence items that school principals consider "barriers" to dismissal of "incompetent" or "poor performing" teachers. This study determines if specific characteristics of schools, principals, or a combination of the two can predict the specific barriers cited…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Teacher Dismissal, Barriers