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Crozier, Andrew J. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study was to examine the behavior and philosophical leadership characteristics of Millennial school district superintendents The following research questions guided the study: (1) What work environment characteristics do Millennial superintendents desire that lead to job satisfaction?; (2) What differences are there between…
Descriptors: Leadership Styles, School Districts, Superintendents, Work Environment
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Levin, Stephanie; Scott, Caitlin; Yang, Man; Leung, Melanie; Bradley, Kathryn – Learning Policy Institute, 2020
Strong and stable school leadership is critical for success in schools across the nation. The duties of the principal are many and varied. Principals, for example, can oversee instruction, purchase curricular materials and supplies, and provide professional learning and supports for teachers. Carrying out these duties effectively makes a…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Attitudes, Persistence
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Augustine, Catherine; Russell, Jennifer – Journal of Staff Development, 2010
Through its engagement with grantees on initiatives to improve school leadership, The Wallace Foundation came to recognize the important role that state organizations play in advancing effective leadership in districts and schools as well as the importance of coordination among state- and district-level policies. The authors have recently…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Educational Improvement, Leadership Effectiveness, Educational Change
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Gilson, Timothy – American Secondary Education, 2008
External stakeholders and public constituents often have predetermined notions of what administrators do. This quantitative study was designed to help provide concrete evidence of how their time is actually spent. This researcher-developed survey was electronically sent to 332 secondary school principals in the state of Iowa. Although some…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Principals, Administrator Role, Computer Assisted Testing
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Behrstock, Ellen; Bhatt, Monica; Cushing, Ellen; Wraight, Sara – Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest, 2010
Training, recruiting, developing, and supporting talented and effective educators throughout their careers is known as human capital resource management (HCRM) in education. HCRM has been identified in recent literature as one of the ways in which districts and states may increase school effectiveness and improve student learning (Heneman &…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Public Policy, State Legislation, Teachers
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Sodoma, Boris; Else, David – Rural Educator, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine the job satisfaction of Iowa public school principals and contrast the job satisfaction to the perceptions six years previously. The population for the 1999 and 2005 study was a sample of principals from Iowa K-12 schools. The study revealed significant differences in overall job satisfaction, in gender of…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Job Satisfaction, Principals