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George R. Duncan – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This qualitative phenomenological study in the Midwestern United States examined if twenty educators experienced work stress due to No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation. Additionally, the study inquired if participants experienced work stress with the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) legislation. Based on the No Child Left…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Work Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, School Culture
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Wood, Jo Nell; Finch, Kim; Mirecki, Rachel M. – Rural Educator, 2013
The focus on instructional leadership has reached a crescendo with the waivers for No Child Left Behind (2002). The leadership of the principal is known to be a key factor in supporting student achievement; however, recruitment and retention of administrators in rural areas of the Midwest is very difficult. This survey research study explored the…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Rural Areas, Principals
Krzemienski, Joyce – ProQuest LLC, 2012
In today's era of high stakes testing and accountability, school principals are confronted with many difficult challenges in addition to those traditionally experienced by principals given the advent of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and the many mandates each school principal must report on annually. With mandated curriculum standards and widespread…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Principals, Stress Variables, Coping
Finn, Chester E., Ed., Jr.; Fairchild, Daniela R., Ed. – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2012
Will the digital-learning movement repeat the mistakes of the charter-school movement? How much more successful might today's charter universe look if yesterday's proponents had focused on the policies and practices needed to ensure its quality, freedom, and resources over the long term? What mistakes might have been avoided? Damaging scandals…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Quality Control, Educational Change, Educational Technology
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Friedman, Barry A.; Friedman, Mark A.; Markow, Dana – Journal of Educational Administration, 2008
Purpose: Despite the importance of principals' satisfaction with their school's performance (PSS), few empirical studies have addressed the components and predictors of principals' satisfaction with their school. The purpose of this study is to identify the most salient components of PSS among school satisfaction indices, districts'…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Academic Achievement, School Effectiveness, Program Effectiveness
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Marshall, Catherine; Ward, Michael – Journal of School Leadership, 2004
This article presents answers to the question: What do powerful educational leaders think about training practitioners for social justice? The data are drawn from interviews with a former governor and leaders from the American Association of School Administration (AASA), National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), National…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Federal Legislation, School Administration, Leadership Responsibility