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Johnson, Paul A. – Journal of School Leadership, 2013
The purpose of this study was to establish the content, construct, and predictive validity of the Effective Board Leadership Practices Survey (EBLPS). The EBLPS was designed to measure the leadership practices of boards of education that support student achievement. A literature review identified 12 board leadership practices supportive of student…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Academic Achievement, Leadership, Correlation
Callan, Victor; Mitchell, John; Clayton, Berwyn; Smith, Larry – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2007
This document provides three resources in support of "Approaches for Sustaining and Building Management and Leadership Capability in VET Providers" (ED499670), which examines the existing and potential strategies for sustaining and building greater levels of management and leadership capability in training organisations. The resources…
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, Management Development, Vocational Education, Leadership
Center for the Advancement of Pacific Education, Honolulu, HI. – 1990
Pacific principals' perceived priority needs for professional development are examined. Mailed surveys of 439 principals in 10 jurisdictions yielded 243 responses, or a 55 percent response rate. Respondents rated themselves on task effectiveness and professional development needs. Results indicate a need for information concerning community…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Community Involvement, Curriculum Development, Educational Environment
Hopkins, David; And Others – 1994
The United Kingdom's approach to planned educational change is called school improvement. This book presents a new approach to school improvement based on the experiences of 30 British schools that are being monitored by the Improving the Quality of Education for All (IQEA) project. Following the foreword by Michael Fullan and the preface and…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Cooperation, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality
Birmingham, Jennifer; Pechman, Ellen M.; Russell, Christina A.; Mielke, Monica – Policy Studies Associates, Inc., 2005
This study examined high-performing after-school projects funded by The After-School Corporation (TASC), to determine what characteristics, if any, these projects shared. Evaluators reanalyzed student performance data collected during the multi-year evaluation of the TASC initiative to identify projects where the after-school program was…
Descriptors: School Activities, Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Program Effectiveness
Johnson, William L.; Snyder, Karolyn J. – 1987
A model for faculty development in colleges of education was developed based on the research on school planning, program and staff development, and school assessment. A needs assessment instrument was developed to identify training needs of principals in instructional leadership roles, and the instrument was revised to assess training needs of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Planning
Dusewicz, Russell A.; Beyer, Francine S. – 1988
This manual describes the Dimensions of Excellence Scales (DOES) and their use. The DOES have been developed to assist local education agencies in their efforts to diagnose problems, identify strengths, and improve school operations. There are survey scales for school staff, parents, and students. Each scale concerns dimensions that have been…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
O'Connor, Susan; And Others – 1996
Assessing School-Age Child Care Quality (ASQ) is a five-step process which guides program staff as they evaluate the quality of their program so they can develop priorities and improve achievement of goals. The five steps in the ASQ process are: (1) preparing for program improvement; (2) gathering information; (3) building the Action Plan; (4)…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Educational Environment, Educational Quality, Evaluation Methods
MacAllum, Keith; Bell, Amy K. – 2000
The New Leaders Academy (NLA) is a national leadership training program aimed at ensuring the continuity of effective leadership of, and improved practices within, youth employment and development programs. The first NLA residential training session, held at Gallaudet University (Washington, DC), enrolled and trained 31 participants (called "New…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Formative Evaluation, Group Dynamics, Group Experience