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Louis, Karen Seashore; Murphy, Joseph; Smylie, Mark – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2016
Purpose: This article (1) analyzes and synthesizes literatures from philosophy and education to propose a conceptual framework for caring in schools and caring school leadership and (2) reports the results of an exploratory analysis of the relationship of caring principal leadership to school-level supports for student academic learning.…
Descriptors: Caring, Leadership, Principals, Teacher Surveys
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Savvides, Vassos; Pashiardis, Petros – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2016
Purpose: The main purpose of this study was to explore direct and indirect relationships between Leadership and Student Citizenship Outcomes in Cyprus middle schools. In the case of indirect effects the mediating role of School Academic Optimism and Instructional Quality was examined. Method: The specific study adopted a value-added quantitative…
Descriptors: Correlation, Middle School Students, Foreign Countries, Instructional Leadership
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Sebastian, James; Allensworth, Elaine – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2012
Purpose: This study examines the influence of principal leadership in high schools on classroom instruction and student achievement through key organizational factors, including professional capacity, parent-community ties, and the school's learning climate. It identifies paths through which leadership explains differences in achievement and…
Descriptors: High Schools, Structural Equation Models, Academic Achievement, Teacher Surveys
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Supovitz, Jonathan; Sirinides, Philip; May, Henry – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2010
This paper examines the effects of principal leadership and peer teacher influence on teachers' instructional practice and student learning. Using teacher survey and student achievement data from a mid-sized urban southeastern school district in the United States in 2006-2007, the study employs multilevel structural equation modeling to examine…
Descriptors: Principals, Instructional Leadership, Teacher Leadership, Peer Influence
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ten Bruggencate, Gerdy; Luyten, Hans; Scheerens, Jaap; Sleegers, Peter – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2012
Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the means by which principals achieve an impact on student achievement. Research Design: Through the application of structural equation modeling, a mediated-effects model for school leadership was tested, using data from 97 secondary schools in the Netherlands. Findings: The results showed a small…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Academic Achievement, School Effectiveness, School Organization
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Goddard, Roger D.; Skrla, Linda – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2006
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine how school social composition is related to perceived collective efficacy. Several hypotheses tested in this research were derived from social cognitive theory and based on the extant literature. Participants: Data were drawn from 1,981 teachers in 41 K-8 schools in a diverse urban school…
Descriptors: Social Cognition, Self Efficacy, African American Teachers, Elementary Schools