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Teachers' Perceptions of Leadership Effectiveness Based on Gender
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Alagbada-Ekekhomen, Gloria O. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This research examined teachers' perceptions of effective leadership skills and any significant differences of teachers' views of an administrator's success based on the leader's gender. A review of studies examining differences in the leadership behaviors of men and women did not provide conclusive results. The three hypotheses based on the…
Descriptors: Leadership Effectiveness, Gender Differences, Teacher Attitudes, Skill Analysis
Educational Choice and Educational Space
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Thomson, Kathleen Sonia – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This dissertation entitled "Educational choice and educational space" aims to explore the confluence of constructed space and geographic space using a supply-side context for New Zealand's public school system of quasi-open enrollment. In Part I, New Zealand's state and state-integrated school system across four urban areas is analyzed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Choice, Public Schools, Urban Areas
The Impact of Role Modeling on Proteges' Personal Learning and Work-to-Family Enrichment
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Kwan, Ho Kwong; Mao, Yina; Zhang, Haina – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2010
The present study investigates the impact of role modeling as perceived by proteges on their personal learning (i.e., relational job learning and personal skill development) and work-to-family enrichment (WFE). Results from a two-wave field survey of 173 proteges in the People's Republic of China indicate that role modeling positively affects…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Job Satisfaction, Employee Attitudes, Work Environment
Why So Little Faith? A Reply to Blanton and Jaccard's (2006) Skeptical View of Testing Pure Multiplicative Theories
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Greenwald, Anthony G.; Rudman, Laurie A.; Nosek, Brian A.; Zayas, Vivian – Psychological Review, 2006
Blanton and Jaccard questioned the 4-test regression method used by Greenwald et al. to test a pure multiplicative theory. The present authors address Blanton and Jaccard's concerns with a combination of simulations and meta-analysis. Simulations show that (a) Blanton and Jaccard's preferred simultaneous regression method has a severe power loss…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Regression (Statistics), Theories, Hypothesis Testing
The Double-Deficit Hypothesis: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Evidence
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Vukovic, Rose K.; Siegel, Linda S. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2006
The double-deficit hypothesis of developmental dyslexia proposes that deficits in phonological processing and naming speed represent independent sources of dysfunction in dyslexia. The present article is a review of the evidence for the double-deficit hypothesis, including a discussion of recent findings related to the hypothesis. Studies in this…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Reading Difficulties, Phonology, Reading Rate
Does Performance on Memory for Order Correlate with Performance on Standardized Measures of Ability? A Meta-Analysis.
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Mukunda, Kamala V.; Hall, Vernon C. – Intelligence, 1992
Meta-analysis of 225 hypothesis tests of measures of memory for order (MFO) and the relationship of MFO and measures of general ability demonstrate a significant relationship between MFO and standardized test scores. Fifty-one independent samples were tested. MFO task quality was a significant predictor of effect size. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ability, Achievement Tests, Age Differences, Aptitude Tests