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Jeff Walls – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2023
Recent studies of caring school leadership have focused on the way that caring leaders support teachers and influence the school environment. Though caring is understood improve educational outcomes, questions about the interpersonal and organizational enactment can lead to significant disagreements--micropolitical contests. Using case study data,…
Descriptors: Caring, School Personnel, Principals, Middle Schools
Wood, Sandra Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2019
School principals are in a position to influence, promote, and enhance student performance and achievement in public schools. Abundant research has pointed to the role a principal holds in his or her school and his or her ability to affect student performance. In order for principals to succeed fully in their roles, their leadership traits in…
Descriptors: Principals, Extraversion Introversion, Personality, Leadership Effectiveness
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Duke, Richard T., IV; Tenuto, Penny L. – Journal of School Leadership, 2020
Much can be learned from practicing school leaders, including how they describe their roles navigating between policy and practice with a focus on meeting students' needs. This article considers how alternative school administrators work with school personnel to create communities for supporting students once considered at risk in traditional…
Descriptors: Sense of Community, Social Support Groups, Principals, School Administration
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Shaw, Jimmy; Newton, Jodi – Education, 2014
If the most precious product developed in education is the student, then our most prized commodity should be the classroom teacher. According to numerous studies (Allen, Pianta, Gregory, Mikami, & Lun, 2011; Clotfelter, Ladd, & Vigdor, 2010; Darling-Hammond, 2000), the greatest influence on a student's achievement is the classroom…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Secondary School Teachers, Principals, Leadership Styles
Schoenfeld, Ryan Scott – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Findings of an initial case study revealed that a principal had used the core leadership practices of setting direction, developing people, and redesigning the organization. The enabling principles of "accountability," "caring," and learning were also present. This paper is based on a follow-up qualitative research study…
Descriptors: Principals, Leadership Styles, Participative Decision Making, Accountability
Wall, Patricia T. C. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
It is the moral responsibility of educators to work diligently to provide every student with rich, challenging coursework in efforts to prepare them for post high school careers and education. The use of common formative assessments provides teachers with the valuable, timely information they need to make instructional decisions that will better…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Academic Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Case Studies